Intercooler on 1997 Powerstroke
Fleet Mechanic
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From: CentralEastern Utah
Originally Posted by fordf350crazy
Yes, I have 4 inch exhaust and downpipe (not sure of the size of the downpipe), but I have not modified the intake. I just have the stock setup with a K&N filter. Do you think I would have better results with an intake system then an intercooler?
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From: CentralEastern Utah
I have the Tymar set-up and love it. Some replicate it and do it theirselves. Its not hard.
http://community.webshots.com/album/21696461dSVDnArGtO
Their is the tymar kit. go to tymarperformance to order. Or as you can see its easy to duplicate.
http://community.webshots.com/album/21696461dSVDnArGtO
Their is the tymar kit. go to tymarperformance to order. Or as you can see its easy to duplicate.
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From: STEPHENVILLE,TX!!!!!
hte lag is pretty small with the ic, the nice thing is do you notice loosing power when your egts are coming up while running long hills?? the ic will minimize that by keeping your intake temps down which mean denser air. ive got mine ic'ed and i didnt notice much lag. but dropped my egts 200 in most cases
the idm mod. wont notice it if your runnin stock injectors. the gains with stock will be very minimal. with an after market injector and a chip matched to that injector and your truck you will really notice it big time.
im getting ready to put baby swamps in my truck, swamped IDM and tony wildman chip. wont be any turbo lag at all anymore.
the idm mod. wont notice it if your runnin stock injectors. the gains with stock will be very minimal. with an after market injector and a chip matched to that injector and your truck you will really notice it big time.
im getting ready to put baby swamps in my truck, swamped IDM and tony wildman chip. wont be any turbo lag at all anymore.
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From: STEPHENVILLE,TX!!!!!
the h20 injection works great like the dps system, i run that on my van. its just adding water the h20 works incredible with an intercooler also. my buddies truck can run like 700-800 degrees preturbo. 15k behing the truck hot chip 175's and h2e and intercooler, running the hills with the water he hasnt seen it above 800degress, but thats with both.
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They do help but do yourself a favor and do the 99 Superduty intercooler instead. You can usually find a take off on E-bay for cheap and install it yourself. Go to www.gtsmorotsports.com there is a great install article at that website and also a pipe kit that makes it easier. Mine ended up costing about $250 for everything, of course I got my intercooler for free.
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From: Pugetopolis
Holy old thread, Batman!
Welcome to FTE. Those GTS links are looong dead. Check out the Mods thread:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nfo-links.html
It will get you started. Not sure if there are any kits you can buy these days. Most guys get some pipes and hafta add to them.
Welcome to FTE. Those GTS links are looong dead. Check out the Mods thread:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nfo-links.html
It will get you started. Not sure if there are any kits you can buy these days. Most guys get some pipes and hafta add to them.
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Intercooler
I have a 1997 F250 super cab PSD with 330K miles and a single position chip..... I was told i could not go with a bigger chip because of the fact i dont have an intercooler. Is this true? I was thinking of buying an intercooler off of a 99 and a piping kit to hook up. Is it worth it? I have stock injectors (to the best of my knowledge), with K&N and 3" straight pipe from the turbo back.
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From: Celaya, Gto. MX
I have a 1997 F250 super cab PSD with 330K miles and a single position chip..... I was told i could not go with a bigger chip because of the fact i dont have an intercooler. Is this true? I was thinking of buying an intercooler off of a 99 and a piping kit to hook up. Is it worth it? I have stock injectors (to the best of my knowledge), with K&N and 3" straight pipe from the turbo back.
