Yeah same. I know Volvo makes a supercharged+turbocharged+electric engine, but pretty sure an aftermarket turbo+supercharged kit meant to do in your driveway would be impossible.
It’s mostly a tune that made the difference not the intercooler. You plug that adapter under your dashboard and it changes the boss levels and stuff in your ecu. Honda uses something like that called hondata and another one called ktuner. Anyway….. the intercooler does nothing really but cool the air.
@@I_will_show_you_monkeyintercooler adds about 60 hp and with a tune another 100-110 depending on the tune. I got my explorer up to 615 hp with this intercooler and a tune, e85, air intake, Downpipes.
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That’s actually awesome, I love to see a sport mode doing its job. So many cars have it and while they do a few little things, the car is pretty much the same as in comfort or whatever standard mode it’s in. I like that some tuners give Porsches the ability to change the map it’s on depending on the settings.
@@sst6555 I mean 0-60 in just under 5 seconds is pretty fast considering what’s out there now a days that is a “family SUV” I’ve personally seen ST with these mods taking on track hawks…. So yeah definitely a Rocket in my book👍🏾
The biggest difference on any of these ecoboost engines is getting the air out not more air in. Intercooler is for consistent runs. The tune made this what it is.
On a hot day In Indiana in my focus st you could definitely feel the car get slower after warming up. Not with a bigger intercooler. The focus notoriously has a small stock one though, hopefully this ones is better
You could save a lot of money with just maximizing the tune, as you say. ford has to be a bit conservative on tune, as they have a warranty costs to protect for.
You guys should do the ( STAGE TWO ) setup to compare to the stage one. It would be awesome to see how simple upgrades without tearing into the engine will improve "Hellcat punishing" power can be produced! And maybe the stage three?!! 😃 I think the Explorer ST is SO UNDERRATED! After doing a lot of research, it shows how easily simple upgrades to the ST can easily beat mustangs, SRT SCATPACK, camaros, ect...AND with a little more upgrade, these ST sleepers can at least "hang with" and even beat the trackhawk and hellcats! Like I said Explorer STs are SO UNDERRATED! and they are only lil tiny v6 😂
Agreed. Every company is getting way too greedy. So the intercooler is somewhere around a grand. That means another grand for an additional 60 hp? That's crazy. I'm good, thanks.
I have put the Whipple intercooler on My Explorer with 2.3 ecoboost. Now just need to find someone to tune it.. Might be able to come close to what a ST puts out stock for 15K less and then add Steeda performance struts, springs, rear sway bar, the right set of wheels and tires for around and you have a set up that will hall ass and still get 32 mpg on the high way at 70 mph
@Thor Odin son I disagree Lower IAT's on any boosted engine is a good thing. So what it's not an ST. I don't care cause I'm still getting 500 miles to a tank of gas and dont need to buy 93. Plus unless you have a 7 or 8 sec street car nobody give a shit how fast yours is.
@@bidenyouabitch7425 I respectfully disagree that you need an almost in streetable car to be taken seriously. Granted the heavy hitters out there weren't so heavy before. But most of us need the practicality of a vehicle only capable of low teens ET's. Part of the fun is getting lower times and driving to work tomorrow! I have owned a 2013 and 2016 Sport, and first thing I found was running constant 93 made a big enough difference that my dealers service manager asked me what I'd done to the car and did I have a tune. (Apparently it smoked a new 2018 owned by the mechanic fixing my power unit. (Essentially the transfer case.)) Up until nearly 2019, the Sport was more expensive to tune and find upgrade for. The first 3 or 4 years it was only Livernois and we know their pricing! But more importantly, almost no one cared. RT's never gave us a look, and forget SRT's! But now, my ST can do those numbers with an intercooler and tune alone. Plenty of room for mods to chip away at those faster cars. There's plenty of challengers available to liven up a trip to the grocery! (I like to surprise people! ) No need to discuss mileage. That's going to suffer because of excessive right pedal pressures!
Good gains....but the tittle was a bit misleading for me, i was looking for the roots type supercharger to be bolted on making it a compound boosted system.
The factory intercooler was sized the way it was for a reason, the the A/C condenser was unobstructed. Although you'll be making more power, the A/C performance will suffer a bit.
So I have a 22 X5 M50i and did a stage 1 93 octane dahler chip tune and went from 4 seconds 0-60 to 3.4 seconds 0-60. It was super easy to install and cost me $2156 including tax.
It's a shame you can't just do with the Explorer the same as you can with the other ST cars, and just buy an accessport, modify how you see fit, and get custom tunes to match.
The stock intercooler on the Explorer ST is about the the same size as the factory intercooler I had on my MINI Cooper S with a 1.6L 4 cyl. I can’t believe how undersized it is for such a large SUV!
your comparing apples to oranges; engineers design to dozens of objectives , engine/trans life, mileage, driveability , noise , cost , weight, to name just a few, comparing a very small car to a family SUV probably was not on their list of objectives for buyers of Explorers.
He hit it on the head at the end. 5000 lbs-no brake upgrades and the brakes are not really up to performance driving levels. So, when a person in a Focus pulls out of the gas station as you launch this thing from a light it doesn't have the brakes to haul it down faster too. Performance cars should not be just one trick ponies-looking at you Tesla. Fast is great, stopping and handling have to be part of the package to make it safe though.
Awesome video! Question? Will this void factory warranty? Please let me know if you’ve had any feed back regarding Ford factory warranty with this kit. Thank you.
@@GolE2839 No, usually not unless you know of a particular dealership (usually in FL, GA, NC, or MI) who might do work like this. But Ford HQ just doesn't do or sanction things like this; and with everyone going electric, this kind of work is probably on the way out.
Per my dealership. When you add a supercharger or even tune your vehicle. Your warranty will be voided unless approved and installed by a factory dealership. I tried to find a Local Tuner in my area to replace my locked ECU with no luck. I was told by local tuners they are moving away from tuning street cars due to the emission tests the state requires. The concern is a failed test can lead back to the tuner for removing or changing the factory emissions requirements.
Hi, This was an upgrade paid for by the owner of the vehicle for their own use. We are not sponsored by Whipple, and a .5 second improvement is a lot in the world of racing. -Sam
Very impressive gains. Was this Explorer completely stock before the intercooler and tuning? I'm looking at your website, I have a 2016 Edge Sport and I'm thoroughly disheartened to see the Edge Sport and Edge ST are not on the menu??? What gives?! Would the Fusion Sport options be compatible with my Edge since they basically share a platform? I look forward to your reply! Thanks!
Does it adversely affect mileage? Obviously, if you put your foot down like that you're not going to get great mileage. I just wonder about when your foot isn't in it.
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I want to see it all bro. Drags, streets and mostly these options for Steeda Canada 😂. Steeda Canada doesn't provide Ford Explorer ST upgrades on their website.
this obviously would void your OEM warranty for powertrain issues; did Whipple do any severe duty cycle testing (such as summer temp. max. vehicle a max. load trailer towing on extended hill climbs ( like OEM's do). for engine cooling and A/C performance ? airflow to these heat exchangers behind the new intercooler would be affected. and may be how the powertrain engineers determined what size intercooler they could allow in the factory design. Just something to think about on additions that still does not make a vehicle this heavy a street performance car.
We've got an Explorer playlist on our channel you can check out. We have our own Steeda Intercooler Power Package that actually saw faster 0-60 times than this kit. We also have been developing lots of suspension parts for better handling. Lowering Springs, Front and Rear Sway Bars, Strut Tower Brace, and IRS components that that all help plant that power to the ground. Is there something you wanted to focus on specifically? Straight line speed, corner carving, etc.?
@@kennethelliott5985 really the Taurus was front wheel and was basically the same. Although I’m sure the explorer is based on the f150. So I can see that being correct.
Hi, We don't work with those companies, so it is not our place to comment. Additionally, this vehicle here used the Whipple tune that was provided. -Sam
Doing a lot of research and trying to find answers. I have the Platinum trim and everything I read, they're the same engine, just tuned different. I'd love to do this to my platinum but need help!!
Steeds tune seems to be the most conservative tune I’ve seen thus far based on the minimal 0-60 gain… ZFG LMS Palm Beach Dyno All have better 0-60 and no intercooler installed.
Did you also add the custom tune with 93 Octane? How much extra horsepower do you think you added I'm also adding the AFE cold Air intake and borla cat back exhaust
The tune we used is what Whipple includes in this kit, which is good for 91 octane or up. They state the calibration adds +120ft-lbs of torque and +60HP.
Nice! Just got rid of my 20 Explorer ST after 32k miles. That thing was the biggest POS I’ve ever had. AC broke 3 times, drivers plastic surround broke and was held on with duct tape, electronics were slow laggy and froze all the time, seat adjustment would take a 30 sec delay that ford engineers didn’t even know what to do, transmission needed to be rebuilt, exhausts breaking, the list goes on and on.
I have a 2020 as well that I really like. The electronics are a bit buggy, but I notice it happens just when your phone contacts are downloading, after that it's fine.. The processor is slow obviously
Most of these comments on here are kids that dont know about racing lol, i been debating on buying this suv might just do it now, i seen the guy that did upgraded turbos this sub is crazy good stuff
Does it work with FPIU (police explorer) second gen with 3.0 twin-turbo engine (400 hp in stock)? And is installation of this feature need to upgrade tiny transmission, CV joints, brakes, etc.? I know a good rule - if you're tuned you car to ride faster - don't forget about brakes!
Not directly, no. I would read up on the Magnuson-Moss Act in regard to warranty concerns. -Chris en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
