I would buy the cvf Titan

 

From the looks of the CVF, I do not think it has a weep hole. I'll ask CVF to verify.

 

Wagner is probably the best IC you can buy. It's what i have on my truck.

 

Well guess what I just installed last week?

CVF Titan intercooler black rear, OEM in front. An easy install in my parking lot without jacking the F150 up. Needed to pull the frame between the louvers and the CAC to fit the larger CVF in, some cussing and yanking at tabs there. Had to use the screw jack as an extra hand to hold the much heavier CVF in place while I bolted the support up. I'm fat and going on 69 years.


Removed and no longer used parts. Not shown, the louvers which I pulled last year.



CVF with BOV installed and the intake CVF to throttle body pipe that I insulated.





These are view front into the opening in the bumper at the installed CVF, you can see the places and drive for the vanes I removed last year.



In place just needs piping connections
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I did strip the bumper to add space to work.


Figured while it was apart may as well move the plate and trim the air dam.
I have 30000 miles on the OEM CAC only pulling the intake pipe once. It contained no condensation at all and just a light coating of oil inside the CAC, not enough to even drip.
Have not driven much yet but did notice IAT2 drop in temp. 60 degrees ambient here, fully warmed and at road speeds 45-55 a IAT2 15 degrees above ambient 75, and a peak after three 0-65 WOT runs less than 90.
As to the insulated piping, did that 2 years ago and found a IAT2 temp drop of several degrees, combined with removing the engine cover another drop for a total drop of IAT2 15 degrees from full stock before the CVF installation.
Cannot compare with other intercoolers as this has been my first such upgrade. I picke this up last fall right after CVF released the updated intercooler (needed some change to fit aftermarket BOV's), for just over $500. KM

 

Maybe so but I'm not spending that much money on an intercooler.

 

Wagner and ams are great but they cost too much.

And now that we have great cheap direct replacement options, Wagner is dead to me...

 

Jason from CVF verified that their IC does not come with a weep hole because they didn't find a need for it in testing so they never included it. I've been searching to see if 2018 3.5L Ecoboost owners recommend this option...haven't had any luck finding anything.
Would like to know exactly where on the CVF IC to drill this hole if it's recommended.

 

Don’t drill a hole, Not needed.

 

you don't want/need a weep hole.
a weep hole is a boost leak, plain and simple.

All those folks drilling holes in their intercoolers on gen 1 3.5EBs were just creating boost leaks. Stupid. There were other ways to deal with the condensation issues they had.

I went CVF and love it. Excellent results.

 

Just to verify a quote from my other post,
"I have 30000 miles on the OEM CAC only pulling the intake pipe once. It contained no condensation at all and just a light coating of oil inside the CAC, not enough to even drip."
3 years of driving in SE WI, WI, MN, MI, not dry climates and in the snowbelt. I sure do not want a boost leak. And it's not hard to pop of a hose and drain the CAC. KM