The only reason the water would get too hot is if the IC’s radiator and/or pump were too small for the application. The system must be able to reject as much heat as it can absorb. This is one of the difficulties of homemade water/air set-ups.
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Yep 'twas the pump or should i say pumps.. I was too cheap to pay too much for a pump when the whole thing was just an experiment to see if it'd work. I was also using an A/C condensor to cool the water too, and that was probably not quite up to the task either. But i just wanted to see if it'd work with a modified air to air, and it did (sort of) :D
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did you have a heat exhanger also or did it just circulate to and from a water tank?
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Originally posted by NZConvertible The only reason the water would get too hot is if the IC’s radiator and/or pump were too small for the application. The system must be able to reject as much heat as it can absorb. This is one of the difficulties of homemade water/air set-ups. For racing (non-drag), the KISS principle applies, and you can't get any simpler than an A2A unit... -Ted |
hey just go out and get a CO2 cooling system, it probabaly won't heat up since its in a bottle behind you really cold and it will only cost like 7 bucks to refill the bottle.
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Originally posted by RETed Cooling capacity is more dependent on cooling medium (i.e. water/coolant/ice)... When it comes down to it, do you want 20+ gallons of water sloshing around inside the car?  That's a real waste of weight for such an advantage... For racing (non-drag), the KISS principle applies, and you can't get any simpler than an A2A unit... Have a read of this article. It explains how intercoolers really work. ;) |
Uhhhhhh......with all the BS hitting the fan here, may I ask how many people here have actually owned and extensively driven a car with water/air cooling? I have a great deal of experience with both a GMC Syclone and a Lotus Esprit Turbo, and neither of them have any trouble keeping their air charge cool.
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