Foil removal
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Foil removal
I've been researching on how to remove the foil on my ic pipe but my question is how hard is it to pull it outta the engine becuase it looks all intertwined in the motor and then again how hard is it to put back in thanks in advance
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Here's the thread I started on this:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...nsulation.html
The Sol-U-Strip stuff works wonders. That's the way to go.
BTW, the tube pulls right out -- I think all you have to do is remove the intake tube between the filter & turbo. It would be a perfect time to do the CCV mod while you're at it, if you haven't done it already...
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...nsulation.html
The Sol-U-Strip stuff works wonders. That's the way to go.
BTW, the tube pulls right out -- I think all you have to do is remove the intake tube between the filter & turbo. It would be a perfect time to do the CCV mod while you're at it, if you haven't done it already...
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It's not hard to get the pipe out. Remove the air inlet pipe from the turbo to the air filter, and remove the black plastic connector between them with 8mm wrench and disconnect the ccv inlet at the bottom of that piece. Then 7/16" or 11mm deep socket to get the clamps off. The problem might be that if they have never been off, Ford probably oriented the clamp in such a way that its going to be a major pain to get the bottom ones off. You will love the sound but "someone" will be by here soon to tell us we are all wrong.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
///SNIP///...but "someone" will be by here soon to tell us we are all wrong.
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Why?
What are you going to gain by removing the foil from the Inter cooler tubes, its there to deflect heat.
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It's actually there to quiet down the turbo whistle. The compressed air on that side is hotter than ambient, so it would more likely retain heat with the wrapping than deflect any. Those of us that remove it just like to hear the extra whistle. Besides, if you wanted to "deflect heat", wouldn't you want to do that on the cold side of the intercooler??
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There are two sides to it. One side is that it's there for noise. The other side is that it is there for heat deflection/emissions. I could understand if it was on the "cool" side pipe that has already been intercooled, but the intercooler will wick away any residual heat picked up by the exhaust manifold.
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Originally Posted by 450power
What are you going to gain by removing the foil from the Inter cooler tubes, its there to deflect heat.
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Plan for about an hour and a half. I let the Sol-u-strip work for quite a while reapplying it when it evaporated. Most of the junk comes off with a plastic scraper, but the finishing touch is after scrubbing with the SOS pads...
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When you reinstall your pipe, you also need to be careful to get its rotation correct to keep it from rubbing/vibrating against any hard surfaces. Being aluminum, it won't take much vibration/rubbing to work a hole in the pipe.
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The whistle is louder at the higher RPMs -- but Pete is right. Watch for where the tube rubs. I put some cut-up heater hose over the metal tubing (look at the power steering pump/lines) the tube wants to rub on.
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