dweb

This is probably a dumb question but can you mix 50/50 coolant in the intercooler? What brand of coolant do you guys use?

zincsvtcobra

It does take a 50/50 mixture of water and coolant for the resivoir. My cobra uses the Gold colored, not green or orange, coolant that is offered by Ford Motorcraft. You can probably get it from any Ford dealership. I wouldn't use any other coolant, but I did add a bottle of Royal Purple Ice to the radiator and intercooler resivoir. Did you get a new heat exchanger?

dweb

No I just got the car about a 2 weeks ago. I talk to the ford dealership and the said i could use a store brand. What do you think i should do. Another thing what mods should i start with first and what is the cost if you know about?

zincsvtcobra

Personally, there are certain things I wont use unless they are from Ford, the coolant being one of them. I know Quaker State came out with a coolant under their "Q" line, but I'm not sure how effective it is. If your cooling system is a priority, like most, then I would start off by getting an aftermarket heat exchanger. Fluidyne, LFP, and AFCO make great units. I got the AFCO Pro series from RPMOUTLET.COM, $299, because it covers the entire opening of the front bumper. It's a simple bolt on that is pretty much needed if you are going to put a smaller pulley on your ride because it will create ALOT of heat under the hood. For easy bolt ons, start off with an intake ($140 and up), catback (at least $300), and X/H pipe ($150 for off road). When ready, you can buy a smaller pulley, but you will need a tuner and recommended S/C belt tensioner. So really, pulley, tuner, and tensioner, around $500. Check Ebay. I got a Borla Stinger CB for $500 new when they go for around $700. Hope that helps.

dweb

Thanks alot that helps out tons. One more thing did you get your coolant form a store or did you have to order it from ford?

zincsvtcobra

I just went to the Ford dealership to get it. They should all have it in stock. Just call to see if they have it. Its called Ford Motorcraft Gold Coolant. I'll try to find the part number today.

Blownsvt

i got my catback a stainless magnaflow for about 250 bux. and i got the jlt cold air for 225 painted and everything. the pulley set i got for around 400 and it has the 2.76 blower pulley a 92mm idler and 3 100mm idlers. next will be the heat exchanger. i am thinking fluidyne but i may check out that AFCO if it's that cheap.

zincsvtcobra

I saw the Fluidyne for $299 from Brothers Performance, but you might be able to find it cheaper.

Blownsvt

how tough was the install on yours? easy enough for a non genius to tackle?

JamesTronix

Installing the AFCO PRO is a snap. No modifications have to be done to the car. I read that some modifications are necessary to install a Fluidyne.