I just got a really cheap setup for a 92 prelude cold air intake. basicly its like the regular intake but it has two aluminum tubes instead of one so it can go all the way down to behind the tire I guess. Anyways I got it for like 20 bucks so I'm going to hack it up and make a cold air intake to go right to the front of the car near the radiator (not to the ground because in louisiana it is raining 90% of the time). Anyways do you guys think a cold air intake will help (not prevent) stock tmic from heat soak??? Thanks!

 

My belief is that the colder air you start with the colder air you end up with. How much it will help is unknown but my N/a CAI would do wonders for intake temps. I am sure there is atlease SOME benefit.

Santiago

 

yeah thats what I was thinking. I don't think it would hurt any. I'm just prolonging the inevitable but damn a fmic is so expensive to me right now.

 

I would try a true CAI like mine and also try and fabricate a water misting system. Just get a washer bottle setup from O'reily and hook up a fine misting nozzle to shoot right on the TMIC. This will create evaporative heat transfer which will greatly help headsoak during low speed driving and between drag runs.

Santiago

 

hum.......interesting. So I could get this from o'reily huh? crazy! also what would be the differance from my cai and yours? yours is near the tire right??? Mine will be infront of the radiator and I might even make it to where the electric fan is blowing right on it kind of forcing air into it.

 

Mine sat in front of both the rad and the oil cooler. I just mean some crazy heat shield setup or a headlight cover. Both work marginaly at best.

 

Btw the fine mist nozzle you might need to see a gardening store for it. I would've said use a regular washer nozzle but that will just drench the IC which isn't the best imo. Mist vapor will easily evaporate causing heat transfer and cooling the metal in the IC. That will allow it to remove more heat from the air intake charge.

Santiago

 

so where exactly would you set this up at. On top of the ic??? I guess this is a poor mans water injection kit but thats me a poor man Anyways if you have anymore info on it that would be really cool! links etc... Thanks.

 

Well the only semi-hard to find part would be the nozzle. I would definately set this up facing the rear of the car, at the front of the scoop. This way it would spray onto the top of the IC itself. You can pick up a wiper bottle/motor setup at any local parts stores but I saw them at O'riely. From there use some rubber hose(vac line) to run to the nozzle. Moun the nozzle and test for proper angle/direction. Ofcoarse this is assuming you have rigged up a switch/button to trigger the washer motor/pump and wired everything. I am not an electronics guy by any means but you get the basic idea.

Santiago

 

damn so you would put in on the hood scoop? Actually come to think about it I could do that and run the line so that when I opened my hood you wouldn't see any line......Sounds like fun

 

Yeah attatch it to the hood and run the line like the wiper washer ones. Get some pics when you're done!

 

Damn you 2, this is what they have AIM for .

 

What?

 

lol let see if we can get is started again , haha

anyway if I do it I will take some pics.

 

how do you plan to keep the water cool? Spraying 90 degree water on a intercooler isn't going to do anything. Also if you want to stop heat soak on your t2 top mount get a FMIC. Mine is cool to the touch after driving. I could never say that about my top mount.

 

i'd be interested to see this i want to see some pics of that washer bottle used for the tmic and the caii was thinking the same thing that alot of the n/a guys are making the cai but i havent really seen any t2 guys make one to go down by the tire / front bumper

 

My intake temps in boost dropped 20degs with a cold air intake. Cruising temps dropped 25+, it actually allowed you to punch one gear with the feeling of a fmic, then the next gear would just be hot as hell, and a lot slower...

 

Any water drips at the track will get you sidelined.

Need a quick cool down for the IC between runs?
Get a can of the computer dust off at Wal-Mart for $4.
(The rednecks here call it "blow job in a can")
Turn it upside down & spray the liquid CO2 on the fins.

 

Ok, first of all, with the reservoir mounted in a decent place, the water wouldn't be that hot. Secondly, as long as the water is cooler than what it is being sprayed on, evaporation will occur and with it a heat exchange will take place.

That said, I'm not a fan of water spray kits at all unless you're a real drag racing kinda guy. Makeshift water spray kits from the hardware store can work well for a drag racer at the track, especially on a hot day. Misting the IC down the track will help, especially if the car has been idling waiting for a run. But, ona street driven ar there is virtually no practicality to it. Who wants to refill a water tank every day or so for the minimal effect it will have. At the drag strip, a couple of tenths can be huge depending on what kind of racing you're doing. On the street = only a PITA.

Now, mitsubishi and subaru have had water spray kits for years in various Evo's and WRX's. They come from their rally cars and are useful in that setting where a stage only lasts a few minutes. However, it's just a gimmicky add-on for the road-going version.

 

couldn't I just use the stock water bottle for the winshield wipers? Mine are so gummed up at the nozle that it doesn't work anyways so I may just use that and run the wire down to the ic. What do you guys think??? Also I don't think it would be a pain in the *** for a weekend car and not for a permanent fix either. I'm just trying some cheap fixes for now until I can aford a fmic. This is what I got for the cai just incase anyone else wants alot of tubing for pretty good price http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT