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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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Default Who has an intercooler behind the grill of their 99-02 truck?

For those of you who have mounted the intercooler behind the grill of their 99-02 truck, could you post some pics and specs on your intercooler? I am comfortable cutting up the hood latch support to fit an intercooler, but would like to know what size can fit? I am hoping to not have to move the radiator back.

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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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4" thick, 3in/3out ebay intercooler
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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32x14x3.5 core with dual 3" inlets and the single 4" outlet... I had to lose the hood latch and notch the bottom core support but other than that I slipped right in
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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How do you keep your hood down, mitch?
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Atomic
4" thick, 3in/3out ebay intercooler
What are the dimensions of the intercooler? Does the 4" fit okay, or would a 3" or even 2.5" thick intercooler work, perhaps with less/no cutting?
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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I'm rocking a eBay 31x11.5x3 with 3"in/out. Barely had to trim inside of grill shell for a good fit
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by lglowe
I'm rocking a eBay 31x11.5x3 with 3"in/out. Barely had to trim inside of grill shell for a good fit
Did you cut up the hood latch support?
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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About the same i/c as Atomic. 4" thick, 30x12, 3" in/out.
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I'm going to run this cut all the way out so it blends in. Then I'll color-match the grille.
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Originally Posted by Beatdown Z
About the same i/c as Atomic. 4" thick, 30x12, 3" in/out.
Looks good! Did you have to cut the hoot latch support to get it to fit like this?
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Yea, if you look in the first pic, you can see how it sits under the cut support, like Atomic's. You can also see the two L shaped pieces i made that tie it into the support. There's also two tabs I bolted on to the bottom of the core support to bolt the intercooler too.
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