I have a 1.5 hr drive to the track, so as soon as I get in line the car starts to heat-soak. After the 10 minute lineup I can race, but by that time the IC is hot.
Methods to keep cool... Need opinions (preferably tested ones)...
- Bag of ice on the IC.... is this the best method?
- Keep it idling? Since there will be airflow through the ic, it should keep it a little cooler than letting the heat come up into it. But then the engine is still making heat... Any opinions on this one? Since the line moves quickly, I have to turn it off/on all the time.
- I always remove the hood / firewall weather stripping to allow the heat to come out the back of the hood near the windshield. This works a bit, you can see the heat coming out.
- Open the hood, problem is, the line moves a car length every 30 seconds.
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99 RT Eh,
Go on JRP Online.com under the cooling section and go to Cryogenics:
The CryO² is a product designed to reduce the temperature of the air/fuel intake charge thus creating power. This system harnesses the cryogenic properties of liquid Co² to lower the air/fuel intake charge by up to 60%. :yesnod:
I think this will solve your problems with the heatsoak and definetly give you some extra HP. It's not cheap but for what it does it's really not that bad either. I think it runs $400. to $500...........but call them and check. You can also go to their retail store, it's on the South Service Rd., below the QEW between Erin Mills Parkway and Winston Churchill Blvd., it's beside a storage company on one side and a no-name gas station on the otherside, I think it's Cango or something like that. Anyway, it's not hard to find and you go in the side door.
I think I might install one also, because it can be moved from TMIC to a FMIC so it's not wasted money. I've noticed my car performs way better if it's not to hot, so this thing should make a huge difference. There is also a cheap intercooler water spray system for about $100. but I think that wouls be a bit messy.
Anyway, good luck, I hope one of these ideas solves your heat problem.
Kindest Regards,
Rocket 6 :drive:
There are also aerosol cans of spray air that you can use. The cans you use to clean computer components with works decently at cooling things off, but effects only last for a short while.
They do make little spray cans of NOS that you can use to chill an intercooler. Might want to look into that. Those are best used just as you pull up to the line.
Electrical contact cleaner is another one that chills quickly, and can be had in a can.
None of the above are permanent, all are to be used just as you pull to the line.
Thanks,
Jason
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FTASNTZ,
It's funny you say that because I tried it last weekend. I was using it for cleaning my keyboard and a light bulb went on ................portable intercooler sprayer. I think it works better for cleaning than actually cooling the intercooler, I don't think it's big enough. Hey, tape three cans together so you can spray a bigger area all at one time. :drool:
Kindest Regards,
Rocket 6 :drive: