Hi everyone. A few months ago, I installed a 2013-14 OEM Intercooler pump on my 2011 GT500. I have been planning this mod for a few months prior, specifically using Tob's outstanding write up as a basis for my plans:
https://www.svtperformance.com/forums/threads/gt500-ic-he-pump-comparison.1013908/
The Trinity 13-14 pump, produced for FoMoCo by Peirberg Pump Technologies is a very good pump. The unit appears to be of a highly durable brushless design. One of the biggest drawbacks of simply swapping out an 07-12 pump for the Trinity unit is aeration of the IC fluid.
The 07-12 OEM intercooler system is a return to reservoir type system. This means that after the fluid does its job in the intercooler, it flows directly back to the reservoir before feeding the intercooler pump.
With the new high flow pump, there is so much more flow that it literally slams the fluid into the reservoir causing foaming and aeration of the intercooler fluid. I was going to try and just install the pump and leave it at that. After about a minute of running the pump, the fluid looked like a pink foam bath. At operating temperature and pressure, this condition will cause the fluid to vent to atmosphere. Not good when trying to lay down a great ET or lap time on a road course!
SVT engineers realized this issue and created a specialized hose routing. Employing a reservoir bypass configuration, it allowed a vast majority of the fluid to go straight from the intercooler to the pump. Doing this eliminated the potential for fluid aeration and system pressure spikes that pushed fluid past the the pressure cap.
I had already installed the excellent VMP dual fan, Triple pass heat exchanger kit on my car. This kit relocated the factory pump to a bracket behind the drivers side bumper cover. This guide will use this configuration as a basis for the mod.
PARTS LIST:
The factoy hoses from the H/E to the intercooler and the hose that originally ran from the reservoir to the 07-12 factory pump location are used in this mod. Hose routing here assumes the VMP Dual fan Triple pass kit has been installed.
Additionally, the Gates part numbers here are rated for duty in a cooling system. Hose and fittings rated for fuel/oil may not be durable, especially if you choose to use Ford Orange coolant (Dexcool).
8 feet Gates 3/4" inner diameter hose:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Gates/465/28418/10002/-1
NOTE: The listing on Jegs is for a retail bulk roll of 250 ft. You can find this at most Oreilly's parts stores etc for under 2 bucks a foot.
2 Gates 3/4" OD T Connectors
http://www.jegs.com/i/Gates/465/28635/10002/-1
1 Gates 90 degree pre-formed Hose:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Gates/465/28474/10002/-1
Redline Water Wetter 1 12oz bottle:
https://www.redlineoil.com/waterwetter
2 3" Adel style clamps
10-12 Adjustable hose clamps. Gates makes some nice heat shrink style rubber/polymer bands that could make this install look extremely clean. For the sake of test fitting and ease of maintenance, I elected to use standard hose clamps.
I started with the Gates 90° 3/4" ID coolant elbow out of the intercooler. After much trimming and fitting, I placed a Gates 3/4" ID T-connector next. Since i have a 3x reservoir, the hose from the 90° T outlet to the reservoir inlet was tight, but some crafty cutting of the factory hose allowed me to get a good connection. Realistically, the factory size reservoir would work the best, as the initial T connector wouldnt have to be so close to the 90 degree bend of the intercooler output hose.
I installed a T fitting after the reservoir, before the feed hose routed under the engine bay frame rail to the relocated pump. Again, the reservoir output hose was fitted to the 90° port of the T connector. A long Gates 3/4" ID hose connected the 2 T-connectors.
This configuration allowed me to have the majority of intercooler fluid flow from the intercooler to the Trinity pump unimpeded. The reservoir circuit off the 90° T's allowed me to fill and purge the air from the system but also prevents any fluid aeration.
The pump mounting was a little tricky, but some 3" adel style clamps helped install it to the VMP pump relo bracket. VMP sells a trinity pump kit for those that want a complete and easy pump install. Im stubborn so i did it in my own haha. I bought the Ford 13-14 pump sub harness but found out the male plug from the VMP fan kit was not going to fit the subharness. I elected to cut the two connector ends off and solder the harness ends together. Pump operation checked ok. Hooray!
To purge the air, I had to remove the hose from the pump to the heat exchanger to get the fluid flowing. Holy hell, did it move fluid once it got flowing!! I can easily see why the engineers opted to upgrade this critical piece of the intercooler system for the Trinity.
Ive been running this for the last 2 months trouble and leak free. No data logs just yet, but Im confidant this upgrade is absolutely worth it to overall supercharger performance!
Ill post part numbers and links once i get home. Any questions, post em!
https://www.svtperformance.com/forums/threads/gt500-ic-he-pump-comparison.1013908/
The Trinity 13-14 pump, produced for FoMoCo by Peirberg Pump Technologies is a very good pump. The unit appears to be of a highly durable brushless design. One of the biggest drawbacks of simply swapping out an 07-12 pump for the Trinity unit is aeration of the IC fluid.
The 07-12 OEM intercooler system is a return to reservoir type system. This means that after the fluid does its job in the intercooler, it flows directly back to the reservoir before feeding the intercooler pump.
With the new high flow pump, there is so much more flow that it literally slams the fluid into the reservoir causing foaming and aeration of the intercooler fluid. I was going to try and just install the pump and leave it at that. After about a minute of running the pump, the fluid looked like a pink foam bath. At operating temperature and pressure, this condition will cause the fluid to vent to atmosphere. Not good when trying to lay down a great ET or lap time on a road course!
SVT engineers realized this issue and created a specialized hose routing. Employing a reservoir bypass configuration, it allowed a vast majority of the fluid to go straight from the intercooler to the pump. Doing this eliminated the potential for fluid aeration and system pressure spikes that pushed fluid past the the pressure cap.
I had already installed the excellent VMP dual fan, Triple pass heat exchanger kit on my car. This kit relocated the factory pump to a bracket behind the drivers side bumper cover. This guide will use this configuration as a basis for the mod.
PARTS LIST:
The factoy hoses from the H/E to the intercooler and the hose that originally ran from the reservoir to the 07-12 factory pump location are used in this mod. Hose routing here assumes the VMP Dual fan Triple pass kit has been installed.
Additionally, the Gates part numbers here are rated for duty in a cooling system. Hose and fittings rated for fuel/oil may not be durable, especially if you choose to use Ford Orange coolant (Dexcool).
8 feet Gates 3/4" inner diameter hose:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Gates/465/28418/10002/-1
NOTE: The listing on Jegs is for a retail bulk roll of 250 ft. You can find this at most Oreilly's parts stores etc for under 2 bucks a foot.
2 Gates 3/4" OD T Connectors
http://www.jegs.com/i/Gates/465/28635/10002/-1
1 Gates 90 degree pre-formed Hose:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Gates/465/28474/10002/-1
Redline Water Wetter 1 12oz bottle:
https://www.redlineoil.com/waterwetter
2 3" Adel style clamps
10-12 Adjustable hose clamps. Gates makes some nice heat shrink style rubber/polymer bands that could make this install look extremely clean. For the sake of test fitting and ease of maintenance, I elected to use standard hose clamps.
I started with the Gates 90° 3/4" ID coolant elbow out of the intercooler. After much trimming and fitting, I placed a Gates 3/4" ID T-connector next. Since i have a 3x reservoir, the hose from the 90° T outlet to the reservoir inlet was tight, but some crafty cutting of the factory hose allowed me to get a good connection. Realistically, the factory size reservoir would work the best, as the initial T connector wouldnt have to be so close to the 90 degree bend of the intercooler output hose.
I installed a T fitting after the reservoir, before the feed hose routed under the engine bay frame rail to the relocated pump. Again, the reservoir output hose was fitted to the 90° port of the T connector. A long Gates 3/4" ID hose connected the 2 T-connectors.
This configuration allowed me to have the majority of intercooler fluid flow from the intercooler to the Trinity pump unimpeded. The reservoir circuit off the 90° T's allowed me to fill and purge the air from the system but also prevents any fluid aeration.
The pump mounting was a little tricky, but some 3" adel style clamps helped install it to the VMP pump relo bracket. VMP sells a trinity pump kit for those that want a complete and easy pump install. Im stubborn so i did it in my own haha. I bought the Ford 13-14 pump sub harness but found out the male plug from the VMP fan kit was not going to fit the subharness. I elected to cut the two connector ends off and solder the harness ends together. Pump operation checked ok. Hooray!
To purge the air, I had to remove the hose from the pump to the heat exchanger to get the fluid flowing. Holy hell, did it move fluid once it got flowing!! I can easily see why the engineers opted to upgrade this critical piece of the intercooler system for the Trinity.
Ive been running this for the last 2 months trouble and leak free. No data logs just yet, but Im confidant this upgrade is absolutely worth it to overall supercharger performance!
Ill post part numbers and links once i get home. Any questions, post em!
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