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Roush supercharger and cooling issues
I have the Roush supercharger and will be installing it shortly. I have a 2008 and had to upgrade the crank pulley because the later models have no bolt holes for the supercharger pulley. I also purchased Troyer's e-fans, so I set out to get part of those parts installed this weekend. I also purchased the Roush spacer kit for the OEM electric fan clutch. It's so damn hot here in Louisiana, the less time I can spend in this heat, the happier I'll be.
Everything went fine, and I installed the new lower pulley and the Metco lower pulley for the supercharger. When it came time to install the fan, I discovered I lost 2 of the retaining nuts for the fans. I put the fans together the other night and I couldn't find those 2 nuts anywhere. I have up looking for them after an hour of so of cussing and kicking myself. So I ended up installing the Roush spacer and cutting the shroud for the factory fan set-up.
My truck has the towing package and I was expecting to see a much thicker radiator when I removed the shroud. It gives me some concern that I might have two rows of cooling tubes. Ford Racing has a replacement radiator that I'm considering using in my truck when I do the install. It might be overkill, but I'd rather have too much than not enough. The e-fans will eventually go on either way, it's just not a high priority.
Anyone have any cooling problems with the stock radiator? Anyone install the Ford Racing aluminum radiator? Any install problems and is it a direct fit?
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