Are you guys working with bumper vendors to design a special bumper around this intercooler mod?Hey Guys!
It's finally time for the long-awaited update on our intercooler kit! As always, make sure that you head over to our Engineering Blog for more info!
HIGH ROAD – 2021+ FORD BRONCO 2.3L/2.7L PERFORMANCE INTERCOOLER R&D, PART 2 – PROTOTYPING
As always, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions that you might have!
-Nick
I hope so, I am patiently waiting for this intercooler upgrade so I can choose between Whipple's OEM factory placement upgrade or this one which should perform better given the larger real estate it should have increased overall dimensions and better airflow because of its better positioning. Next, we will need a larger Hi-Performance radiator for our 2.7's.
That's awesome, When I look at the intercooler of the Bronco it's a small little rectangle box, and the Whipple just makes the width larger and uses the better bar plate design so there is increased performance but working within the factory placement you can only do so much. So with Mishimoto's design, you sacrifice the shutters (no big deal for me) and create a larger working area to really get a more contact area for air to flow through. Also, I am a little envious of their cold air intake setup being developed as I purchased the Roush one already and their design once again is a reengineering approach that coupled with their intake tubes will provide a cleaner smooth increase in air volume consistency.We just put a Whipple intercooler on an Explorer ST. Very nice unit. Big difference was an Explorer front end is much harder to remove than the Broncs. It also retained the shutters, but then again an Explorer has more room up front than the Bronc.
Not at the current moment, but aftermarket bumpers are definitely on our radar. Our engineer specifically designed this intercooler for the best balance between fit and performance which should still leave clearance for lower profile bumpers
We should have some performance data coming very soon! Our production samples are wrapping up so we'll have them here at the R&D facility in the coming weeks
I hope that with the Hi-Road Intercooler, deleting the electronic shutters and using that large empty space equals a larger intercooler with more surface area than the Whipple SC Intercooler. This should help keep cooler IATs in the Hot California Central Valley Heat. I am ready to see the final product launch!Just bumping this up with a little teaser
More to come soon!
-Nick
As always, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have!
Right now we're aiming to launch our presale toward late fall-early winter and begin shipping about 3-4 weeks after that. Nothing's quite set in stone just yet since we still need to test these before kicking off production. I'll be sure to keep you guys posted!
I, unfortunately, didn't have the chance to grab photos of the grille installed, but these brackets are sturdy for sure. Dan also made sure to match the OEM mounting points for the grille so it installs just as well as OEM
