Hi everyone i have an 86 Ford F250 6.9 Diesel with a banks turbo kit and full 3 in exhaust, Ip pump turned up. i was thinking of installing an intercooler on my truck because i have a few big fmics off of some of my drift cars and i was wondering what i could expect for HP gains, i know it will lower the egts wich would be nice but just wanted to know if anyone could give me some info on it.I tow alot of heavy stuff and would like some more power. thanks everyone, and i love this website!Oh and is it better to run a wastegate or not? cuz when i got my truck i noticed it doesn't have one, i haven't went over 14 Pounds of boost cuz i dont' want bad things to happen. thanks.

 

Not sure what kind of power increase, but from what I have read, it usually drops the boost a little bit, but since the air is cooler it doesn't hurt your power. I like having the wastegate so I can adjust the boost, I cranked mine up to 10psi.

Where in Idaho are you? You should check out the Idaho section of the forum, we have club meetings once a month at sizzler and various other get together events. We have a dyno day coming up this sunday(march 7th). We could use more IDI guys.

 

yea the colder the air enters the motor the more dense it is, so in theory your shoving more air into the same space, which means better combustion and power increase. and if you want to a wastegate would also be a good idea

 

First of all:
if you increase the boost over 7psi it is wise to install an intercooler anyway to decrease combustion temperatures.
Providing enough fuel you can gain remarkable power.

A good rule of the thumb is every decrease of 10 degrees in temperature you gain 3% hp.
That means a turbo delivers usually an air outlet temperature around 150°C (or 302°F)
A good intercooler is able to decrease temps around 100°C down to 50°C(122°F)
that means 100°C/ 10°C = 10

10 x3% = 30% increase of power
-if you are able to provide enough fuel and the intercooler has enough flow to support the engine.

 

well i mainly wanted to put the intercooler on to drop my egts some i knew it would add some power but i was just wondering if anyone knew about how much. I plan to put a wastegate on as soon as i get the time and money that way i don't have to watch the boost all of the time to make sure it doesn't go to high. sycostang67 im in moscow idaho, but i will check it out and see if i can make it.

 

I nailed a chick from Moscow, Idaho, once! And one from Moscow, Ks., too. Oddly, not a single damned on from Moscow, Russia, though. I wanna move back to Bonner's Ferry.

---AutoMerged DoublePost---

Fmics?

 

Fmic/Front mount Intercooler

 

Thanks; I couldn't decipher that.