Intercooler install tips

[WTX]

Has anyone installed an aftermarket intercooler on their gen 3 yet? I’ve been watching videos and reading about it but was curious if anyone had any tips or short cuts. I was hoping not to take off the bumper (for time savings) but it looks like everything is a tight fit.

I went with SVC but their instructions are for a gen 2. I assume it’s not that much difference on the install.

Any tricks or shortcuts I should be aware of?

I plan to install once the weather warms up just a bit.

 

[Mikegmang]

I’m also curious about the install. I have a Gen 2 intercooler. Can that one be swapped to the Gen 3?

 

[WTX]

I’m not sure. I bet SVC can answer that question.

 

[flwrappeder]

Has anyone installed an aftermarket intercooler on their gen 3 yet? I’ve been watching videos and reading about it but was curious if anyone had any tips or short cuts. I was hoping not to take off the bumper (for time savings) but it looks like everything is a tight fit.

I went with SVC but their instructions are for a gen 2. I assume it’s not that much difference on the install.

Any tricks or shortcuts I should be aware of?

I plan to install once the weather warms up just a bit.

Mine is still sitting in the garage in the box. I just haven’t had the time to start on it. I was also waiting on my blow off valve which came in Saturday. It’s just nuts and bolts man. If I beat you to it I’ll let you know of any issues I come across. Part of me wants to wait till spring, that and my garage is stacked full of flooring,tile, and fixtures for a pool house were currently building.

 

[WTX]

Mine is still sitting in the garage in the box. I just haven’t had the time to start on it. I was also waiting on my blow off valve which came in Saturday. It’s just nuts and bolts man. If I beat you to it I’ll let you know of any issues I come across. Part of me wants to wait till spring, that and my garage is stacked full of flooring,tile, and fixtures for a pool house were currently building.

Nice. I doubt it will be that difficult. I looked over the truck a bit ago and seems straightforward. I might jump on it this coming Friday, the weather should be decent.

 

[WestTXRaptor6]

I believe it requires all fender flares in place prior to install.

 

[ChaseH]

Ive done it. Its actually easy. The Gen 3 bumper comes off with 3 bolts on each side, no need to remove the plastic in the center of the grill like you did on the gen 2 bumper.

The actual grill is held by 6 bolts and some press in plastic snaps under the hood. Then just body clips and 1 small bolt on each side connected to the headlight.

The biggest slow down was cutting out the plastic for the grill. I cut out a ton haha and it was sketchy but I did it.

It took about 3 hours, if i did it again I could do it in 30 mins aside from cutting out the grill.

 

[ChaseH]

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[Raptor1111]

Does this add any noticeable performance gain? Is it mainly for sustained hard driving to keep things "cooler?" Please excuse my inexperience. I haver never used a different intercooler.

However, thanks for the install tips + pics. You make it look very straightforward and simple. Thanks again!

 

[Grayson]

Does this add any noticeable performance gain? Is it mainly for sustained hard driving to keep things "cooler?" Please excuse my inexperience. I haver never used a different intercooler.

However, thanks for the install tips + pics. You make it look very straightforward and simple. Thanks again!

According to the dyno by Livernois an intercooler only adds 60hp peak gains but that's in a semi controlled environment. After tuning is available I will do the intercooler, piping and intake at one time. A good set of downpipes would be nice as well.