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2011-2012 Ford F150 EcoBoost aFe Bladerunner Intercooler | 46-20121-1

2011-2012 F150 3.5L EcoBoost aFe Bladerunner Intercooler - 2011-2012 F150 3.5L EcoBoost aFe Bladerunner Intercooler
2011-2012 F150 3.5L EcoBoost aFe Bladerunner Intercooler
SKU 46-20121-1
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2012 F-150 xlt extended cab 4x4 3.5 Eco-boost.
Nice quality. Bud and I changed the cooler and the charge pipe in less than an hour. Doing both at the same time simplified things a lot. Old cooler comes right out the bottom, then the old charge pipe comes out the top. Put charge pipe on throttle body loosely, put new cooler in from bottom, and button up the shields, tighten all clamps, put intake tubes on, and done.
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Reviewed by:  from Eastern Co on 3/25/2015
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2011 f150
I installed this intercooler at 85,000 miles. I have owned the truck since 46,000 miles. Before the intercooler I installed an SCT tuner, new spark plugs, banks cold air intake, mega catch can. During the intercooler install I also added an aFe cold charge pipe. Boost pressure is maxing at 17psi. All intercooler shudder stopped with the catch can and new spark plugs with a different gap. I specifically chose this intercooler for the drain. If towing in humid warm weather I was worried about an issue. I noticed the old intercooler leaking an oily film after removal as can be seen in my pictures. I assumed this was from the first 60,000 miles without the catch can. BUT IT WAS NOT. Apparently the catch can works well but not perfectly. After only 600 miles I noticed the drain and breather valve was leaking the same oily film in my driveway. The he engine is fine, rings and pressures are good. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS SPECIFIC INTERCOOLER due to the ability to manually or automatically draining functionality by switching plugs. Obviously there are other issues at play and this system needs a drain. With the breather valve installed instead of the plunk am still hitting 17 psi.
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Reviewed by:  from Overland Park, KS on 2/28/2021
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Customer Question Does this product come with the tubes or pipes to connect to or we reuse the stock ones?

Asked by: John - 10/4/2017
Customer Answer This intercooler reuses both the factory cold-side and hot-side tubing, though you can also use aftermarket tubing that fits with the stock intercooler.
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Answer provided by: Jason@Stage3 (10/5/2017)
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Customer Question Will the AFE46-20121-1 fit my 2014 3.5l v6 f150 ecoboost?

Asked by: Chris - 5/29/2016
Customer Answer It will not. This intercooler is specific for the 2011 and 2012 F150 EcoBoost model years. You need aFe# 46-20161 for your 2014 F150 EcoBoost, since it has a port meant for your truck's eBOV.
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Answer provided by: Jason@Stage3 (5/31/2016)
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Customer Question How much of a temperature drop will this actually produce ?

Asked by: Boudre - 2/19/2016
Customer Answer That's entirely dependent on ambient conditions, your truck's modifications, and what speed you're driving at. During aFe's testing at 70° F ambient temperatures, their intercooler was able to provide 23% better cooling than stock, keeping IATs at 77° F versus 91° F for the factory intercooler.
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Answer provided by: Jason@Stage3 (2/22/2016)
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Customer Question How does the drain on this product work? How does it prevent a charged air leak during acceleration events?

Asked by: Joe - 1/31/2015
Customer Answer The "drain" on this intercooler is really just a 1/8" NPT fitting and both a 1/8" breather as well as a 1/8" plug are included. If you don't want a boost loss, then you'd simply use the plug on the port, and then just drain the intercooler manually on a regular basis.
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Answer provided by: Jason@Stage3 (2/2/2015)
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Customer Question Will the block off plate for the ebov vent to atmosphere or recirculate back into the intake like stock?

Asked by: Austin - 9/26/2014
Customer Answer The block off plate does nothing, and is only for use with the 2011 to 2012 F150s, whose BPVs are located in a standard position near their turbos. If you have a 2013 to 2014 truck, you would not use the block off plate so that you could install your eBOV in its proper location on the intercooler.
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