New Intercooler for Transverse 3.5L Ecoboost

Macgyver said:
StealBlueSho said:
Apparently it’s not hard... there are two ways... one involved following the correct procedures and draining the coolant...

The other is removing the bumper support but doesn’t require draining the coolant... but you need to break a couple spot welds.


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Spot welds that can be nut and bolted back together ?
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Yes the support that you break the welds on bolts right back into place with no need to reweld
 
Agentlongwood said:
Any new word on the price/availability/etc for this sucker?  Not that I'm anxious to find out details or anything, lol.
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Not sure on date just yet but he said 50 units and $800 a pop. He is having me do an installation video for him and I have not heard anything yet
 
Jordan said:
Agentlongwood said:
Any new word on the price/availability/etc for this sucker?  Not that I'm anxious to find out details or anything, lol.
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Not sure on date just yet but he said 50 units and $800 a pop. He is having me do an installation video for him and I have not heard anything yet
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I look forward to your results of how it all works out!  We aren't too far from each other and if this works like it's supposed to, I may bite the bullet and do it myself.  Maybe even drive out and have you help ;-)
 
Who do we know in the area that has a lift in his garage, and a police interceptor, and auxiliary fans for cooling?  Y'all should have a meetup there and make a party out of it!  Hmmmm ... LOL.
 
FWIW the install looks pretty straight forward on the F150 platform!

Side note I guess my patience is thinning unless I hit the 11's prior to this being released!  Z  ;)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nf5tgjKsj345wvBayxXJTUsJWtmRDwk4/view?usp=drivesdk
 
You have to pull the radiator out to put it in. Unless you want to drill a couple spot clamps/welds on the front bash bar. (IMO best way, but the poll i made for the installation video method nobody wanted to do that) The whole two piece system thing is a mega PITA because it wraps around the radiator and is wedged between the radiator and the ac condenser radiator.
 
Jordan said:
You have to pull the radiator out to put it in. Unless you want to drill a couple spot clamps/welds on the front bash bar. (IMO best way, but the poll i made for the installation video method nobody wanted to do that) The whole two piece system thing is a mega PITA because it wraps around the radiator and is wedged between the radiator and the ac condenser radiator.
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I figured that @ best! Probably meant for a weekend warrior project! Thanks for the update.  Z 
 
Jordan said:
You have to pull the radiator out to put it in. Unless you want to drill a couple spot clamps/welds on the front bash bar. (IMO best way, but the poll i made for the installation video method nobody wanted to do that) The whole two piece system thing is a mega PITA because it wraps around the radiator and is wedged between the radiator and the ac condenser radiator.
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Break the welds anyway, most of us are going too anyway.
 
sm105k said:
Jordan said:
You have to pull the radiator out to put it in. Unless you want to drill a couple spot clamps/welds on the front bash bar. (IMO best way, but the poll i made for the installation video method nobody wanted to do that) The whole two piece system thing is a mega PITA because it wraps around the radiator and is wedged between the radiator and the ac condenser radiator.
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Break the welds anyway, most of us are going too anyway.
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That's what I have already done for my car at least. The poll that I posted was heavily in favor of the pull the radiator method like... 25-1 People are just not a fan of having to modify something on their car.
 
Jordan said:
sm105k said:
Jordan said:
You have to pull the radiator out to put it in. Unless you want to drill a couple spot clamps/welds on the front bash bar. (IMO best way, but the poll i made for the installation video method nobody wanted to do that) The whole two piece system thing is a mega PITA because it wraps around the radiator and is wedged between the radiator and the ac condenser radiator.
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Break the welds anyway, most of us are going too anyway.
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That's what I have already done for my car at least. The poll that I posted was heavily in favor of the pull the radiator method like... 25-1 People are just not a fan of having to modify something on their car.
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I get it. If is it easily able to be bolted back together...that is a no brainer.  I don't want to deal with coolant all over the floor and all that trash.  No bueno.  I have to do a coolant flush soon, and I will not be doing it.  I will make Ford do it....lol.
 
Yeah I agree, unfortunately I am not in a place to choose when I will be doing the intercooler install video! Ha!
 
Anxiously awaiting any updates to see if i can get into a batch by spring 19’. Does anyone know if this is still the best place to find out new info?
 
FB (SHO Owners Club) is currently the place to get the most uptodate info, other than directly from Gearhead.  You will have to register for the FB group as it is now a "closed" group.
 
Thought I'd share this with you peepers.
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