Hi guys,
As some of you already know I installed the GordsFord HX earlier this week. The quality is superb, and craftmanship is excellent. Ntechnic's thread is way more comprehensive than mine so if you have any questions.
Here are my suggestions:
~replace the old rivets top (4) + bottom (2) of the front fascia (you really need to remove it) These rivets are a one-time deal. New cost me .39c for one style and .49c for the other. I got enough replacement rivets to do the job 3X (gotta love spare hardware).
~ The 10" long and slightly-bent 3/4" dia. replacement hose supplied for passengers side is not adequate due to the alignment of the two ends (HX exit & fixed metal return line) it causes the line to colapse due the severe angle it has to take(this has been mentioned elsewhere on other forums). I even tried to use a hose clamp to remedy the problem, still no success. Go to a Auto parts store(I used Kragen) and get some 3/4" dia. radiator hose with the same bend as the stocker with enough on both ends to give you 2+". Although, Gord does supply excellent GoodYear hoses and ALL stainless steel hardware.
~ If you have gold coolant like I did, do not mix in green or the orange (regardless of how well you drained the system). I replaced it with 50/50 Motorcraft Premium Gold + the appropriate amount of Water Wetter. See the TSB.
~ Forget about the razor to trim the rubber mounting pads flat on the support bracket, just use a PVC Pipe Cutter Tool (Parrot Beak looking tool). It trimmed the pads flat, like a hot knife through butter.
~ Have someone help you put the front fascia back on when reassembling. Its really flimsy and you dont want the protruding metal mounting studs to scratch the quarter panel on install.
Other than that, the installation went smooth and the HX did fit into the stock mounting brackets perfectly, like it was made to happen. It took me 4 hours due to the hose issue, and the fact that I wiped everthing down as I went.
Result: The HX is working great...My car would always light the tires in second just matting it @ 60mph when in its first 20mins of a cold start(romping only at operating temperature I assure you). Well tonight (54F here 75hum.) I drove my car for 2 hours city traffic, freeway, let it sit for 20 mins(hood closed), go back drive it for 10 minutes (already warm when started), roll on the throttle about 4k in second and it annihilates the tires (yes the road is dry/flat) again...Drive on the freeway back home (another 25 mins. + a little city traffic 5 mins later roll on the throttle again in second, same result...So I'm pretty happy, like I said, it never did that before...The heat soak would kill IMO 20+ hp. It doesnt seem like I've lost that power now. So I'm sold. Here are some photos of the install. Take care.
As some of you already know I installed the GordsFord HX earlier this week. The quality is superb, and craftmanship is excellent. Ntechnic's thread is way more comprehensive than mine so if you have any questions.
Here are my suggestions:
~replace the old rivets top (4) + bottom (2) of the front fascia (you really need to remove it) These rivets are a one-time deal. New cost me .39c for one style and .49c for the other. I got enough replacement rivets to do the job 3X (gotta love spare hardware).
~ The 10" long and slightly-bent 3/4" dia. replacement hose supplied for passengers side is not adequate due to the alignment of the two ends (HX exit & fixed metal return line) it causes the line to colapse due the severe angle it has to take(this has been mentioned elsewhere on other forums). I even tried to use a hose clamp to remedy the problem, still no success. Go to a Auto parts store(I used Kragen) and get some 3/4" dia. radiator hose with the same bend as the stocker with enough on both ends to give you 2+". Although, Gord does supply excellent GoodYear hoses and ALL stainless steel hardware.
~ If you have gold coolant like I did, do not mix in green or the orange (regardless of how well you drained the system). I replaced it with 50/50 Motorcraft Premium Gold + the appropriate amount of Water Wetter. See the TSB.
~ Forget about the razor to trim the rubber mounting pads flat on the support bracket, just use a PVC Pipe Cutter Tool (Parrot Beak looking tool). It trimmed the pads flat, like a hot knife through butter.
~ Have someone help you put the front fascia back on when reassembling. Its really flimsy and you dont want the protruding metal mounting studs to scratch the quarter panel on install.
Other than that, the installation went smooth and the HX did fit into the stock mounting brackets perfectly, like it was made to happen. It took me 4 hours due to the hose issue, and the fact that I wiped everthing down as I went.
Result: The HX is working great...My car would always light the tires in second just matting it @ 60mph when in its first 20mins of a cold start(romping only at operating temperature I assure you). Well tonight (54F here 75hum.) I drove my car for 2 hours city traffic, freeway, let it sit for 20 mins(hood closed), go back drive it for 10 minutes (already warm when started), roll on the throttle about 4k in second and it annihilates the tires (yes the road is dry/flat) again...Drive on the freeway back home (another 25 mins. + a little city traffic 5 mins later roll on the throttle again in second, same result...So I'm pretty happy, like I said, it never did that before...The heat soak would kill IMO 20+ hp. It doesnt seem like I've lost that power now. So I'm sold. Here are some photos of the install. Take care.
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