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Originally Posted by 302man
Does the Banks Kit require you to cut up your truck ? I know its not suppose to be much. Typically from what I have seen in Race cars....air to air coolers knock off the temperature edge off. Just so we can run a degree or two of timing. The intercooler itself will probably do more when your at highway speeds or WOT with a ton of air gushing through it. Light throttle and city driving .... a cooler ill probably hurt performance as it turns itself into a boost restriction.
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I think I only had to cut out 2 or 4 spotwelds on radiator support, then again, i was using a ford intercooler and not the banks. Amount of metal removed is nothing to worry about, I had to go back and cut more out to situate the silicone boots properly.
Cooler air via the intercooler will provide a denser air charge which would make me think it would produce more power... Didn't notice any, just a bit of lag and very minimal difference in egts. I think my mileage dropped a tiny bit because heat was not aiding ignition of fuel... My truck never ran hot to begin with and it does not see much heavy towing. Perhaps a truck that works really hard would benefit having a cooler on it.
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