How hard is it to change radiators?

[FreePenguin]

I have a eb non performance pack, so small radiator. Would I get much benefit tossing a ford performance radiator in it? Or any aftermarket ecoboost tafiator

How much of a pain in butt is it? I assume remove belly pan, unbolt the intercooler hopefully be able to slide the radiator up after intercooler is loose.
Or does intercooler have to come out? What panels are required to remove for radiator swap?

Is there any programming that needs done afterwards or nothings changed? Any pros cons to swapping from baby radiator to ford perf?
thanks!

The csf one on steeda.com or ford performance radiator?

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[Coyote Chase]

There is a lot of room under the hood of your Mustang. My radiator reservoir, air intake, and factory intercooler have relocated. But they came out easy and should go back in just as easy. This will give you enough room (to make any modifications if needed) for a better performing radiator and fan!

 

[Rogues Gambit]

Go big or go home! They wont care if you upsize the Radiator, so go aftermarket!

 

[FreePenguin]

Would I actually see any benefit removing the stock and swapping for a higher performance one? I don't really know how small the stock non performance package one really is.

as long as I don't have to remove my bumper id be more inclined to swap them out. what's the largest one we can shove in our EcoBoost?

 

[Rogues Gambit]

https://www.americanmuscle.com/mishimoto-mustang-radiator-1516eco.html

"72.5% More Cooling Capacity Over the Base Radiator
53% More Cooling Capacity Over the Performance Package Radiator"

 

[FreePenguin]

Sounds like I am going either CSF or mishimoto, my car honestly stays in green, but during summer when im doing some hard playing, it'll go up into the yellow and I have to drive it for a minute or two to get it back down to green.

That worried me really, so I figured a better intercooler would be better. I like the idea of the mishimotos intercooler attachment arms, I could in theory...

toss car on lift, use a cutting tool, cut the stock plastic radiator arms that hold my aftermarket intercooler off, and pull radiator right up out without removing intercooler.

then put the mishimoto down in there, and I can attach the little intercooler mounting arms, from the bottom, just put it in same spot as the original, and use the 2 bolts and tighten them to radiator while under the belly pan.

make the job a lot easier, it was tight to shove my CPE stock spot intercooler in without removing the bumper, Lol and I don't really want to remove it ever. I think I could do this easily with mishomoto attachable intercooler arms and leave intercooler where its at. just gotta cut the brackets off though to be able to detach it from intercooler to lift OEM out.

 

[Coyote Chase]

Removing the front bumper is easy, just (4) bolts and a dozen screws, belly pan comes off easy and you can pull the intercooler out with a little push and pull. Worth the effort!

 

[Adamone92]

Its pretty easy. Cjpony parts has a couple of good videos on it you could check out to get an idea

 

[Rogues Gambit]

Definitely do CVF Race Intercooler, Charge Pipes as well, you'll be set

 

[FreePenguin]

I already have CPE intercooler, with CPE charge pipes, and HKS cold blow off valve, I don't want any of that to changed or moved, so I have to make sure the radiator fits exactly where my current set up is.

I watched the mishmioto install, that's what im going to get. I can literally leave the intercooler EXACTLY FIXATED and just install the radiator, then after that's in spot, from belly pan attach the radiator arms.

how much coolant do I need to buy from ford?

 

[FreePenguin]

I posted the wrong video, here it is- look at the 2nd video under the description, shows when they mount the intercooler brackets,

I don't see why I can't just do this with the intercooler already in place under the car yeah? ie. leave intercooler connected, set the mishimoto down into place, bolt it up, then from under the belly pan, simply set the bracket onto the intercooler and put the bolt into the radiator.

could be a 1 hour job by myself.

https://www.mishimoto.com/ford-mustang-ecoboost-performance-radiator-2015.html

 

[FreePenguin]

Amsoil coolant, or ford oem coolant with an aftermarket aluminum radiator?

https://www.amsoil.com/p/passenger-car-light-truck-antifreeze-coolant-antpc/#pills-home_0

or should I switch to the green stuff ford uses now while I have it empty?

 

[FreePenguin]

Changed my mind, I am reading all over the internet, saying CSF>>>Mishinoto. unfortunately it doesn't say how much bigger it is, but I have to imagine its bigger than my radiator.

 

[Cheo]

Removing the front bumper is easy, just (4) bolts and a dozen screws, belly pan comes off easy and you can pull the intercooler out with a little push and pull. Worth the effort!

The 15-17 bumper removal is not as easy as the 18 up models, there are tabs in there that easily break (been there).

 

[Adamone92]

Amsoil coolant, or ford oem coolant with an aftermarket aluminum radiator?

https://www.amsoil.com/p/passenger-car-light-truck-antifreeze-coolant-antpc/#pills-home_0

or should I switch to the green stuff ford uses now while I have it empty?

Motorcraft yellow is what they use now. Unless the ecoboost is different. Id go with that

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