BlackEB2019
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I've had the CVF Street Intercooler and drivers side charge pipe installed for a couple of weeks now. Here are my impressions so far.
What I Expected:
1. IAT temps are much lower with this intercooler upgrade. I've seen drops of as much as 40 degrees compared to the stock intercooler under similar conditions.
2. Driving at any speed over 30 MPH, the IAT temp is usually only a few degrees above the ambient outside air temp.
3. I drive 50 miles round trip to work in very heavy traffic. It's rare to get the car above 30 MPH and I'm often sitting or barley moving for 5 - 10 minutes at a time. The IAT temps will rise, but much slower than with the OEM intercooler. But, with the OEM Intercooler, once I started to pick up speed, it was extremely slow to recover and lower the IAT temp. With the CVF intercooler, once I start to move, the IAT temps lower at a really fast rate.
4. Even though I am now driving my car more aggressively, more often, I haven't seen any change in my fuel economy.
What I Didn't Expect:
1. The engine now revs much better. It feels much more responsive and revs faster. I can only assume the OEM Intercooler was a choke point.
2. With the OEM intercooler I would often get a sudden hesitation or engine hang when I punched it. It was like the car was struggling to accelerate. I haven't had this since installing the CVF intercooler. Now when I punch it I get instant response and no hesitation.
Conclusions:
As has been stated on this forum many times, I now also believe that the single best upgrade for these EB Mustangs is an intercooler. Combine that with the FPP tune and you've got a really nice package that just blows the stock configuration away in terms of performance and fun factor.
What I Expected:
1. IAT temps are much lower with this intercooler upgrade. I've seen drops of as much as 40 degrees compared to the stock intercooler under similar conditions.
2. Driving at any speed over 30 MPH, the IAT temp is usually only a few degrees above the ambient outside air temp.
3. I drive 50 miles round trip to work in very heavy traffic. It's rare to get the car above 30 MPH and I'm often sitting or barley moving for 5 - 10 minutes at a time. The IAT temps will rise, but much slower than with the OEM intercooler. But, with the OEM Intercooler, once I started to pick up speed, it was extremely slow to recover and lower the IAT temp. With the CVF intercooler, once I start to move, the IAT temps lower at a really fast rate.
4. Even though I am now driving my car more aggressively, more often, I haven't seen any change in my fuel economy.
What I Didn't Expect:
1. The engine now revs much better. It feels much more responsive and revs faster. I can only assume the OEM Intercooler was a choke point.
2. With the OEM intercooler I would often get a sudden hesitation or engine hang when I punched it. It was like the car was struggling to accelerate. I haven't had this since installing the CVF intercooler. Now when I punch it I get instant response and no hesitation.
Conclusions:
As has been stated on this forum many times, I now also believe that the single best upgrade for these EB Mustangs is an intercooler. Combine that with the FPP tune and you've got a really nice package that just blows the stock configuration away in terms of performance and fun factor.
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