New intercooler time
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New intercooler time
I was doing some cleaning and painting today and I found a lot of filings and pieces of metal in my intercooler pipe. I dont want to put this motor together and fire it with any chance of metal filings being in the intercooler, so it's time for a new one.
Anyone got any suggestions on a new one? Stay with a 6.0 one like I had? It looks like it's pretty easy to break the bank on one of these, not sure i should keep doing that...
Anyone got any suggestions on a new one? Stay with a 6.0 one like I had? It looks like it's pretty easy to break the bank on one of these, not sure i should keep doing that...
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Lots of places sell upgraded 6.0 IC that should fit the mounts you have
I believe it would be less than that DI unit. I will say that thing is like sex in your hands...I held it...it was good...very very very good!
I believe it would be less than that DI unit. I will say that thing is like sex in your hands...I held it...it was good...very very very good!
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Thanks for that thought Mike. I'm pretty **** about things though, so I just wouldn't feel right about using this IC even if it was cleaned. By the time I got a different one and did what you suggested I'd almost be at the cost of a new aftermarket one. I'm leaning towards a mishimoto 6.0 cooler. Clay has them for just over a grand. Lot of money, so I want to think about it a little more though.
Well, now I'm also looking at csf ones since you brought it up. They have some pretty good looking units, and even the heavy duty unit is over 100 dollars cheaper. The medium duty one is less than 500, and is a plate and bar design like the heavy duty one. I'm liking that one a lot, especially for the cost.
Well, now I'm also looking at csf ones since you brought it up. They have some pretty good looking units, and even the heavy duty unit is over 100 dollars cheaper. The medium duty one is less than 500, and is a plate and bar design like the heavy duty one. I'm liking that one a lot, especially for the cost.
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I hear ya, I bought a used one before, but have a couple reasons. I've got more money in this motor than I'm worth, and who's to say a used one didn't come out of a truck with a blown motor and have crap in it. Like I said I dont trust cleaning mine, so wouldn't on a different one either. Second I will probably push 50+ lbs of boost, so should have a good one to fit the engine combination and will handle that.
I'm having a hard time talking myself out of that mishimoto.
I'm having a hard time talking myself out of that mishimoto.
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I hear ya, I bought a used one before, but have a couple reasons. I've got more money in this motor than I'm worth, and who's to say a used one didn't come out of a truck with a blown motor and have crap in it. Like I said I dont trust cleaning mine, so wouldn't on a different one either. Second I will probably push 50+ lbs of boost, so should have a good one to fit the engine combination and will handle that.
I'm having a hard time talking myself out of that mishimoto.
I'm having a hard time talking myself out of that mishimoto.