Hi i was wondering if upgrading the intercooler is really worth it for a daily driver street truck and ocasional run down the track. My current mods are htt 62mm turbo 150hp injectors, adrenaline, intake, exhaust... and i keep wanting more and more. I want to make power but money doesnt grow on trees as most know and spending $1000+ on an intercooler may not be the best choice... I plan to run twins soon and bigger injectors and all the other complimenting add ons to do it right... Thanks for the advice

 

Unless your stocker is leaking, don't bother with replacing it. $1k would be better spent towards an S475 to hang under your S362. You'll get a lot more bang for your buck.

 

i hit a deer with my truck and my intercooler had a tiny leak. so i bought a replacement from US Radiators for around $500 bucks. I lost alot of boost with this intercooler. so my suggestion would be to stay with the factory stock intercooler all the way! i should take mine to a shop and have them repair it and put it back in the truck, and get a little power back.

 

Thanks guys!

 

I have a pre and post innercooler intake temp gauge.
The post cooler temp is almost always just 20°F higher than the outside (ambient) temp no mater how high the pre cooler temp is.
Pre-cooler temps range from about 150° - 350°.
This indicates to me that the stock cooler is highly efficient.
Truck is about 450 hp.

 

If you want a cost effictive way of cooling temps and gaining more power why not consider adding NOS to the intercooler? I am not savy on these Diesels but I do know that its a really cheap way to cool intake temps. Plus if you just run it on a button you can use it for "Track Only" use. You can even buy a used kit from ebay for less than 300. I would do that before changing an already proven intercooler. But, without dyno time/tuning, I would not expect major gains.

 

Unless your shooting for big power numbers or your stocker is leaking, put the $$$ somewhere else.

Mine cracked on the lower passenger side corner, a common place for 2nd Gens. I replaced mine actually with a heavier 12 valve unit and there was a difference but not enough to warrant the dollars spent. If it didn't leak in the first place, I would still have the stock one installed.

Bigger and better is not always the way to go.

Jeff

 

The stock cooler is very efficient. My IAT's are 6-12* above ambient and up to about +40* with sustained 30-35 psi, a/c on, and 85*+ outside. That's with my cam moving 7% more air than stock. I would think an IC would only be necessary in heavy towing applications where the CFM of twins far exceeds stock.

I just noticed this is in the 2nd gen forum, sorry.. I was on tapatalk and it doesn't state the forum.. But from what I have heard they are just as good.

 

i bought a used Banks one for 600 in my quest to cool the egts. it did not get hot as fast but it still got hot. I would save the $ for twins they will cool it off.

 

Thanks again everyone!