will it hold up??

[Matt P]

Yeah if your not gonna get an extreme tune then its not necessary, but if you are and plan on hammering on it a lot, the boost and EGTs will scare you in to getting an IC, they did for me

[jethro]

ok will have to consider that it is a bit pricey for me right now. also what kind of oil do you recomend running i am the third owner of this truck and i have no idea what was run in it before i got it.

[Matt P]

I run shell rotella 15w-40

oh and you can piece an IC together for cheap, I put mine together for 275

[jethro]

for the intercooler what brand do you recomend and where is an inexpensive place to pick one up?

[GM Duraturd]

+1 on rotella 15w40. This last change I put in motorcraft 15w40.

[Matt P]

Im using an intercooler off of a superduty 7.3, thats the cheapest way to go and then I am using pipes from banks but you can also get an early 99 intake spider and modify the SD pipes to work, that is the cheapest option

[GM Duraturd]

Originally Posted by jethro

for the intercooler what brand do you recomend and where is an inexpensive place to pick one up?

Find a used one off of a new body style 7.3 and make your own pipe kit or order a pipe kit.

[2005F250]

Originally Posted by jethro

for the intercooler what brand do you recomend and where is an inexpensive place to pick one up?

Here's an intercooler kit. Has everything you need but if you wait and shop around you might be able to collect enough parts and put together your own kit for less $$$. Hypermax - Product Display

[jethro]

Originally Posted by Matt P

I run shell rotella 15w-40

oh and you can piece an IC together for cheap, I put mine together for 275

do you have a parts list by chance just so i can get an idea of what to look for? thanks for your help

[Matt P]

For the superduty 7.3 IC just keep your eyes open for one for sale on ebay or the forum, they pop up all the time, same with the pipes or spider

You can also get the spider new from powerstrokeshop.com, I dont know the part number though

If you are looking for banks pipes, there is a group buy going on for them on powerstrokenation.com