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Recently had a chance to install CVF's new high mount intercooler setup so I wanted to give an overview and review.
Huge shoutout to @CVF-Jason for getting this thing out to me quickly so I could do some testing while the temperatures were still hot out.
https://www.cvfab.com/collections/i...oler-2021-2024-ford-bronco-2-3l-2-7l-ecoboost
Small backstory: I already had an aftermarket stock location intercooler installed. It did a good job of managing charge air temperatures with stock turbos, but I realized a while ago after installing larger turbos that it was really struggling to keep up with the additional heat/boost.
Installation was extremely easy thanks to the thorough installation video @MWILD made.
My installation was slightly different than normal.
This intercooler kit is currently designed to work with factory charge pipes. However, I already had aftermarket charge pipes installed and did not want to remove them. Luckily I was very easily able to get a few 45 degree silicone hoses to make it work with my charge pipes. YMMV if you try to do this.
I would assume that CVF will eventually make a kit in the future that allows this intercooler to work with their own aftermarket charge pipes.
Here is a small snapshot of data that I was able to get showing the difference between the aftermarket stock location intercooler and the new high mount:
Tried to make both logs as close to the same as possible for a good comparison.
This is a 4th-6th gear WOT pull. Both were done on very similar days with an ambient temperature of 80 degrees.
Aftermarket stock location intercooler:
CVF high mount intercooler:
Very easy to see just from this short pull, that the high mount does a far better job of keeping charge air and manifold charge temps down, while the stock location intercooler really just starts to spike the temperatures the longer its pushed.
There is also a very large difference during normal every day driving. The stock location intercooler seemed to get heat soaked very quickly and once it was, there was just no way of bringing the temperatures back down to a normal range. While the high mount stays much closer to ambient temperature at all times even after getting hot.
Huge shoutout to @CVF-Jason for getting this thing out to me quickly so I could do some testing while the temperatures were still hot out.
https://www.cvfab.com/collections/i...oler-2021-2024-ford-bronco-2-3l-2-7l-ecoboost
Small backstory: I already had an aftermarket stock location intercooler installed. It did a good job of managing charge air temperatures with stock turbos, but I realized a while ago after installing larger turbos that it was really struggling to keep up with the additional heat/boost.
Installation was extremely easy thanks to the thorough installation video @MWILD made.
My installation was slightly different than normal.
This intercooler kit is currently designed to work with factory charge pipes. However, I already had aftermarket charge pipes installed and did not want to remove them. Luckily I was very easily able to get a few 45 degree silicone hoses to make it work with my charge pipes. YMMV if you try to do this.
I would assume that CVF will eventually make a kit in the future that allows this intercooler to work with their own aftermarket charge pipes.
Here is a small snapshot of data that I was able to get showing the difference between the aftermarket stock location intercooler and the new high mount:
Tried to make both logs as close to the same as possible for a good comparison.
This is a 4th-6th gear WOT pull. Both were done on very similar days with an ambient temperature of 80 degrees.
Aftermarket stock location intercooler:
CVF high mount intercooler:
Very easy to see just from this short pull, that the high mount does a far better job of keeping charge air and manifold charge temps down, while the stock location intercooler really just starts to spike the temperatures the longer its pushed.
There is also a very large difference during normal every day driving. The stock location intercooler seemed to get heat soaked very quickly and once it was, there was just no way of bringing the temperatures back down to a normal range. While the high mount stays much closer to ambient temperature at all times even after getting hot.
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