Which Intercooler to get?

nikhsub1 said:

FIFY

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Are you referring to the black finish or the COBB FMIC unit itself?

Mbdurham said:

Gotcha thanks Nick!


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You're welcome!

Nick@Apollo-Optics said:

Are you referring to the black finish or the COBB FMIC unit itself?

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The black finish.

...available in black with worse cooling.

nikhsub1 said:

FIFY

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what do you have against black intercoolers?
#BlackRaptorsMatter

;-)

doba_s said:

Cool good to know! I can’t decide on the tuning part seems like so many options lol

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If you’re going to get a big ass IC like full race or Cobb may as well get a tune too - if your concerned about warranty the big IC’s smiling through the front grill & crowding the engine bay is a red flag/easy pickings for service Mgr to void warranty work should something come up. So if you’re going that route no sense not to tune it & get a big power bump.

If you were planning on staying stock tune but wanted to upgrade IC so the truck runs better & can CONSISTENTLY produce the most HP possible I’d recommend an IC that mounts in stock location like Wagner/mishimoto/CVF/whipple

Personally I’m doing stock location & tuning- you can “hide” the tune & an aftermarket IC in stock location isn’t easy to notice unless they’re really looking for it - PLUS - id wager it’s tougher for ford to blame the part if it’s designed for the same location & you’re not doing any other modification to the truck. Would they void a warranty if you replaced a stock wheel bearing w/ a Timken unit for instance? Doubtful.

I believe the whipple is actually officially acknowledged by ford as an approved aftermarket accessory. And CVF requires no modification other than removing the plastic shroud around shutters.

I’m going w/ CVF & a gearhead tune FWIW.

I am leaning towards AMS or CVF. I like to keep trimming or modifications to the minimum so if there are parts that fit in stock location they will be my first choice!