ECOBEASTJOE

This thread was started to gather any new information about fords new inter cooler system. Has anyone else heard anything new? Time frame, exc...

ECOmax

You are correct, they didn't take a "bailout" but Ford is not as innocent as you think. In 2009 they took $5.9 Billion in Government loans and Ford's CEO was right there with the others urging Congress to pass the bill.

http://www.factcheck.org/2011/09/for...n-on-bailouts/

Point is, who cares who took the bailout. There are a lot of people still with jobs as it would have affected Millions of people (including families) if it would have gone the other way

jcain

Correct. The other companies took the TARP bailout and were castrized for it. Ford just took other forms of government bailouts not under the TARP.

Al Kohalic

The $5.9 billion that Ford received was from a Department of Energy competitively bid Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program enacted by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 signed by George Bush. Ford competed with other manufactures to prove that their plan to build fuel efficient vehicles was better than others that bid which is why they along with Tesla Motors and Nissan North American were awarded the loans. NOT to keep them from going under or helping them through bankruptcy. It was a conditional loan to revamp their factories in order to research and produce fuel efficient vehicles and engines like the Ecoboost. This is the same kind of loan or grant that the DoE(or any other US Department) offers to college/universities, private companies, and private citizens and is no different than receiving government student loans. This loan along with other private loans were what kept Ford from having to accept any TARP loans even though they supported TARP because their suppliers would have been in bad shape if GM and Chrysler fell.


https://lpo.energy.gov/?p=890

amascio

What if, in cold, damp weather, you cut the air flow to the intercooler by, lets say 75% (or more), wouldn't that stop the sweating inside the IC and stop the problem?

Do a little experimenting to find the ideal air flow blockage and use it in the winter to stop the problem.

Am I missing something?

ECOBEASTJOE

Just to all you trolls who thought I was blowing smoke up your **** when I said ford was designing a new intercooler.

mcfarmall

Any of you folks remember the radiator shutters used on antique tractors that were set up to burn kerosene? The engine had to run hotter to vaporize the fuel so the manufacturers installed adjustable louvers on the front of the radiator so the farmer could open and close them to find the right engine temperature. Put a set of adjustable louvers on the front of the IC and you could dial in however much air flow you want depending on the ambient conditions.

jweidert

This seems like a similar concept to what Ram did on their 2013 trucks, although I believe they did it for aerodynamic reasons.