Would This Work?

[evesdropping]

thanx mate ...

yeah .. u can feel some increas in power ... some times i put very cooled water in the tank just to test .... damn u feel alot of power.. am thinking ..u can put some ice in the tank.. lol that would be cool

So I was thinking about this, and then I was thinking about my little car fridge getting a bit run over by a trailer rendering it working, but ugly. Then I thought, I could possibly use the ugly car fridge to cool the water for the intercooler sprayer.

I figure there are two ways to do this.

1. Remove the metal element from the fridge and have it sitting under the water bottle I use for the sprayers.

2. Cut a rectangular hole out of the bottom of the water bottle and fit the cooling element in there, sealing the edges with silicon or something.

I think the second method would be more affective as there is direct contact between the cooling element and the water, however I am not sure wether it would be ok to have the element in direct contact with liquid. (I guess it would be ok as long as none of the other components were exposed to water, anyone know?)

Do you think this would have a worthwile effect on the temperature of the water?

[sinistaGTR]

why dont you just do the cheaper option and use garden water sprayers, your fmic will be colder even with normal temp water just due to the air hitting the water

[evesdropping]

why dont you just do the cheaper option and use garden water sprayers, your fmic will be colder even with normal temp water just due to the air hitting the water

Thats how I set it up, I just noticed when I was fiddling with it that the water was quite warm due to the engine bay temperature. If the water temperatutre could be significantly decreased, wouldn't the performance increase?

[Adriano]

I would relocate your resevoir to outside the engine bay. Have you tested the "fridge" to see how cold the water can get, and more importantly how fast it cools a litre or 2 of water?

[evesdropping]

I would relocate your resevoir to outside the engine bay. Have you tested the "fridge" to see how cold the water can get, and more importantly how fast it cools a litre or 2 of water?

That may be just as effective.

I haven't tested the fridge as such, because it said on the instructions no to fill it wth liquid (I assume this is because it is not 100% sealed). It does cool 9 cans down noticeably within 20 mins or so, or if they are coolish already it will cool more. I figure if the car was cold when it was started, the fridge would at least maintain the cool temperature of the water, combating the engine heat that would otherwise be warming the water.

I guess mounting the resovoir outside the enginebay in a place with good airflow would have the same effect.

[paulr33]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=96052

[4door_Sleeper]

If you want to cool your intercooler down more why not replace the water with ethonol (or many other products) = problem solved (and you could drink it LOL)