Intercooler superduty intakes
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Intercooler superduty intakes
Ok I have a couple questions about adding intercooler to our trucks.
1. Can the bigger superduty intakes bolt onto our motor without interferances issue or how hard are they to adapt. Good source for finding them as cheap as possible (no luck on ebay).
2. I have a alum end tank 7.3 intercooler I like the fact of having the alum end tanks even though I have never heard of plastics messing up. Is it worth selling mine and going to a 6.0 IC or just stick with what I've got.
My plans for the truck for mods by the end of summer is injectors stage 1 and the chip to make the injectors work. I already have 17 degree HPOP waiting to be put on.
I tow big loads very common how bad will I hate my life if I put the intercooler on now with only the Intake and exhaust work done to my truck.
I can built the piping for the intercooler so that isn't a problem.
Thanks for any replies or suggestions.
1. Can the bigger superduty intakes bolt onto our motor without interferances issue or how hard are they to adapt. Good source for finding them as cheap as possible (no luck on ebay).
2. I have a alum end tank 7.3 intercooler I like the fact of having the alum end tanks even though I have never heard of plastics messing up. Is it worth selling mine and going to a 6.0 IC or just stick with what I've got.
My plans for the truck for mods by the end of summer is injectors stage 1 and the chip to make the injectors work. I already have 17 degree HPOP waiting to be put on.
I tow big loads very common how bad will I hate my life if I put the intercooler on now with only the Intake and exhaust work done to my truck.
I can built the piping for the intercooler so that isn't a problem.
Thanks for any replies or suggestions.
Last edited by smuzz; Apr 27, 2006 at 11:02 PM.
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you can put the bigger intakes on or
you can buy the early 99 style spider which is the same size as our trucks and i think you need the early 99 spider to intake boots.
other than that dont know too much about the difference between a 6slow ic and a 7.3 ic but i have heard the 6 slow ic is better. but shoot just to have one over not having one is good enough i would think.
you can buy the early 99 style spider which is the same size as our trucks and i think you need the early 99 spider to intake boots.
other than that dont know too much about the difference between a 6slow ic and a 7.3 ic but i have heard the 6 slow ic is better. but shoot just to have one over not having one is good enough i would think.
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I was hopeing for a few more response from people that have run one or both intercoolers this leads me to another question I need injectors as mine are getting weak (reason for wanting intercooler). If I put the stage 1 injectors in with no chip (I know with that set up you wouldn't see anywhere the power as with a chip to run them) but would I still get high egts when towing big loads without intercooler. I have guages so that is no worry but I need to be able to run interstate speeds. I have read about the 99 spyder and all but if I am going to intercooler it I am going to set it up with the bigger intakes unless you have to do major modifications. So any good sources on them haven't checked dealer prices yet. Thanks any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I belive you'll have to modify the 3" intakes to fit on our trucks. I think the drivers side wont fit under the turbo without moding it. Don't quote me though. I just installed a 6oh IC in my 96 with a kit from GTS. It looks very good. Check my gallery for pics. The kit comes with the spyder, pipes and additions items to make it all work.
Right now I only have a chip and 3" dp on the 96 ande it still runs real good. The only difference I see is a little lower boost numbers.
Right now I only have a chip and 3" dp on the 96 ande it still runs real good. The only difference I see is a little lower boost numbers.
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Thanks for the quick reply and Yours looks real good. That is why I was asking about the 3" intake looked like it would hit the turbo but was hoping someone that had done it would chime in. I have heard about gts knew they had some delys in shipping stuff recently but I am not really worried about building the piping or even a intake spyder if I have too just trying to build it a little cheaper than the kit.
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g-lee If you go into the area that you want to put a forum up on like in this on 94 to 97 f250 and look above all of the title there is a blue button that says new topic click iin there and shoot out your question. Good luck
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Originally Posted by smuzz
I was hopeing for a few more response from people that have run one or both intercoolers this leads me to another question I need injectors as mine are getting weak (reason for wanting intercooler). If I put the stage 1 injectors in with no chip (I know with that set up you wouldn't see anywhere the power as with a chip to run them) but would I still get high egts when towing big loads without intercooler. I have guages so that is no worry but I need to be able to run interstate speeds. I have read about the 99 spyder and all but if I am going to intercooler it I am going to set it up with the bigger intakes unless you have to do major modifications. So any good sources on them haven't checked dealer prices yet. Thanks any suggestions would be appreciated.
if you are set on the 3" intakes there is quote a few people on the "other" site that have em. i believe they also have bigger turbos to go along with it.
Originally Posted by ltfox
I don't think 3" intakes will make much difference unless your going for BIG horsepower.
smuzz you should be fine with a setup like ltfox's and stage 1's. unless you are wanting more. if thats the case you should be looking at bigger injectors than 1's, bigger oil and a aftermarket electric fuel system. try pming lukecline. i am pretty sure he has bigger intakes. he also tows huge loads over 20k with his truck and has about 450+ rwhp.
good luck
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Hey thanks for all the info I am not wanting to go big horspower on this truck. I am wanting to go big on another truck I recently bought but am going to put that motor in a old truck I haven't located yet for my shop as sort of advertising. I am trying to just see what to do with my truck as a daily driver and reliability before I start spending money on my other motor because it needs to be right the first time. Also part of my reason on bigger intake is I got a little happy with tightning the clamps on mine and oblonged one of mine so I will replace it anyways if I don't go bigger. My father has a 02 7.3 so I have been Eyeballing his setup. Sorry for all the long winded responses but I would like to just build this once and be done on this truck so I don't lose to much time on clients work right now. Thanks any more suggestions appreciated.
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i have a 97 psd that i just did all that to and love it if you have any mecanical ability and time the compleat kit off a o1-03 sd will fit 3" intakes y pipe intercooler and all stock piping. it droped my egts about 175deg and if you mess with the wast gate you get about 30 psi of boost and you truck scoots as far as the 6.0 intercooler i heard the same you did so i put it on and feel very little differance and only about 25-50deg cooler but about the same boost. as far as parts go not sure where you live but there a dime a dozen at the junk yard i payed $225 for every thing and worth every dime if you pm me and tell me how to get pic on here i will send you some but im not very good at this computer crap. hope that helps you
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Powersmoker to put up pictures on here you have to start a gallery and then just browse your computer and upload the pictures(hard to explain but easy once you start). I am a little curious to what you are saying by complete kit did you put a superduty turbo on your truck because our obs trucks don't have a wastegate. I think most don't like the later model turbo for perfomance on our truck because we already have wicked wheel and if I go with a bigger turbo it will be a bb or h2. If you did put the 3" intakes on with your stock turbo with not fit problems then I would really like to see some pictures. Thanks for suggestions.
