Intercooler shutters

[B4JA]

Hi all - I just received a turbosmart intercooler to address the significant heat soak issues I have observed with the ford procal tune. It seems CRAZY to me that there is a set of shutters that block flow to the intercooler. For the radiator, I get it (to help the car reach operating temperature faster). But for the intercooler it seems like a crazy design on a high performance truck.

what have others done regarding these shutters? I am included to remove or somehow disable them but curious what people have done. Is there a way that they can be held open at all times using forscan?

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[Crapblaster]

Can't be done in Forscan. This is controlled in the PCM. It will take HPtuners setup or get a custom tune from someone like Goosetuned.

 

[OxygenMask]

I've read here that people have removed them and left the actuator attached. Not sure why...

Might be necessary to have them in winter?

 

[superj]

I think they leave the actuator in place and plugged in so no check light pops up. The ecu doesnt know the shuttered aren't there because the actuator still moves it's little arm up and down, though no air flow is blocked since the actual shutters are removed

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