Most people I know removed theirs. Even those in northern states.
Mine didn't even come with a rear intercooler shroud. Doesn't affect anything at all.
Finally had time to do some wrenching. The Mishimoto is installed.
It was pretty easy. Undo 4-15mm bolts & 2 hose clamps and carefully lower. Stock cooler is pretty light.
The Mishimoto is quite a bit heavier. For ease I used my floor jack and a block of wood to get in place and temporarily hold while I reconnected the pipes and reinstalled the brackets. Easy peasy.
As mentioned, I opted to do this while also doing my bumper. With the bumper off I went ahead and removed the shutter system on the front side. I watched @MWILD CVF video that shows removing the shutter harness, motor, etc so you can reconnect the sensor and avoid CEL’s.
One area I was unclear about is the REAR shroud (part #6) that has a seal on top and some shutters that are NOT motor driven. The Mishimoto instructions call to reinstall them on the 2.7 but can be skipped on the 2.3. I have a 2.7. I’m assuming these are gravity/air driven. The seal looked like it had purpose as it was dirty.
In the @MWILD video it doesn’t appear his stock IC had them but it appears the CVF also had those tabs for it. Well they look similar to the Mishimoto ones anyhow. Can someone explain this REAR system and if it needs removed also or left in place?
Edited to add:
Direct link to the parts diagram
https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts-list/2023-ford-bronco/intercooler.html
the intercooler sits down below the radiator so I doubt it would have any effect on it
Do you Still the the Blue adaptors that are for the OEM piping the ones on the cart? interested in them if you still have.Sounds like this may work out in my favor. Meeting up tomorrow to buy.
Anything unique or special I should be on the lookout for? Plan on inspecting all welds, inlets, etc to make sure there aren’t any cracks or damage.
Nope. I ended up relocating my winch solenoid under the hood using the BAMF bracket. It’s pretty tight in that area and I don’t think I can fit larger aftermarket pipes. So I ended up leaving my stock pipes and used the stock adapters to make it all work.
