As you might know we are in Phoenix Arizona and it gets hot.   I havent had any issues with the truck getting hot in daily use but when towing up the mountains last year it did get over a comfortable temperature.  So before it gets too hot here, it was time for another round of upgrades.

First up was the Mishimoto Radiator and Radiator Hoses.  The factory radiator has a 1 row core and140k miles on it.  The new Mishimoto radiator has a 3 row core.  The OE radiator has plastic end tanks but the new radiator is all aluminum. While the Mishimoto radiator is thicker than the OE, it installs with no modifications.  Im not going to go in depth on the radiator install.  it was pretty straight forward and follows the factory procedure found in the service manual.   You will want to make sure you have a few gallons of fresh coolant, a quart or more of transmission fluid, and it would be good to have new transmission cooler hoses.  Removing the transmission cooler hoses from the radiator may require them to be cut off and they are a pretty specific hose that isnt going to be available at all parts stores.

While the radiator was out and coolant drained it was a good time to replace the radiator hoses.  We went with the Mishimoto Silicone hose kit in Blue.  They are available in black, red and blue but we recently put on some Bahia Blue Method Race Wheels so it had to match the radiator hoses of course.

The fun part of this project was the Full-Race Intercooler Kit.  This kit has 70% more internal flow are than the stock intercooler.  It also moves the intercooler up right behind the grill.  This allows for more air flow through the core while driving and in stop and go traffic.  This kit comes with all new hose couplers, clamps and even a new charge pipe that goes from the intercooler to the throttle body to replace the factory plastic charge pipe.

The Full-Race instructions were OK but seemed to skip a couple things I will mention in this review.  So again this isnt going to be a full install guide, just a review with some helpful tips.

Since we were doing both the radiator and intercooler I started by removing all of it.  The Fan assembly was a pain in the butt with the wire harness being clipped to it in multiple locations.  A good set of body clip pliers or trim removal tool will help pop these push clips out where you cant reach with your hand to just pull them out.  Once the fan assembly is out the radiator is pretty easy to remove.  With the radiator out of the way the intercooler hoses are easy to get to and remove.

As you pull the radiator out you will unhook the AC condenser and transmission cooler and just let them hang in place.  They will be fine.

Then I started putting it all back together.  First I installed the lower radiator hose to the engine while it was easy to reach.  Then the Radiator. 

Following the instructions from Full-Race got me 95% done.  One thing I they did not cover was where the one hose coupler with a bump in the middle of it went.  Well that one connects the charge pipe to the throttle body.  The other couplers are self explanatory by size as to where they go.  Dont forget to remove the interccoler mount bushings from the OE lower support bracket and install them in to the new lower support bracket, that step seems to be skipped in the instructions.

The first speed bump I hit during install was the horn relocation bracket.  No matter how I rotated the horns they wouldnt clear the intercooler.  So I clamped the bracket in a vise and gave it a couple taps with a hammer to bend the bottom of the bracket forward.  Now the horns clear the intercooler.

After I got all the couplers lined up and clamps tightened it was time to transfer my Turbosmart E-BOV from my OE intercooler to new set up.  The BOV goes into the outlet pipe on the driver side, not directly to the intercooler like the OE.  The Turbosmart E-BOV uses the OE style BOV flange so it just twists out of the OE and twists in to the Full-Race pipe.  But the E-BOV comes with bracket to bolt it to the stock intercooler so that it cant twist itself loose.  These is no correspondinghole on the Full-Race pipe to bolt the Turbosmart bracket to.  So after I twisted the Turbosmart E-BOv in to the new pipe I see that the only thing I can bolt to is the supplied mounted point for the OE BOV.  So I got a small strip of metal, bent a 90 degree in one end, marked it for where i needed a hole on each end, drilled 2 holes and bolted it up.  This simple bracket took minutes to make and will keep the BOV from shaking loose.

All in this took about 5 hours.  By now your back probably hurts and have a couple busted knuckles but step back and look at it.  Seeing that big intercooler up front makes it all worth it.

Parts mentioned in this project:

Full-Race 13-14 F-150 Ecoboost Intercooler

Mishimoto 11-14 F-150 Radiator

Mishimoto 11-14 F-150 Ecoboost Radiator Hose Kit - Blue

Turbosmart 13-23 F-150 Electronic Blow Off Valve