6.7 intercooler in a 7.3

Tpowerstroke4 · Dec 30, 2013

Has anyone on here done this/ know anything about whether its doable?

95tutone444 · Dec 30, 2013

Not sure what the point would be??

Rideracelivemx7 · Dec 30, 2013

because its a water to air intercooler. not many diesels out there are equipped or even have played with it yet unless your a big power guy. it keeps the 6.7 at unbelievable EGTS as far as stock goes and the lack of piping compared to a traditional intercooler means almost no boost drop. when I do twins ill probably make a water to air happen for myself too. There is so much potential with the right set up.

Tpower, if you do this ill be interested in your results, not sure what your setup is though.

Rideracelivemx7 · Dec 30, 2013

and anything is doable with the right resources/skills

Vader's Fury · Dec 30, 2013

In for info. Was thinking about this with my compounds

Rideracelivemx7 · Dec 30, 2013

for anyone interested I was going to do something similar to this, great info and super affordable vs a 1200$ mishi IC.

http://www.frozenboost.com/product_...=1006&osCsid=742348faf437a60fc676ca1816d74473

Dzchey21 · Dec 30, 2013

there is more to egts than just inlet temperature. Common rail injection makes a big difference on how the egts and horsepower correlate.

i have wondered how good the stock air to water is in a 6.7 and i have heard that anything over a stock turbo and its not much good and actually throws an ineffiecency code. so im thinking unless you plan to use it with a stock turbo it might not be worth your time. Plus im not sure what kinda pressure drop is seen across it. Plus you need the whole system, coolers, pump, tank ect

JD3020 · Dec 30, 2013

^Yep, i've heard they aren't the greatest as well. Probably be cheaper/easier to do a A/W with aftermarket parts. Its something i've thought about before and seen several set-ups on pullers, but never seen it done on a street truck.

gnxtc2 · Dec 30, 2013

So how are going to cool the water in the A2W IC?

Billy T.
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09stroker · Dec 30, 2013

With a heat exchanger

strokin'_tatsch · Dec 30, 2013

Dzchey21 said:
there is more to egts than just inlet temperature. Common rail injection makes a big difference on how the egts and horsepower correlate.

:whs: Injection quality makes a big difference.

I wouldn't bother messing with the 6.7 cooler. If you're looking to lower EGTs for towing, play with your turbo/injector combination and/or your tuning.

alradco · Dec 31, 2013

gnxtc2 said:
So how are going to cool the water in the A2W IC?

Billy T.
[email protected]

Basically like a race car with the exception of instead of changing out the ice water you add a radiator to cool the fluid. I wouldn't do it on a street driven truck.

Peter

m j · Dec 31, 2013

you can use the AC system to cool it as well as a front mount rad

V-Ref · Dec 31, 2013

Have you completed the math to see the effect on air density to see the potential power increase for a change in a 20 deg F change in inlet temps?

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TyCorr · Dec 31, 2013

09stroker said:
With a heat exchanger

Snartass! But that really was a great answer(i was going to say the exact same thing).

TyCorr · Dec 31, 2013

Since this is in the 7tree section, wouldnt an aftermarket IC be a better option? Like a banks(go ahead and laugh, some of the nicest all aluminum heat exchangers around).

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Dec 31, 2013

The big advantage of the 6.7 system is to be able to regulate it better in cold weather and make a more predictable intake air charge to help with emissions. Other than that it is very over complicated and leaves a lot more crap I a place to do a subpar job IMO.

Our 6.7 will be getting an air to air setup at some point.