Pack of ice on turbo/intake mani = better 1/4?

[dcrusupra]

I've heard of a few people icing down their intakes and intercoolers/piping. It probably only shave a tenth or 2 off your time. If that.

[Supra2NR]

if you can find a way to place a block of dry-ice by your intercooler

ive always thought about buying those 1" thick blocks of dry-ice
since it CO2 anyways ands thats the same they use for the IC spraybars
only the one in spray bar comes in gas state
and the dry-ice is in solid state

so the idea of the spraybar is to cool-off fins of the intercooler so it has a better change of cooling the air coming from the turbo
although it only does it when its activated, and a really hot day, i can only imagine how much you need to actually get the IC cooler

but with the dry-ice if kept in constant contact with the intercooler will provide constant cooling

i dont know, anybody think this idea could work?

[cre]

^^^I'd rather use a couple peltier junctions. Cheap refridgeration which doesn't require a refil. Google it.

[Supra2NR]

^^ i googled it, sounds like a decent idea

got a question tho? how much cooling capacity does it have?

[cre]

Depends on the pelt. I've seen a pelt turn a bowl of steaming water into a block of ice in a couple seconds before.

Peltier junctions are not very efficient though. Using a couple would probably require swapping in a lager GM alternator... not too big of a deal, they're not much larger than ours and they're pretty inexpensive.

Pelts also have to be cooled. The easy way of handling this would be to use a water cooling block for a PC and plumb it in with the cooling system. Wouldn't take much just a length of 1/2" hose... that or add a heatsink, but then you have to make sure the heat sink gets enough airflow.


To do somethinig like this and actually get a decent return out of it you would need to:
Upgrade your alternator
Insulate the intake piping (heat wrap or ceramic coating)
Make sure the pelts are well cooled


A setup like this would be FAR more effective than just a bag of ice set on the intake, but it's not the simplest thing to set up. A water injection setup may yield similar gains without the added power consumption.

[Supra2NR]

Originally Posted by cre

Depends on the pelt. I've seen a pelt turn a bowl of steaming water into a block of ice in a couple seconds before.

Peltier junctions are not very efficient though. Using a couple would probably require swapping in a lager GM alternator... not too big of a deal, they're not much larger than ours and they're pretty inexpensive.

Pelts also have to be cooled. The easy way of handling this would be to use a water cooling block for a PC and plumb it in with the cooling system. Wouldn't take much just a length of 1/2" hose... that or add a heatsink, but then you have to make sure the heat sink gets enough airflow.


To do somethinig like this and actually get a decent return out of it you would need to:
Upgrade your alternator
Insulate the intake piping (heat wrap or ceramic coating)
Make sure the pelts are well cooled


A setup like this would be FAR more effective than just a bag of ice set on the intake, but it's not the simplest thing to set up. A water injection setup may yield similar gains without the added power consumption.

sounds like a pretty interesting job?
anybody has any experience using this b4?
how reliable are they ?