6.0L van intercooler in 97 Van?

[Ears93]

So I was looking in a Mitchell Collision book and noticed that the 6.0L vans came with an intercooler? Is it possible to use the intercooler and piping from the 6.0 van and the piping where it actually goes into the motor off a 7.3L SD? I am not sure how it is configured on the 7.3 vans how the air is directed from the turbo into the engine. I haven't had it apart that far.
Am I on to something though?
Nick

[rpm1]

I never looked at a 6 liter van, but there must be way more room up front. Take a look at your van, and you will see that there is no room.

[beaker]

My brother has a 6.0 E-series. They did things like move both batteries to the frame and install a different radiator to make room for the intercooler. An awful lot of packaging went into fitting the 6.0 in the vans. I suspect that a good mechanic with a full complement of tools would be able to see the engine block or a cylinder head of a 6.0L within 15 minutes or so.

My personal feeling is if someone chose to modify the intake resonator, relocate the fuel filter assembly, relocate the battery, relocate the air filters on a 7.3L and switch to a 6.0L radiator, the 2004+ intercooler would work. If I had the ambition to undertake such a project, however, I would be looking at an air-to-water intercooler. More expensive, but a lot cleaner installation.

A few people on this forum have initiated intercooler projects on their 7.3L E-series, but I've never seen a completed one yet. It obviously isn't an easy project.

[blageurt]

There is no way it will work without some serious modifications to the above metioned stuff that beaker mentioned AND the Batteries have to BOTH be moved to the frame and you have to know how to weld like RPM does . . . Otherwise forget it .

[Ears93]

Well, so much for that idea. I guess I should have looked at a 6.0 van first.
Thanks anyway.

[rpm1]

Originally Posted by blageurt

and you have to know how to weld like RPM does . . . .

Thanks blag, but I really am not that good at welding. I tacked all my plumbing together, but I am going to have somebody else weld them up solid. I would have more time grinding than I do in the rest of it!

Not sure if I posted this somewhere already, but here is an idea I had for an a/a intercooler. It would be a LOT of work, but may be worth it to somebody. It would fit in the factory grill area, and then you would need a billet grill. Either cross flow or vertical flow.

[rpm1]