Laine D
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Thanks man this is a ton of help!! I didn’t realize you had done this so I was wondering how hard it was gonna be
Bullnose Intercooler?
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Thanks man this is a ton of help!! I didn’t realize you had done this so I was wondering how hard it was gonna be
Laine D
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that is a valid concern.
IDIBRONCO
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On my truck, I plan to cross that bridge when I get to it. Otherwise, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. I may not even think about it beforehand.
aggiediesel01
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Would converting to the serpentine belt system help resolve that because of a narrower package of pulleys and single belt?
Not that you plan to go looking for another inter-cooler when you've got one in hand but I've heard it referenced that the inter-cooler for the E-350 vans using a 6.0 had a thinner core reducing the depth needed for mounting behind the grill.
Laine D
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Hmmm. I didn’t know that
Laine D
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i feel like it wont be a big deal. its not a common thing to have to replace anyways.
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On EDIT.... will try to delete these extra pics that got posted???? Hope I can.
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On my’90 CCDually I mounted a IIRC an EBay ‘97-‘99 PS intercooler. Been bout 10 years & I still trying to get it hooked up.....time (sigh)
Anyway just measured & my IC is nearly 2” thick x32”wide x18” tall. I left the radiator and the rad support alone (as is) left the AC condenser alone.
Left the headlights alone.
Mted the IC in front of the AC condenser.
However I had some black hard poly something that I cut and shaped to fit that I mounted and inserted between the fender and the thingie that runs across below the headlites and below the grill. The thingie that’s got the DIESEL emblem attached to it.
I also rebuilt the mounting stuff to space the grill out about an inch or so.
BTW I was running the original 7.3 turboed with original V belts, now running ‘94 IDIT with serpentine belt. Thought I would mention that because someone was talking about belts earlier.
I also spaced my front bumper and grill guard out a few inches just for my pleasure. Mounted my radiator overflow as well as the wiper reservoir down behind my bumper. Made some room in the compartment engine compartment
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Will try to post these pics
On my’90 CCDually I mounted a IIRC an EBay ‘97-‘99 PS intercooler. Been bout 10 years & I still trying to get it hooked up.....time (sigh)
Anyway just measured & my IC is nearly 2” thick x32”wide x18” tall. I left the radiator and the rad support alone (as is) left the AC condenser alone.
Left the headlights alone.
Mted the IC in front of the AC condenser.
However I had some black hard poly something that I cut and shaped to fit that I mounted and inserted between the fender and the thingie that runs across below the headlites and below the grill. The thingie that’s got the DIESEL emblem attached to it.
I also rebuilt the mounting stuff to space the grill out about an inch or so.
BTW I was running the original 7.3 turboed with original V belts, now running ‘94 IDIT with serpentine belt. Thought I would mention that because someone was talking about belts earlier.
I also spaced my front bumper and grill guard out a few inches just for my pleasure. Mounted my radiator overflow as well as the wiper reservoir down behind my bumper. Made some room in the compartment engine compartment
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IDIBRONCO
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It's called a filler panel. I know, it's not very descriptive. Brick nose trucks have more room for mounting an intercooler than Bull noses do.
With a modified factory grille or custom grille a 33x12x3” intercooler fits fine in a bullnose. This isn’t a great picture or example, but it shows where to place it to keep the hood latch functional. This truck is using a modified gasser core support as well, swapping to serpentine belts helps a ton with piping especially if you plan on keeping ac. Make sure you get a serpentine setup with the closed tensioner, not the early open spring tensioner which are not as reliable. Ditching the factory fuel filter bracket is necessary if you are keeping the ac as well, but the intercooler will fit with the factory condenser in place.
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IDIBRONCO
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Looks like the solution to the grille clearance problem to me.
Looks like the solution to the grille clearance problem to me.
His grille and bumper have the same problem as Wes' hood
Hey this one has a hood see!
Hard to complain when it makes 500ft lbs on a stock engine though!
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What I really like is that fancy license plate holder with the fancy baling wire woven in......
.... Maybe it falls under the same list as my filler thingie thang
(I'm gonna shut up & go to bed....)
IDIBRONCO
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I've had those before.What I really like is that fancy license plate holder with the fancy baling wire woven in......
