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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 05:08 PM
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Inter cooler install help and tips?

I’m doing an inter cooler install on my 97 7.3 any tips? Does anyone know what the name of this part is I’m not to sure if it’s a transmission cooler or something else.


 
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 06:29 PM
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Trace the lines and see where they go. Could be AC as well
 
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 07:54 PM
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That's the little tiny worthless stock trans cooler.

If you look in the stickies at the top of the page you might find a intercooler install guide, I can't remember.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 06:29 AM
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At the risk of sounding harsh, there are plenty of videos on OBS intercooler installs. IIRC, commercial vendors have write-ups as well.

Project seems straight-forward as long as it has all the correct parts.

Might consider replacing that trans cooler as part of the intercooler project.
 
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Now is the perfect time to bump up to a 40k trucool or the infamous 6.0 cooler and throw that baby cooler in the trash while you're tearing the truck down for an intercooler.

https://www.dieselsite.com/specialor...ioncooler.aspx

https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/6-0l-...cooler-26-row/

 
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 07:14 PM
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If you don't want to throw it in the trash I know some people use it as a power steering cooler when they have big tires and a lift.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2020 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by oldbird1965
If you don't want to throw it in the trash I know some people use it as a power steering cooler when they have big tires and a lift.
Used to see that quite a bit on FSB back in the day when 39's and Dana 60's used to be the big boy axles and tires. Nowadays it's all full hydro, dana 80/super 14 steer axles, 44-46's, 500hp LS swaps.....
 
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