Aftermarket Intercooler and daily driving

[DuneRunner]

Anyone here who has replaced their intercooler, would like your feedback on how that impacted Daily driving?

Unlike the F-150 Raptor, we don't have fans on the intercooler for stop-and-go traffic and rely on the rear shutter to close, allowing the radiator fan to pull air through the intercooler. However, all aftermarket options delete the rear shutter or both.

I am thinking about doing all the intake pipes and the intercooler, but looking at this has me rethinking the intercooler upgrade.

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[23OBX2.7]

Factory composite IC heatsinks fast and cools down fast.

Aftermarket takes longer to heat sink and way longer to cool down.

Pick your poison. A fan seems to better add on.

 

[Ducati1098]

Anyone here who has replaced their intercooler, would like your feedback on how that impacted Daily driving?

Unlike the F-150 Raptor, we don't have fans on the intercooler for stop-and-go traffic and rely on the rear shutter to close, allowing the radiator fan to pull air through the intercooler. However, all aftermarket options delete the rear shutter or both.

I am thinking about doing all the intake pipes and the intercooler, but looking at this has me rethinking the intercooler upgrade.

There's really no downside to getting a bigger aftermarket intercooler even for daily driving.
The rear shutters really don't help much at all, which is why they can be removed with no side affects.
I don't have a Braptor, but my 2.7 never even had a rear shutter from the factory at all (I'm pretty sure it was simply mis-built) yet my charge temperatures were never really different from other broncos in similar situations.

Once I upgraded mine to a larger aftermarket intercooler, it was very easy to see the difference in better charge temperatures and overall cooling when monitoring temperatures. Temperatures never got above the factory intercooler even when sitting in traffic, yet dropped much quicker when starting to move again.

The small factory one is very inefficient (not uncommon for factory Ford intercoolers), especially when you start doing other modifications. It heat soaks extremely fast and once it gets that hot, it's pretty much game over. Even if it does cool down slightly quicker than a larger one, it still wont produce lower temperatures more quickly or overall whatsoever.

Larger aftermarket ones take much longer to get heat soaked, and even though they do take a little while longer to cool down, the temperatures are still much better overall because they start from a lower spot.

Long story short, any larger aftermarket intercooler you get will have superior cooling, better consistency and efficiency IMO.

@swamp2 recently changed his intercooler, so maybe he can give you better braptor specific reviews of daily driving/stop and go traffic that you're looking for.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...aptor-tested-data-amazing-performance.127677/

Factory cpmposite IC heatsinks fast and cools down fast.

Aftermarket takes longer to heat sink and way longer to cool down.

Pick your poison. A fan seems to better add on.

The only composite part of the factory intercooler is the end tanks, which really play very little to no part in heat dissipation.

It still has a much smaller, inefficient aluminum core which gets hot extremely fast. Once you start moving (if in stop and go traffic or any other situation) any larger aftermarket intercooler will give you cooler charge temperatures much quicker.

 

[DuneRunner]

There's really no downside to getting a bigger aftermarket intercooler even for daily driving.
The rear shutters really don't help much at all, which is why they can be removed with no side affects.
I don't have a Braptor, but my 2.7 never even had a rear shutter from the factory at all (I'm pretty sure it was simply mis-built) yet my charge temperatures were never really different from other broncos in similar situations.

Once I upgraded mine to a larger aftermarket intercooler, it was very easy to see the difference in better charge temperatures and overall cooling when monitoring temperatures. Temperatures never got above the factory intercooler even when sitting in traffic, yet dropped much quicker when starting to move again.

The small factory one is very inefficient (not uncommon for factory Ford intercoolers), especially when you start doing other modifications. It heat soaks extremely fast and once it gets that hot, it's pretty much game over. Even if it does cool down slightly quicker than a larger one, it still wont produce lower temperatures more quickly or overall whatsoever.

Larger aftermarket ones take much longer to get heat soaked, and even though they do take a little while longer to cooler down, the temperatures are still much better overall because they start from a lower spot.

Long story short, any larger aftermarket intercooler you get will have superior cooling, better consistency and efficiency IMO.

@swamp2 recently changed his intercooler, so maybe he can give you better braptor specific reviews of daily driving/stop and go traffic that you're looking for.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...aptor-tested-data-amazing-performance.127677/



The only composite part of the factory intercooler is the end tanks, which really play very little to no part in heat dissipation.

It still has a much smaller, inefficient aluminum core which gets hot extremely fast. Once you start moving (if in stop and go traffic or any other situation) any larger aftermarket intercooler will give you cooler charge temperatures much quicker.

@Ducati1098 thank you for your thoughtful reply and being part of the community.

I am going to stick with my original plan of upgrading the hot and cold pipes with the intercooler.

 

[Ape Factory]

I daily drive mine, sometimes long, 2 hour commutes in traffic and it's never been an issue. With that said, I did retrofit the rear shutters and removed the front shutters from the housing and kept the housing for ducting air more efficiently towards the new IC.

I live in a state that's "hot as f*ck" for at least four months out of the year.

 

[JL8jeff]

Like Ducati, my 2.7 never had rear shutters from the factory so I'm not sure if they were really needed. I went with the larger charger pipes and intercooler with no shutters and haven't had any issues.

 

[Ninjak]

I run aftermarket charge pipes and an aftermarket IC. The rear fans have been removed. With the IC I purchased, there was no way to attach it. That said, I have had zero issues. Even at super cell running through those Tenn mountains, temps stayed down.

I also run a custom tune from Panda Motorsports, so combined, it all fits together. Temps starting to go up here in the MIA, so this will be my first summer with the setup on my BRaptor.

 

[DuneRunner]

I run aftermarket charge pipes and an aftermarket IC. The rear fans have been removed. With the IC I purchased, there was no way to attach it. That said, I have had zero issues. Even at super cell running through those Tenn mountains, temps stayed down.

I also run a custom tune from Panda Motorsports, so combined, it all fits together. Temps starting to go up here in the MIA, so this will be my first summer with the setup on my BRaptor.

Thanks for sharing

 

[23OBX2.7]

There's really no downside to getting a bigger aftermarket intercooler even for daily driving.
The rear shutters really don't help much at all, which is why they can be removed with no side affects.
I don't have a Braptor, but my 2.7 never even had a rear shutter from the factory at all (I'm pretty sure it was simply mis-built) yet my charge temperatures were never really different from other broncos in similar situations.

Once I upgraded mine to a larger aftermarket intercooler, it was very easy to see the difference in better charge temperatures and overall cooling when monitoring temperatures. Temperatures never got above the factory intercooler even when sitting in traffic, yet dropped much quicker when starting to move again.

The small factory one is very inefficient (not uncommon for factory Ford intercoolers), especially when you start doing other modifications. It heat soaks extremely fast and once it gets that hot, it's pretty much game over. Even if it does cool down slightly quicker than a larger one, it still wont produce lower temperatures more quickly or overall whatsoever.

Larger aftermarket ones take much longer to get heat soaked, and even though they do take a little while longer to cool down, the temperatures are still much better overall because they start from a lower spot.

Long story short, any larger aftermarket intercooler you get will have superior cooling, better consistency and efficiency IMO.

@swamp2 recently changed his intercooler, so maybe he can give you better braptor specific reviews of daily driving/stop and go traffic that you're looking for.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...aptor-tested-data-amazing-performance.127677/



The only composite part of the factory intercooler is the end tanks, which really play very little to no part in heat dissipation.

It still has a much smaller, inefficient aluminum core which gets hot extremely fast. Once you start moving (if in stop and go traffic or any other situation) any larger aftermarket intercooler will give you cooler charge temperatures much quicker.

I had the Garrett for Mustang and it was far heavier construction everywhere VS OE....

 

[Epiphany]

Cobb IC, K&N charge pipe, and FR tune on my daily driven Bronco Raptor. Zero issue and no rear shutters on mine either.

 

[DuneRunner]

Cobb IC, K&N charge pipe, and FR tune on my daily driven Bronco Raptor. Zero issue and no rear shutters on mine either.

I am trying to decide between the COBB and the whipple.

 

[Epiphany]

I am trying to decide between the COBB and the whipple.

Nice thing about the Cobb unit, no bumper removal, etc, or bracket necessary. Front shutter mounts up to it as factory. A really easy install.

 

[Ninjak]

I would toss CP-E into the mix. That is the IC I run along with AFE bladerunners Hot/Cold Like the Cobb, the CP-E mounts up without having to remove the bumper, ect. I also like how it funnels the air into the IC, with split fins on the tank. Great product.

 

[Ape Factory]

I second the CP-E, same size core as the Cobb but as Ninjak mentioned, the end tank has a divided runner system to keep flow high at lower throttle and boost levels. I noticed a slight improvement in throttle response installing the CP-E. The CP-E is also a bit less expensive than the Cobb.

The Whipple has the advantage in that it has a front bracket included and with some additional sealing, probably funnels air into the core more efficiently than the Cobb or CP-E. I took the stock front bracket and carefully removed the louvers so I still had a duct. The Whipple also has a thicker core which may or may not be of benefit.

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