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Jun 6, 2013 | 11:16 AM

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TIRE FRYER

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LMAO! Ordered the Pro Flo pipe, intercooler is here, i'll put up pics when I put it all together.

Nov 16, 2013 | 10:28 PM

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did ya get them in yet? how it go? was it worth the money?

Nov 16, 2013 | 10:38 PM

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Ill get some pics up soon, sorry I forgot. A little more power, lot less turbo lag, you don't need to cut much of the core support to fit the pipe, and the Banks intercooler fits perfect in the same spot. Turns out my old stock intercooler was leaking a bit. Also did the dieselsite hoses and clamps, they blew off a couple times, but some re-tighten and re-adjustments later seems o.k.

Nov 17, 2013 | 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by golfmedik

There is quite a bit of grinding to do, I hope you have access to an air 'die' type grinder. OH, and be careful around those A/C lines as that can get expensive if you touch one of those with the grinder. This is what it looks like when the stock one is in place

This was not enough grinding.

This is what it took to get mine through there. I could've taken the support loose, but I chose to leave it in place.

And after a sight touch of rattle can BLACK, this is what the finished product looks like on mine.

I like it!

WOW........ i proably would not have cut the core support up like that..... i ran the flow-pro pipe and only had to gind a small area about a 1/8 to 3/16 to get it to fit. There are pipes on the market now that will fit with no cutting or grinding that where not aviable when i did mine a few years ago. I would go with one of those now if i had a choice.

Nov 17, 2013 | 12:42 PM

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I best quality intercooler pipes I have seen are the no limit IC pipes. Great fit and great finish. You can find them in a kit with the boots from Elite Diesel and a few other venders, kit also includes the intake elbow if you are removing the EGR valve and doing an EGR delete as well.

Nov 17, 2013 | 01:16 PM

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ok maybe this is a dumb question but why do aftermarket intercoolers cost so dang much even compared to radiators?

Nov 17, 2013 | 03:33 PM

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Because they can...lmao! With my Spartan tune im pushing about 42lbs of boost, so I really did the full metal intercooler more for reliability. I also read the one from Banks has the most airflow through it for engine cooling, etc.