ETS TMIC & heat soak...

[that_guy]

I dynoed my car yesterday. Did a couple pulls a couple minutes apart & saw about 20 HP loss with the 2nd pull. Am I just expecting too much from the ETS TMIC or is this kind of power loss abnormal for a car w/this IC? Here's my dyno thread: http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123694586

 

[CX-7owner]

Yess, this car gets air fed to the IC when you're moving, a fan blowing over the top is not enough, a fan directly on top is adequate.

 

[Rican219]

Yess, this car gets air fed to the IC when you're moving, a fan blowing over the top is not enough, a fan directly on top is adequate.

Exactly.

And yes you will heat soak still some with that TMIC but it is not as bad as the stock one.

 

[JSpeed 6 JLA]

...just spray the intercooler with the kit from protege garage made for the speed6/ETS topm mount. (it freezes the fins).....problem solved--no more heat soak with all the benefits of a top mount......I am about to purchase a 3.25ETS, vented cabon fiber hood, and the spray kit for the intercooler.

 

[Killer]

My buddy used a bag of ice on his Subie top mount IC on dyno runs. Says it works great.

 

[bstdtimsp]

just install a water sprayer kit like the sti's have u think cusco makes one pretty easy to make yourself people have done it with the msp search and you will find

 

[SuperStretch18]

Only problem with the DISI is that our plugs are right underneath the IC. Water + electronics = not good

Be careful...

 

[Igve2shtz]

I made a sprayer for my MS6 - Windshield Washer pump, a spray nozzle, tubing and a milk jug ... 20 bucks

 

[Afroman]

Only problem with the DISI is that our plugs are right underneath the IC. Water + electronics = not good

Be careful...

Not sure if this applies or not, but wouldn't driving in the rain/snow be just as much water through the IC and onto the plugs as produced by a IC sprayer? I am assuming that at least some water gets through the ducting in the hood or through the front grill when you drive.


I haven't looked at these, I am assuming they are the coil on plug version. None the less the connection should form a seal around the head with a rubber boot which prevents water from getting into the spark plug well.

*opinion* An IC sprayer should be pretty safe as long as the fluid being sprayed on the IC is not flammable like methanol.