2011-2014 Mustang GT Easy Engine Cooling Upgrades

In stock form your 2011-2014 Mustang GT cooling system will be fine, add more power, the need for better engine cooling increases. You have to remember, Ford designed your Mustang GT cooling system to work with your stock set up. Now if you add mods to increase your vehicles horsepower more than what it produced in stock form, you need to increase your Mustangs cooling ability to work along with your now more than stock power output.

There are a few ways to increase your Mustang GT cooling capability, some are harder, some are easier to do and some are more expensive than others to do. We will just focus on the more popular less expensive ways to achieve better engine cooling for your 2011-2014 Mustang GT.

Let’s start with the most improved better engine cooling aftermarket modification first. This would be recommended for all who add steep rear end gears, headers, superchargers, high stall torque converters, or if you are tracking your Mustang etc. Adding these types of performance mods will put a strain on your Mustang GT, pushing up the operating temperatures higher than stock. This is when an Aluminum direct bolt in performance radiator is greatly needed. With an Aluminum radiator such as one from Ford Racing you will cool your Mustang GT down, as it will give increased cooling over your stock radiator setup. The Ford Racing radiator is actually twice as thick as the stock one, and holds quite a bit more coolant. This is the exact radiator Ford uses in their FR500S and Boss 302S race cars, so you know it’s good!

Another good way to help get your Mustang running nice and cool, is to add a Ford Racing SVT Performance Cooling Fan separately, or along with an Aluminum radiator. If just running a cold air intake along with tune and possibly a steeper rear end gearing, all you may need is to add the performance cooling fan upgrade, which by the way is a direct bolt in for 2011-2014 Mustang GT. This SVT cooling fan is for stock 2013-2014 Mustang GT500 with 662 horsepower and this performance fan moves a lot more air than your factory GT Mustang, it’s also quieter and smoother running.

Next in line for adding to your 2011-2014 GT Mustang cooling upgrade, is to simply change your front chin spoiler to a better one that allows more air flow to your radiator. Some aftermarket chin spoilers are designed to improve the front end look of your Mustang, while at the same time improving the air flow to the radiator. We put on a CDC Chin Spoiler on our 2012 Mustang GT, looks meaner, cools better, which is awesome in our books. This cooling upgrade would work along nicely with either an Aluminum radiator upgrade, or the Ford Racing cooling fan upgrade, or both for full maximum engine cooling benefit.

Before rushing into any cooling upgrade make sure your stock cooling system is in good working order, as low coolant levels, radiator blockage, or improperly working cooling fan will make your Mustang GT run hotter than normal.

If you were only to upgrade one part to help your Mustang GT run Cooler, go with the Ford Racing SVT Performance Cooling Fan. It is low in cost, easiest to install and will give your Mustang GT a cooler running engine temp and if your Mustang has an automatic transmission, the higher air flow will also help your trans cooler keep your tranny fluid cooler as well.