Stock Intercooler with plastic end tanks? - Diesel Forum

ITowBoats · 05-04-2006, 10:16 PM

when, if at all did ford make the switch from the all aluminum end tanks to the plastic tanks on the intercooler.

i was looking at stuff on blackclouddiesel.com and happened to notice the 7.3 to banks 6.0 intercooler and it showed a stock intercooler next to it, which happened to have plastic end tanks just like the radiator does.

just for S&G's i looked at mine today while i was replacing the mount for the fuel filter cover (didn't take it off and broke it while doing my ats housing) and noticed that mine has nice big aluminum end tanks welded to the core. should i investigate further to see if the former owner changed the intercooler to an aftermarket one, or did ford make a production change.

DZacc · 05-04-2006, 10:19 PM

The 6.0 has plastic ends but the 7.3 is all Aluminum.

clamgulch · 05-04-2006, 10:20 PM

You've got the stock cooler. My early 2000 excursion has aluminum tanks too.

Dubco1 · 05-04-2006, 10:27 PM

Late 2000 is when Ford switched to plastic tanks. So some very early 2001s had aluminum end tanks. The Oracles early 2001 had plastic tanks, when we installed his 6.0 CAC.

FOMOGO

TheHammer69 · 05-04-2006, 10:28 PM

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The 6.0 has plastic ends but the 7.3 is all Aluminum.

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early super duty 7.3's had all aluminum and then switched to plastic. My 7.3 CAC that I pulled out of my 2001 has plastic tanks.

Hammer

ITowBoats · 05-04-2006, 10:38 PM

so is an early one with aluminum tanks better off than the plastic ones if your not going to swap to aftermarket

TheHammer69 · 05-04-2006, 10:42 PM

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so is an early one with aluminum tanks better off than the plastic ones if your not going to swap to aftermarket

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I would say most likely yes.

Hammer

pipewhiner · 05-04-2006, 10:47 PM

My 99.5 had aluminum then when it got in its lil accident, it was replaced with the plastic end tank version. The body shop said he couldn't get the original version.

ITowBoats · 05-04-2006, 10:52 PM

so i should hang onto it? just from the pictures the plastic tanks look like they're alot more restrictive than those big cast aluminum tanks on mine

gregrob · 05-04-2006, 11:20 PM

My IC def has plastic tanks.

JMS1 · 05-04-2006, 11:53 PM

FOMOGO

How much larger was the 6.0 CAC than the original 7.3 CAC with the plastic ends? Does it help much with egt's

444-4D · 05-05-2006, 09:33 AM

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mine has nice big aluminum end tanks welded to the core.

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How big is big? My stock CAC has aluminum tanks but they aren't big IMO. In fact I would describe them as small and flat. You might have an aftermarket CAC.

Vengeance · 05-05-2006, 09:43 AM

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so is an early one with aluminum tanks better off than the plastic ones if your not going to swap to aftermarket

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Really all depends on how much boost you plan on making, the plastic tanks are not good for aftermarket turbo's that are pushing 40 lbs of boost regularly.