I am doing a Cummins swap on my 79 Ford and am looking for a good intercooler. I was going to use one from a 7.3 powerstroke, but have heard the 6.0 cooler is an upgrade. Anyways I wanted to see if anyone tried one yet before I go out and get one?


Also what radiators are you guys running. I was thinking about using my stock 3 core rad but am not sure it will be enough to cool the Cummins?

 

I'm pretty sure that the 6.0 intercooler is bigger than the 7.3 one. The 7.3 intercooler fits very nicely in these trucks when trimmed and mounted correctly. It's possible that the 6.0 would fit, but I'm betting it would be tight. As far as radiator goes I'm running the factory one in my truck. I have 2 electric fans on my truck and haven't had to even turn them on yet. Even on hot days this fall it would barely get to 190 degrees. So in my experience the factory radiator is more than sufficient. But I know that would change if you do a lot of heavy pulling. All in all the 12 valve motors run pretty cool.

 

I am running a '94 Dodge intercooler turned upside down and a 93 Dodge radiator. Stock hoses work. I had to trim the core support to fit the radiator.