I've had a 2013 GT500 heat exchanger stashed away for quite a while in order to replace the small Vortech unit that is part of the after-cooled kit on my 2001 Cobra. Now the time has come to finally mount the 2013 GT500 intercooler parts on my new edge mustang. Of course a lot of fabrication will need to get done to fit a 2013 GT500 heat exchanger on a 2001 Cobra, but it should be straight forward. The stock Vortech after-cooler pump is quite small as well, even smaller than whats on a Terminator Cobra so that will also get replaced with a larger 2013 GT500 pump that flows more than double what a 2007-2011 GT500 intercooler pump flows.
Massive is best way to describe the 2013 GT500 intercooler system. To quote a 5.0 Mustang magazine article on the 2013 Gt500 intercooler set up:
"Charge cooling the supercharger's output has been the bane of blower Mustangs from day one, and with the GT500 now running 15 pounds of boost, even more intercooling was needed. This immense heat exchanger is the result. It measures 11-inches tall with three rows compared to last year's 7-inch-tall, two-row design. The coolant pump was also enlarged from 4 to 8 gallons per minute, and the pump moved onto the engine itself because the rear axle cooler's radiatorhttp://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19...51925&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=412.5&SKU=27499 grabbed its original location below the right headlight."
Benefits of the larger 2013 GT500 heat exchanger over previous GT500 models:
"CoolingThe 662hp GT500 has hellish heat rejection to battle. This is especially true at high speeds, when the engine is working hard, and why SVT took a two-tier approach to cooling the new Shelby. That is, GT500s in standard duty cool just fine in base form, while the cars that are run at "... high speeds for a long time" are the reason for Track Cooling.
Erin Gibb, the SVT engineer tasked with working out the cooling details, started with the supercharger's charge air cooler (intercooler). This took some doing. Apparently three systems were tried before everyone was happy, but the result is a massively larger heat exchanger and a coolant pump with twice the flow capacity.
The larger exchanger and pump yield a huge 45-percent increase in heat rejection, which fully manifests itself at the road course. Whereas early GT500s would heat-soak after a few laps, then pull ignition timing for detonation protection--positively murdering horsepower in the process--the '13 GT500 laps continuously with only a minor reduction in power. We don't think you'll notice it. The car is consistent at the dragstrip, too."
With improvements this good, the results should be even better when replacing the super small Vortech aftercooler parts. Furthermore, this modification adds yet another piece of weaponry to go up against the hideous automatic transmission turbo cars.
Initial mockup of the 2013 GT500 intercooler
A comparison between the 2007-2012 and the newer 2013 GT500 heat exchanger pump.
List price for the 2013 Pump is $250 While the 2007-2012 pump can be had for around $120 new
2013- 2014 GT500 part #DR3Z8501A
Harness needed in order to power up the 2013 shelby pump
DR3Z-14A411-C
First phase of the fabrication: building a bracket for the heat exchanger
Massive is best way to describe the 2013 GT500 intercooler system. To quote a 5.0 Mustang magazine article on the 2013 Gt500 intercooler set up:
"Charge cooling the supercharger's output has been the bane of blower Mustangs from day one, and with the GT500 now running 15 pounds of boost, even more intercooling was needed. This immense heat exchanger is the result. It measures 11-inches tall with three rows compared to last year's 7-inch-tall, two-row design. The coolant pump was also enlarged from 4 to 8 gallons per minute, and the pump moved onto the engine itself because the rear axle cooler's radiatorhttp://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19...51925&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=412.5&SKU=27499 grabbed its original location below the right headlight."
Benefits of the larger 2013 GT500 heat exchanger over previous GT500 models:
"CoolingThe 662hp GT500 has hellish heat rejection to battle. This is especially true at high speeds, when the engine is working hard, and why SVT took a two-tier approach to cooling the new Shelby. That is, GT500s in standard duty cool just fine in base form, while the cars that are run at "... high speeds for a long time" are the reason for Track Cooling.
Erin Gibb, the SVT engineer tasked with working out the cooling details, started with the supercharger's charge air cooler (intercooler). This took some doing. Apparently three systems were tried before everyone was happy, but the result is a massively larger heat exchanger and a coolant pump with twice the flow capacity.
The larger exchanger and pump yield a huge 45-percent increase in heat rejection, which fully manifests itself at the road course. Whereas early GT500s would heat-soak after a few laps, then pull ignition timing for detonation protection--positively murdering horsepower in the process--the '13 GT500 laps continuously with only a minor reduction in power. We don't think you'll notice it. The car is consistent at the dragstrip, too."
With improvements this good, the results should be even better when replacing the super small Vortech aftercooler parts. Furthermore, this modification adds yet another piece of weaponry to go up against the hideous automatic transmission turbo cars.
Initial mockup of the 2013 GT500 intercooler
A comparison between the 2007-2012 and the newer 2013 GT500 heat exchanger pump.
List price for the 2013 Pump is $250 While the 2007-2012 pump can be had for around $120 new
2013- 2014 GT500 part #DR3Z8501A
Harness needed in order to power up the 2013 shelby pump
DR3Z-14A411-C
First phase of the fabrication: building a bracket for the heat exchanger