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25986 Intercooler Upgrade Kit
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25986 Intercooler Upgrade Kit
25986 boost tubes
25986 intercooler front view
25986 intercooler core thickness
25986 rear core quarter view
25986 front quarter view
25986 cast end tanks

Key Features

  • Maintain maximum power long after stock is heat-soaked
  • Steady power output under extreme temperatures
  • Reduces exhaust gas temps (EGTs)
  • Improves power, durability and fuel economy
  • Increases air density to cylinders
  • Massive patent-pending 4" inlet and outlet
  • 78% greater inlet/outlet area
  • 2.18X larger core volume vs stock
  • High-efficiency cast aluminum end tanks
  • Boost tube upgrade reduces boost pressure loss
  • 1,000+ horsepower ready
  • Includes all necessary hardware

ENGINEERED TO OUTFLOW AND OUTCOOL

The new Banks Technicooler for the 2010-2012 RAM 6.7L is unlike any intercooler you've seen. We've brought cutting-edge fluid dynamics and engineering to a truck desperately in need of lower intake air temps and more boost. 2010-2012 RAM owners who tow know all too well that the stock intercooler is unable to reject heat efficiently. High intake air temps cause the truck's ECM to withdraw fuel and reduce power when you need it the most, like towing uphill during summer months. As intake air temps climb, the truck's ECM withdraws fuel in an attempt to cool the engine. Thanks to Banks lower intake air temps, your RAM will pull harder, longer. You'll feel improved throttle response, see lower intake and exhaust temps, and enjoy better fuel economy.
Mass Air Flow Chart
Pressure Drop Chart

Banks massive intercooler upgrade for the 2010-2012 Cummins 6.7L uses a 3.25" thick core that is over twice as thick as the factory charge air cooler.

With an overall core volume of 2401.4 cubic inches, that's more than any competitive product tested including Mishimoto, Wagner, and AFE, and over 2x the volume of the stock unit.

The cast aluminum end takes (manifolds) with massive 4" inlets and outlets feature 30% more mass flow than competitive 3.5" end tanks, and a whopping 78% larger flow area than the stock charge air cooler.

All this results in lower intake temperatures under sustained load with over 4.3x less boost pressure loss across the system.

TESTED AND RATED FOR EXTREME PERFORMANCE

The 2010-2012 RAM was a packaging challenge. With height, width, and depth limited, testing had to be done to extract the maximum amount of performance without altering the factory radiator core support to accommodate a larger unit. This resulted in several innovations including a dual-thickness core and elliptical inlet and outlet.
Real World Testing
Engineering Features

Dual-Thickness Core
A well-engineered intercooler must perform a difficult balancing act between effectiveness and efficiency while allowing air to flow through it to cool the radiator and engine. It must cool the charge air better than stock (effectiveness) while maintaining boost pressure (efficiency). This is often easier said than done.

Increasing core thickness improves heat rejection but it can also result in a loss of boost pressure. Make it too thick, and it can prevent air from passing through and cooling the engine. Uneven distribution of airflow across the core can result in unwanted hot and cold zones. Combining two cores of different thickness solved this challenge. And for those with compound turbos, the core is pressure tested to withstand 1,000+ horsepower applications.

Elliptical Inlet and Outlet
We wanted to increase the diameter of the inlet and outlet but there there was so little space between the radiator core-support and frame that enlarging them to 4" in diameter simply wasn't possible without cutting the factory core support. The solution took months to perfect.

We engineered an elliptical inlet and outlet using NACA (known today as NASA) technology.  The transition from elliptical to round is handled by custom 5-ply silicone couplers. This results in lower intake air temperatures under sustained load with over 4.3x less boost pressure loss across the system. In other words, better sustained power when you need it the most. 

About This Product

Maintain maximum power output long after the stock intercooler is heat-soaked. Adds core volume and greater inlet area over stock, with high-efficiency custom-machined cast aluminum end tanks with massive patent-pending elliptical inlet and outlet. Includes mandrel-bent high-flow boost tubes and all necessary hardware. 1,000 horsepower capable. 
Specifications

Superior to Stock:
Everything about Banks Intercooler System is designed bigger and better. This upgrade kit includes a set of high-flow boost tubes and a Banks-designed intercooler solution.

The Banks Boost Tubes feature oversized mandrel-bent pipes matched to the increased performance design of the new intercooler. The Banks-designed intercooler has a thicker core with percent greater volume to improve cooling. It also has large, high-efficiency all-aluminum end tanks and wide-open inlet/outlets for greater flow area. The Banks Intercooler dramatically increases the engine's cooling capacity and power potential by balancing a richer fuel mixture with cooler, denser, improved airflow.

Result: You get higher continuous power and more power at any exhaust gas temp (EGT), with better fuel economy, and lower EGTs.
This Intercooler Upgrade
fits the following vehicles:
click to expand

Dodge

Dodge Ram 2500

  • Dodge Ram 2500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Dodge Ram 3500

  • Dodge Ram 3500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Dodge Ram 4500

  • Dodge Ram 4500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Dodge Ram 5500

  • Dodge Ram 5500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Ram

Ram 2500

  • Ram 2500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 2500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011

Ram 3500

  • Ram 3500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 3500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011

Ram 4500

  • Ram 4500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 4500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011

Ram 5500

  • Ram 5500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 5500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011
Installation and Support
Intercooler Upgrade for 2010-12 Dodge/RAM 2500/3500 6.7L Diesel

Intercooler UpgradeIncludes Boost Tube Upgrade (red powder coated)

SKU #25986

2010-2012 Dodge/Ram 2500/3500 6.7L Diesel

Maintain maximum power longer, improve fuel economy, and lower exhaust gas temps. Reduces pressure loss by 77% over stock. 1,000+ HP ready.

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$2,095.00
MSRP: $2,327.78
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Key Features

  • Maintain maximum power long after stock is heat-soaked
  • Steady power output under extreme temperatures
  • Reduces exhaust gas temps (EGTs)
  • Improves power, durability and fuel economy
  • Increases air density to cylinders
  • Massive patent-pending 4" inlet and outlet
  • 78% greater inlet/outlet area
  • 2.18X larger core volume vs stock
  • High-efficiency cast aluminum end tanks
  • Boost tube upgrade reduces boost pressure loss
  • 1,000+ horsepower ready
  • Includes all necessary hardware

ENGINEERED TO OUTFLOW AND OUTCOOL

The new Banks Technicooler for the 2010-2012 RAM 6.7L is unlike any intercooler you've seen. We've brought cutting-edge fluid dynamics and engineering to a truck desperately in need of lower intake air temps and more boost. 2010-2012 RAM owners who tow know all too well that the stock intercooler is unable to reject heat efficiently. High intake air temps cause the truck's ECM to withdraw fuel and reduce power when you need it the most, like towing uphill during summer months. As intake air temps climb, the truck's ECM withdraws fuel in an attempt to cool the engine. Thanks to Banks lower intake air temps, your RAM will pull harder, longer. You'll feel improved throttle response, see lower intake and exhaust temps, and enjoy better fuel economy.
Mass Air Flow Chart
Pressure Drop Chart

Banks massive intercooler upgrade for the 2010-2012 Cummins 6.7L uses a 3.25" thick core that is over twice as thick as the factory charge air cooler.

With an overall core volume of 2401.4 cubic inches, that's more than any competitive product tested including Mishimoto, Wagner, and AFE, and over 2x the volume of the stock unit.

The cast aluminum end takes (manifolds) with massive 4" inlets and outlets feature 30% more mass flow than competitive 3.5" end tanks, and a whopping 78% larger flow area than the stock charge air cooler.

All this results in lower intake temperatures under sustained load with over 4.3x less boost pressure loss across the system.

TESTED AND RATED FOR EXTREME PERFORMANCE

The 2010-2012 RAM was a packaging challenge. With height, width, and depth limited, testing had to be done to extract the maximum amount of performance without altering the factory radiator core support to accommodate a larger unit. This resulted in several innovations including a dual-thickness core and elliptical inlet and outlet.
Real World Testing
Engineering Features

Dual-Thickness Core
A well-engineered intercooler must perform a difficult balancing act between effectiveness and efficiency while allowing air to flow through it to cool the radiator and engine. It must cool the charge air better than stock (effectiveness) while maintaining boost pressure (efficiency). This is often easier said than done.

Increasing core thickness improves heat rejection but it can also result in a loss of boost pressure. Make it too thick, and it can prevent air from passing through and cooling the engine. Uneven distribution of airflow across the core can result in unwanted hot and cold zones. Combining two cores of different thickness solved this challenge. And for those with compound turbos, the core is pressure tested to withstand 1,000+ horsepower applications.

Elliptical Inlet and Outlet
We wanted to increase the diameter of the inlet and outlet but there there was so little space between the radiator core-support and frame that enlarging them to 4" in diameter simply wasn't possible without cutting the factory core support. The solution took months to perfect.

We engineered an elliptical inlet and outlet using NACA (known today as NASA) technology.  The transition from elliptical to round is handled by custom 5-ply silicone couplers. This results in lower intake air temperatures under sustained load with over 4.3x less boost pressure loss across the system. In other words, better sustained power when you need it the most. 

About This Product

Maintain maximum power output long after the stock intercooler is heat-soaked. Adds core volume and greater inlet area over stock, with high-efficiency custom-machined cast aluminum end tanks with massive patent-pending elliptical inlet and outlet. Includes mandrel-bent high-flow boost tubes and all necessary hardware. 1,000 horsepower capable. 
Specifications

Superior to Stock:
Everything about Banks Intercooler System is designed bigger and better. This upgrade kit includes a set of high-flow boost tubes and a Banks-designed intercooler solution.

The Banks Boost Tubes feature oversized mandrel-bent pipes matched to the increased performance design of the new intercooler. The Banks-designed intercooler has a thicker core with percent greater volume to improve cooling. It also has large, high-efficiency all-aluminum end tanks and wide-open inlet/outlets for greater flow area. The Banks Intercooler dramatically increases the engine's cooling capacity and power potential by balancing a richer fuel mixture with cooler, denser, improved airflow.

Result: You get higher continuous power and more power at any exhaust gas temp (EGT), with better fuel economy, and lower EGTs.
This Intercooler Upgrade
fits the following vehicles:
click to expand

Dodge

Dodge Ram 2500

  • Dodge Ram 2500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Dodge Ram 3500

  • Dodge Ram 3500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Dodge Ram 4500

  • Dodge Ram 4500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Dodge Ram 5500

  • Dodge Ram 5500 | 6.7L Diesel 2010

Ram

Ram 2500

  • Ram 2500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 2500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011

Ram 3500

  • Ram 3500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 3500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011

Ram 4500

  • Ram 4500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 4500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011

Ram 5500

  • Ram 5500 | 6.7L Diesel 2012
  • Ram 5500 | 6.7L Diesel 2011
Installation and Support
Intercooler Upgrade for 2010-12 Dodge/RAM 2500/3500 6.7L Diesel

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.

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2012 Ram

"Decided to upgrade and correct part for the correct application. Fittment was good, had to modify the tow hooks a little other than that good piece and hope for an improved pull on hot days and long hill and mountain roads"

— Tom D. (5/5)

Q&A

i already have banks boost tubes, will the intercooler be available without them? and how much? i have a 2012 ram 3500 6.7 g56
The Banks Boost Tube kit for the factory intercooler will not transfer over to the new Banks Technicooler upgrade as the couplers and tubing fitment is different.