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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Mike, maybe this helps you is my IC installation thread.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...installed.html

Hi Guys,
Just wondering if there would be a huge loss in cooling if I went with a 7.3 cooler vs the 6.0 cooler? Is the install easier with one than another or are parts easier to find/cheaper?
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Hey Mike, the 7.3 would be just fine, its a little smaller, thus maybe a little less cooling, probably less than 50* difference. Either one would be good for sure. The 7.3 may be a little easier if a guy uses an aftermarket trans cooler as there would be a little more room, but trans cooler will fit with the 6.0 too.
 
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Supposedly it flows a little better so less boost loss but the plastic tanks don't like extreme boost pressure, maybe 45+ psi. Some 7.3 coolers. Have aluminum tanks and some have plastic.
 
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the 7.3 flows better or the 6.0. So I would want to make sure I get an aluminum tank if I go 7.3.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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The 6.0 flows better. You can tell by the pics that it's taller and thicker. So it'll cool better and flow better, but all the 6.0 coolers have plastic tanks.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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I'm just going off bad memory on the psi Max with plastic tanks, could be more but if your pushing that much you would probably have a lot of money tied up in it anyways
 
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Hey Mike, the 7.3 would be just fine, its a little smaller, thus maybe a little less cooling, probably less than 50* difference. Either one would be good for sure. The 7.3 may be a little easier if a guy uses an aftermarket trans cooler as there would be a little more room, but trans cooler will fit with the 6.0 too.
If you were to run the larger 6.0 cooler...would you still be able to sneak in a aftermarket trans cooler?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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Just remember that Neal is using a 6.0 intercooler with his modded H2E and dynoed over 500hp recently... so I think they're plenty stout!
 
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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If you were to run the larger 6.0 cooler...would you still be able to sneak in a aftermarket trans cooler?
I've got the 6.0 IC and the trucool trans cooler in mine. Tight, but they fit. I think you can even get the 6.0 trans cooler in there with the 6.0 IC, but it would be REAL tight.
 
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I've got the 6.0 IC and the trucool trans cooler in mine. Tight, but they fit. I think you can even get the 6.0 trans cooler in there with the 6.0 IC, but it would be REAL tight.
Same here: 6.0 IC and Tru-Cool Max in mine, they fit nice. And agree that the 6.0 IC and 6.0 transcooler could fit.

 
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is $150 a good price for a 6.0 IC?

and looks good!
 
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Sounds like a decent price.
 
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Sounds like a decent price.

Yeap 120-150 good price.

 
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