Anyone make one for the 13 and up Sport? Intake air temps are ridiculous on these...
Pulling the 'airblock shield' out may help. I haven't had my front clip off yet but plan to pull that rediculous piece of plastic that blocks the airflow (they did it on purpose!!??) into the IC. Be neat to have some before and after numbers to see if it actually helps
Well my post was merged with a 6 year old post so you are replying to someone who has been inactive since Mar2018.Ford put the shield on due to problems in high humidity, high heat highway cruise. Condensation would build up in the IC (Charge cooler in Ford speak)- then if you tried to pass or just got into boost it would stumble and throw codes.
An aftermarket unit would have to address this issue. Proper air flow and tank shape should ameliorate the issue.
Jim.
Well my post was merged with a 6 year old post so you are replying to someone who has been inactive since Mar2018.
To add further to my findings, Mountune makes an aftermarket unit and gives dimensions as follows
Core dimensions:
I really wonder if we have space for that extra 27mm (1.06") for that intercooler. Other than that, GearHead replied back to me and said they are developing one and if it makes it to the market it will coming out at the end of the summer.
- Factory Intercooler : L635mm x H251mm x D63mm
- Mountune Intercooler : L635mm x H242mm x D90mm
I've been asking Matt about this IC for almost a year and a half now and it's always "in development". I wouldn't hold my breath. That being said, I spoke with Nick over at Levels Performance the other day (www.levelsperformance.com) (IG @hungrywelder) at length about this issue specifically. He had no idea there is NO ONE making a true aftermarket plug-n-play IC for our platform. He sounded excited to see what he can do to maybe put one out there and said it wouldn't be too difficult.
Problem is, I'm in Cali and he is in FL, so obviously bringing my vehicle out there for test fits and mock ups isn't possible. He would love to have an explorer to use as a model. So, I am putting it out there. Anybody in FL, you may be doing a great service to our platform (and possibly get a killer deal) by being a mock up vehicle for him. Please reach out to him and voice your support.
As a matter of fact, I would suggest all those reading this post hit him up, if nothing more to say "hey, please do this", and he may get a better idea as to the actual desire for these out there and move it up his priority list.