What kind of difference is there in the banks and BD intercoolers?

 

Price?

I don't know...I have a City Diesel Cool Twist.

It looks real nice...will not blow till 150 psi...etc etc etc.

However, if I did it again...I would not have replace my OEM metal one (unless it blew) or spent more for a Spearco. I SAW NO CHANGE in performance.

 

Id rock one of Hellmans if I had the dough...


Stock plastic tanked one still holding so far.
<-knock on wood.

 

How about the others out there as well?? Can anyone come up with definitive info on an intercooler that has actually made a difference on their vehicle? Not just the "I got this and I like it" story.

 

I have the Spearco. Installed at the same time as twins so have no hard data about test results. I bought it for security when running 70 plus lbs of boost. It is a PIA to install though. Tim

 

I dont think I noticed any difference with the banks but I also installed the edge at the same time.

Everyone told me it wasnt gonna be a good purchase and that they only test it to like 35lbs or something like that when I bought it and I was just makin the most of my money at the time. I smacked a dear and needed a new one. You get all the piping and clamps and everything along with the intake for the same money as just the intercooler with most of them so I went with Banks. Was it a bad purchase? Only time will tell. But its holdin fine for me.

 

cquestad, you saw no egt drop?

Tim, if you say it is a pita I bet it does suck pretty bad.

Tristan, you hit a deAr??? Did you run into your wife? (Sorry, I had too.)

 

I run a BD and have no issues.

 

I had a banks in my ford, but in the dodge everything is stock. so i was wondering the big difference in any intercooler really.

 

Dang it I shouldve reread what I wrote before I posted it.

 

Yeah, I'm sorry but I couldnt let that one slip. It was funny to me anyways.

 

So spearco or hellmans are both pretty good intercoolers as well? I don't know if im going to run another banks, since i already had one. Maybe try something different for once

 

I have the bd intercooler, on my second one now. The first ballooned on the inlet and outlet side and cracked down the inlet side. So i cant say id highly reccomend a bd.