Blk04e55

Called out our boy Steve @ Fab Tech Performance and had him crank out a heat exchanger for me. Some minor shipping problems but he handled it like a scholar and took care of it asap. Was worth the wait dude this thing is badass Very happy with it! The brackets needed to be trimmed just a bit, and the lower I/C pump hose needed to be replaced by a longer one. And I guess most guys zip tie the engine oil cooler behind the H/E and sinch it up against the condensor, but I descided to silicone it right under the H/E, turned out bad to the ****en bone

THANK YOU STEVE

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Toadster

looks good! u got the fat lip too?

for those that move it behind the HE, does the oil cooler get enough airflow behind the HE??

and yes - STEVE ROCKS!!!

FT-Performance

Looks Good, That Thing is MONSTROUS up front and the black really sets it off!! Thanks for Posting.

AKnight55

What the oem looks pathetic compared to this.. Got to get mine on soon, just havent had time

03'55AMG

+1, stock one looks like a piece of cardboard compared to brick... And at such a great price.. Hopefully when I get some extra cash I can get around to this. are there instructions included?

FT-Performance

Install guide is included with ALL of our products

RedBullJnky

That thing is huge. Very nice!

FT-Performance

That it is E!! Thx Bro

desired_speeds

looks good, but wait.... you siliconed it to the oil cooler to the bottom of it? how did that work?

justinwrock

Damn, stuff like this makes me want to keep my 55 instead of getting a Turbo P-car.... :/

Blk04e55

Perfectly, at the shop we have "Right Stuff" black silicone that gets tacky after 5-10 minutes, dries in 1-2 hours and fully cures in 24 hours and damn near turns into adhesive polyurethane! And the splash shield presses the oil cooler up against the bottom of the h/e.

Steve warned me it would bulge *no homo* but I don't mind lol

E55amg/FD3S

I'm glad I have an 03. No oil cooler underneath = no bulge!

Blk04e55

Hey listen man, if your ****s not bulging you ain't cool man, you want that bulge I mean that's just keepin it real dude lol

But really.. I trimmed the front splash shield a Lil and it helped a lot.

FT-Performance

It's a Minor Trade off for a HUGE difference in cooling, and Cosmetics

Blk04e55

What he said! This has got to be the biggest h/e availible and the quality is excellent. Anyone thinkin about upgrading would be ****en crazy not to call this guy up and order yourself one. Again extremely happy with the service and product of FTP

justinwrock

IDK about you, but I am kinda embarassed.... Well, nvm.... :P

pearlpower

Interesting that there exist no hard hook-up for the cooler on the bottom. Gluing it is not my thing. Looks good otherwise, thanks for posting.

Blk04e55

Look man.. no shame bro just let it rip lol it's all or nothin

E55amg/FD3S

LOL! Now I'm going to go home and stick a brick under there so I too can buldge. I want to be cool like that. That cracked me up.

RedBullJnky

Some get scared when they see the bulge, so I try not to let them see it. I wait for them to feel it.

HeissRod

Is there a way to install this without the bulge? My carbon lip kinda gets in the way of that, if I'm understanding the install correctly.

Lelix

Looks great, I am on the verge of pulling the trigger on one of these. However, the only thing that's stopping me is how much this unit resembles the $179 3.5" Frozen Boost core(down to the weld patterns and the NPT fittings), which AFAIK is a 15 pound air/air intercooler core modified for H/E use. Hopefully I am mistaken. Does anyone have any more background/details about this H/E?

Toadster

click the FTP/HE link in my signature, takes you to all the details
I haven't seen the PLM in person, but from the specs - the FT-P HE is a MONSTER in comparison - and VERY well built! Best bang for the buck HE out there IMHO (that's why I bought it) and Steve is PHENOMENAL for customer service!

also, here's a comparison of popular HEs for our cars http://bit.ly/NuPWIN

Lelix

Thanks for the links Todd, I looked through all of them. However I am still convinced the FTP and Frozen Boost cores come from the same supplier. Even though the FTP one has slightly different dimensions. If you look closely you can see grind marks for where the brackets were on FTP's picture.




Not knocking the FTP product in any way, the customer service so far has been superb. Just trying to dot my I's before I make the purchase.