Ok so Charlee has been awesome since the last round of upgrades... And when an intercooler setup crossed my path at an awesome price, I rearranged finances (didn't go to the bar for a week haha) and snagged a set of sd 7.3 pipes, e99 spyder, and a 6.0 intercooler.

So here are my questions...

1. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to modify the pipes and I'm ok with that. Any special welding technique or can I mig them together?

2. How hot does the hot side get? I would like to powder coat them pc is heat sensitive

3. Is there any way to clean the inside of the intercooler? It is used and had some oil and dust residue in the inlet/outlet and I really don't want to dust my turbo

4. I haven't taken them off but I'm assuming that you can get rid of all the crap on the spyder?

Pics to come

 

 

Are they steel or aluminum IC pipes? The IC can be cleaned with gasoline and compressed air.

These are the only areas that will need extending

 

Steel. Magnet stuck

 

Double post

 

Good, the aluminum ones tend to rub and holes quick.

 

Yes, all that stuff on the front of the spyder has to come off to fit behind the fuel bowl.If I remember right, I used 3/8 pipe plug in the larger holes, and tapped bolt threads into the hose barb hole and put a bolt there.
Edit: I see you have E fuel, so you could probably get by leaving it the way it is, although I would remove it myself.

 

I definitely plan on removing everything on the front. I pulled the sensor off last night and I'll get a plug.

Are those nipples threaded or do I have to cut them flush, drill them out, and tap them?

 

Pull them out, they are pressed in.

 

I don't remember for sure, but it seems like I had to cut threads where the air intake heater was, the hose barb is pressed in, that was pulled and threads were tapped in for a machine screw. The sensor hole already had threads, so a plug was added there.

 

The aih can be plugged with a special plug riffraff sells.

I cleaned my ic with degreaser and water then compressed air.

 

Cool thanks guys for the help.

So what temp will the hot side be seeing? Cool enough for powder coat?

 

All my stuff is powered. It doesn't get that hot. Powder gets cured much hotter than the air gets. Coat away

 

My junk

 

There's no AIH on e99 spider.