imelmo
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I'm thinking about getting the Banks Technicooler intercooler system. What kind of drops in egt will I see and what kind of (if any) power gains will I see? Are there any other benefits or disadvantages? Thanx for any help.
Intercooler questions
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dieselpower
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I would go with a TaperCore from Hypermax, you can expect 150deg in temp drop maybe more.
Ford_Forgotton
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I heard the 6.0 intercooler is almost a clone of the hypermax unit (or maybe it was banks), either way, there was some guys on TDS swapping 6.0 IC's into their 7.3's.
wftree
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Below is the write up I did on the install any questions let me know. I have run 35 psi of boost from a long time with no problems.
WFTREE
With the EXPERT help of the guys from the Western New York Powerstroke Club, Thanks Gar, Jim, Jeff and Kory, I just finished the 6.0 intercooler.
The new intercooler is 31% bigger.
Original 30x18x2
6.0 30x21x2.25
It was easier than I thought, much of the time was on the fly engineering. I have not fired it up yet so I have a few concerns I will address.
INSTALLATION
Either drain radiator or drain enough to remove upper radiator hose
Remove over flow tank on top of the radiator
remove all radiator and AC condensor mounts but do not remove either
Remove upper radiator hose.
Remove bolts holding fan shroud
I have a stick so you might have to move the tranny cooler on an auto??
Remove 2 bolts holding Intercooler and hoses connecting to pipes
Tilt back the radiator as far as possible and pull the intercooler out. This will take some manuevering to get it clear of the AC lines(removing the condensor mounts allows moving of the lines) but it will come out. Better to have 2 people one at each end.
The new intercooler is 1/4 inch thicker so you will have to get the fan shroud in just the right spot and the radiator a little farther back to get the new one in place. again 2 people for this. Bolts right up to the original mounts.
NOW THE FUN PART
The intercooler tubes do not fit!
This took some time but our fearless leader Gar Hanson figured it out.
The inlet is smaller on the new intercooler, same size 3" as the intercooler tubes. The outlet is the same size as the original.
The inlet and outlet are also an inch shorter so we needed to fill this gap and figure out the size problem.
The solution was simple. you need 2 napa intercooler hoses Part number 1701 and 1740 and 2 extra clamps
Cut off 2.5 inches of the oultet pipe near the intercooler, passenger side of the truck, save this short piece. attactch the 1701 hose on the shortened intercooler pipe, attatch the 2.5 inch piece you cut off to connect the new hose from NAPA to the stock blue hose. This blue hose fits on the new intercooler. you use the new NAPA hose to add 1/2 to 1 inch of length. Cutting the pipe and reconnecting it with a 1/2 inch or so gap gives you the extra lenght you need.
On the other side the NAPA hose 1740 adds the extra length needed.
Thighten it all up! put the other parts back in place!
DONE
WFTREE
With the EXPERT help of the guys from the Western New York Powerstroke Club, Thanks Gar, Jim, Jeff and Kory, I just finished the 6.0 intercooler.
The new intercooler is 31% bigger.
Original 30x18x2
6.0 30x21x2.25
It was easier than I thought, much of the time was on the fly engineering. I have not fired it up yet so I have a few concerns I will address.
INSTALLATION
Either drain radiator or drain enough to remove upper radiator hose
Remove over flow tank on top of the radiator
remove all radiator and AC condensor mounts but do not remove either
Remove upper radiator hose.
Remove bolts holding fan shroud
I have a stick so you might have to move the tranny cooler on an auto??
Remove 2 bolts holding Intercooler and hoses connecting to pipes
Tilt back the radiator as far as possible and pull the intercooler out. This will take some manuevering to get it clear of the AC lines(removing the condensor mounts allows moving of the lines) but it will come out. Better to have 2 people one at each end.
The new intercooler is 1/4 inch thicker so you will have to get the fan shroud in just the right spot and the radiator a little farther back to get the new one in place. again 2 people for this. Bolts right up to the original mounts.
NOW THE FUN PART
The intercooler tubes do not fit!
This took some time but our fearless leader Gar Hanson figured it out.
The inlet is smaller on the new intercooler, same size 3" as the intercooler tubes. The outlet is the same size as the original.
The inlet and outlet are also an inch shorter so we needed to fill this gap and figure out the size problem.
The solution was simple. you need 2 napa intercooler hoses Part number 1701 and 1740 and 2 extra clamps
Cut off 2.5 inches of the oultet pipe near the intercooler, passenger side of the truck, save this short piece. attactch the 1701 hose on the shortened intercooler pipe, attatch the 2.5 inch piece you cut off to connect the new hose from NAPA to the stock blue hose. This blue hose fits on the new intercooler. you use the new NAPA hose to add 1/2 to 1 inch of length. Cutting the pipe and reconnecting it with a 1/2 inch or so gap gives you the extra lenght you need.
On the other side the NAPA hose 1740 adds the extra length needed.
Thighten it all up! put the other parts back in place!
DONE
imelmo
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How much of an egt drop did you see with the 6.0 intercooler?
And congrats to you, Ford_Forgotten, for winning at the Diesel Drags!
And congrats to you, Ford_Forgotten, for winning at the Diesel Drags!
wftree
Registered User
I saw about 100 degree drop. I am sure the taper core is betterand if I had the money I would buy one but I spent less than 300.00 for the 6.0 install
WFTREE
WFTREE
lukecline
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Buying a 6 OH ic for my truck was a well spent $255.
Luke
Luke
imelmo
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Where did ya'll find the 6.0 intercoolers at?
lukecline
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imelmo said:
I bought mine new from ford.
luke
Dale_Lakin
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Part # is 3C3Z6K775AA
$255 must have been a little bit ago becuase they run $270 or so now
$255 must have been a little bit ago becuase they run $270 or so now
wftree
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If you can find someone with a commercial account you can get a discount.
WFTREE
WFTREE
imelmo
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Thanx for the help.
dieselwiezil
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imelmo, if you do get a new ic, i know somone that could take yours off your hands. Perhaps i may be of some help of getting a 6.0IC. Im a student at WyoTech, and we get Ford OEM stuff at cost!!
Jeff
Jeff
