aftermarket intercoolers, really drop EGT's?

[jmccart]

I have read some people say that an after market cooler will drop EGT's a bunch and others say that it won't make that big if a diff. when towing with a stock turbo.



Any tips?



Thanx.

 

[Cochran]

I blew up my stock one and was forced to replace it. I am very happy with the banks kit. I have a tough time getting the egts above 1300 towing the boat up the hill from lake mead to boulder city. Juice on 3 going 60 mph (in a 45, I could go faster) ambient temps at 115 deg. water temp gets pretty hot though I will back off a little when it hits 215 deg I think I had it to 220 once outpulling a power joke towing a dinghy.

 

[jmccart]

Thanx Cochran. What do you mean; "in a 45, I could go faster?"

 

[WUnderwood]

the stock turbo is still a restriction, to a degree, I think, but a quality aftermarket intercooler will help out a lot if you are towing heavy, I think

 

[Cochran]

I could tow the boat up the hill going 80 and still keep egts in check however I would go to jail since it is a 45mph zone.

 

[jmccart]

Oh, gotcha, thanx.

 

[Morse]

Cochran, what were your EGT's like before the new intercooler? I'm on the fence as far as buying one as well. .

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I suspect this is a question much like adding an aftermarket hood/scoop induction system - guys spending LOTS of money on a expensive goody will, more often than not, CONVINCE themselves there was a benefit, and it was $$$ well spent - whether it really was, or not! :-laf

 

[Cochran]

dunno about egts, as soon as I turned the edge up the stock cooler blew the end off. I do know that this cooler will hold as much boost as I want to put through the head.

 

[Benson]

I am also on the fence and trying to decide which one to go with.



It wouldn't be hard to get a thermo gun and take temp measurements on the inlet and outlet side of the intercooler just after pulling off the freeway. I started doing that once but never followed through with the new cooler. I plan to do that before I get one and install it just to see what real world difference there is.



Now, which one?