Any interest in an intercooler spray kit?
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Little Beavis
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- 2001 MP3-T (#911)
Where at are the kits that have been around? (Sorry I'm search challenged. . .)
Anyway, I would be interested. Just to be able to spray it when I'm at a light on a hot day and see the steam rise. . .that might be worth it alone!
As far as the engineering involved, if you can cool down the intercooler, you'll have a greater delta T between the intake charge and the "ambient" at that point, so you will remove more heat and have a denser air charge, ie. lower temp. Kind of like trying to get the benefit of an air to water intercooler, of course it only "lasts" as long as the time it takes to spray and return to the original temp. Who knows how long that is. But a spray before a race, will help if the car is hot already. If the intercooler is the same temp as the spray, no benefit.
Yippee. . .
But I'm usually visiting my brothers in Madison, so I'm in Wisconsin from time to time, so I'm all for checking this out when you have a prototype ready.
Anyway, I would be interested. Just to be able to spray it when I'm at a light on a hot day and see the steam rise. . .that might be worth it alone!
As far as the engineering involved, if you can cool down the intercooler, you'll have a greater delta T between the intake charge and the "ambient" at that point, so you will remove more heat and have a denser air charge, ie. lower temp. Kind of like trying to get the benefit of an air to water intercooler, of course it only "lasts" as long as the time it takes to spray and return to the original temp. Who knows how long that is. But a spray before a race, will help if the car is hot already. If the intercooler is the same temp as the spray, no benefit.
Yippee. . .
But I'm usually visiting my brothers in Madison, so I'm in Wisconsin from time to time, so I'm all for checking this out when you have a prototype ready.
Huh, well I think I will bypass the intercooler sprayer idea altogether. I'm actually making the move from Florida to Stevens Point, Wisconsin so if any of you run in Kaukana let me know. I have a NX EFI kit going on my 2003.5. I had the kit from my previous car, so it will be the first modification to the MSP once she's broken in a little more.
Mike
Mike
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- 2003.5 Titanium Gray MSP #1699
Corksport has a kit for like $125 that uses the ww nozzles too.
Maybe now all of the people who think CAIs are better than SRIs will realize that getting one of these is the REAL way to get cooler air.
300 posts, almost time to leave for NOPI, & I haven't slept at all...yay
Maybe now all of the people who think CAIs are better than SRIs will realize that getting one of these is the REAL way to get cooler air.
300 posts, almost time to leave for NOPI, & I haven't slept at all...yay
Apexi said:
Yes there are other people out there that make water mist kits, but there isnt anyone that has a straight up msp kit! Also I dont know about you guys but I would rather have some easy to follow directions directly related to my car, rather then having to figure things out while doing an install. The products in these links are great, but one is just a controller.........you still have to fab up a resevoir, pump, and tubing. The autospeed setup looks like it is crazy expensive! To the person who said they dont want to buy something produced in some guys garage........dont buy one from me! But, just think about how every car parts company got started. I am sure that they didnt just move into a multi million dollar facility and start making parts, most likely they started out in there garage/basement!
JDM Sam said:
Its going to cost more then 20 to do this properly. Just spraying your intercooler with any nozzle will cool it down a little. Just soaking the ic isnt the best way to do it. The reason why I am using a really fine mist nozzle is because..........the finer the mist the easier and faster the water will evaporate............as the water evaporates it takes heat with it..........this has been proven to be the most effective and efficient process for ic spraying. If you dont believe me do your own research, or better yet go take some physics classes at your local college.
NeverSober
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- 06 wrx
I'm down. For under $100 delivered to your door, that sounds great, especially the part about it being specific for oue car. Let me know when you have an exact price and are ready to ship. Thanks
Chris
Chris
chitownballer
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yea i am down for 100 too to the door
ghettlo said:
You can buy fine atomizing nozzles cheap.
Take 2 lines and 2 t taps drain your washer fluid use water run to nozzles like that guy did it in the pics and itll mist over it! If the spray nozzles on the evo 8 squirt streams of water I think windshield nozzles will suffice. besides how much water will come out and "soak" the i/c. its just 2 nozzles. If youre gonna charge over a hundred you might as well buy an NX i/c sprayer since nitrous will drop the air temp even more than water for $350.
notice we said it will probably be sub one hundred
this is also aimed at people who want to keep their windshield washers normal
and maybe people dont have 350 for the nx kit, along with money to keep refilling the tanks and such
do you have anything better to do than post negative comments to people who are trying to do something helpful for the members who arent made of cash? like myself?
this is also aimed at people who want to keep their windshield washers normal
and maybe people dont have 350 for the nx kit, along with money to keep refilling the tanks and such
do you have anything better to do than post negative comments to people who are trying to do something helpful for the members who arent made of cash? like myself?
how is my post negative? im posting to help people who want just the basic water squirter with the easiest install and cheapest. it does keep ur washers in the same place, it just squirts water at the same time it cleans ur window.
BTW its you and your buddy getting on the defensive because im telling everyone else theres a cheaper way. sorry to blow on ur parade its a simple mod that anyone can do. im not flaming anyone. the only one flaming here is him. hes telling me to take physics classes like I don't know s*** about cars.
BTW its you and your buddy getting on the defensive because im telling everyone else theres a cheaper way. sorry to blow on ur parade its a simple mod that anyone can do. im not flaming anyone. the only one flaming here is him. hes telling me to take physics classes like I don't know s*** about cars.
JDM Sam said:
Cars and the evaporating properties of liquid do not have anything in common
Notice I didnt say you know jack 5hit about cars, I said you know jack 5hit about evaporation and the cooling properties it can posess. If you dont want to buy a kit, fine then dont buy one. I am not here to start a flame war! And if you want to tee into your existing washer system, then go for it and I am sure it will get the job done for you. Most people dont want to be spraying there windshield and waiting for it to dry at the lights. I live in a colder climate and in the winter I still use my windshield washers. I dont want to be coating my IC with ice when its negative 20! The kit I am putting together will work without a wet windshield and you will control when the ic gets sprayed.
