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Old 04-14-2010, 06:15 PM
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So far I've seen products that work like heat sinks that cool the charge pipes. Also the intercoolers using co2...what about good 'ol fans?
Any one try this yet? Co2 is a pain in the butt and the co2 cooled intercoolers r expensive....would slim fans on the back of the intercooler increase their cooling potential?
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it would help at very slow speeds and idle but will (i would think) hinder airflow at speed. may be better to do a water sprayer on the intercooler to increase cooling. You could come up with a homemade system with parts picked from the junkyard for fairly cheap.

however prolly wont be track legal (they dont like fluids being sprayed at the track, they tend to frown on that.)
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have you changed your intercooler lubricant? You're supposed to change it every 15,000 miles.
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I made a sprayer using the windshield washer bottle and pump, a pressure switch, vac hose, and 360 degree misters from a hydroponics store. Worked awesome.
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hydroponics store eh?
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Originally Posted by gingles
hydroponics store eh?


nice don...nice..lol
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Originally Posted by DezodDon
I made a sprayer using the windshield washer bottle and pump, a pressure switch, vac hose, and 360 degree misters from a hydroponics store. Worked awesome.
I was thinking the same thing except id use the fic instead of pressure switch (same thing...lol)
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Yeah one less thing in the loop if you can use an output that's great.

Hydroponics store was the only place that had anything like I was looking for. I've never done a drug in my life That's a fact.

Put some crown in front of me that's a different story....
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I like the captain my self...(no homo)...lol
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btw sigged!!!!...lol
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Meh in autocross they don't Bite your head off about much....water isn't a problem considering othe cars run with the ac on and water gets spilled anyway...I will have to look Into making my own set up over the summer then..
Thanks for the input guys
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
btw sigged!!!!...lol
lol
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woooo....someone finally siged me. and a nice think about our washer fluid tanks....is theres an extra flat spot to drill a hole for a pump.
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Originally Posted by gingles
woooo....someone finally siged me. and a nice think about our washer fluid tanks....is theres an extra flat spot to drill a hole for a pump.
I just used the stock setup for one and left the washer nozzles useless. Just cleaned the windshield every once in a while at the gas station while filling up. But that would work for sure.
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i need my windshield wiper fluid though for snow. and it always rains up here and its like a dirty rain so theres always residue. ill have to find out if the drag strip up here is against that.....i might just do a custom co2 sprayer.
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better sig me or all your threads are closed.
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you have to be cool to get sigged aen. start working on it.
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Originally Posted by gingles
you have to be cool to get sigged aen. start working on it.
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ME CRY. cuz i'll do it.
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not a good start. pimp some hoes then your cool...crying is very uncool.
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
I was thinking the same thing except id use the fic instead of pressure switch (same thing...lol)
Yeah but pressure switches are reliable.
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