DIY Intercooler Sprayer
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DIY Intercooler Sprayer
I live in miami, damn heat soaking the intercooler sucks! So ive been searching around the forum for heatsoak and keep finding the h20 injectio (which I don't like, I tremble at the thought of hydrolock) then I see n2o and co2 spraying on the outside of the intercooler and think its a great idea. Has anyone built up their own kit? I ave never worked with these gases so i don't know AT ALL what is needed. Can anyone tell me the parts I need to build one? Thanks.
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I'm about to finish mine...but I was thinking of spraying h2o and maybe some alcohol.
Parts: Nozzle 3178K87 - Standard Mist Nozzle $5.56 from mc master carr
Check valve - from the seq turbo system
silicon hose - hose technique (left over from hose job)
Barb fitting for the larger diameter hose to smaller dia. (so the nozzle could fit in the hose.
fuel line clamp - to mount it
reservoir - from an FD that had a rear wiper
momentary push button switch and some wire and terminals...
PM me if you want me to send to a few pics...
Parts: Nozzle 3178K87 - Standard Mist Nozzle $5.56 from mc master carr
Check valve - from the seq turbo system
silicon hose - hose technique (left over from hose job)
Barb fitting for the larger diameter hose to smaller dia. (so the nozzle could fit in the hose.
fuel line clamp - to mount it
reservoir - from an FD that had a rear wiper
momentary push button switch and some wire and terminals...
PM me if you want me to send to a few pics...
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Hydrolock? LOL.
I had large 7.X gph nozzle on my car in the beginning. I had an error in my setup. I was driving home and the pressure switch touched the metal hood and it completed the circuit. Not knowing this was happening (You cant hear the pump), Im driving and 25 minutes later I decided to look at my intake temps which were 15C on a 100F day.
I realized then that the water was running. I turned the system off. My car bogged a little, but other than that had no issues.
I think you would have to pump alot of water in your car to hydrolock it, and it would have to get into your engine when the car is turned off. Not likely.
spraying the outside of the IC will do almost nothing. With water injection I run around with ambient temps consistently (It turns on when I boost).
good luck!
I had large 7.X gph nozzle on my car in the beginning. I had an error in my setup. I was driving home and the pressure switch touched the metal hood and it completed the circuit. Not knowing this was happening (You cant hear the pump), Im driving and 25 minutes later I decided to look at my intake temps which were 15C on a 100F day.
I realized then that the water was running. I turned the system off. My car bogged a little, but other than that had no issues.
I think you would have to pump alot of water in your car to hydrolock it, and it would have to get into your engine when the car is turned off. Not likely.
spraying the outside of the IC will do almost nothing. With water injection I run around with ambient temps consistently (It turns on when I boost).
good luck!
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Hydrolock? LOL.
I had large 7.X gph nozzle on my car in the beginning. I had an error in my setup. I was driving home and the pressure switch touched the metal hood and it completed the circuit. Not knowing this was happening (You cant hear the pump), Im driving and 25 minutes later I decided to look at my intake temps which were 15C on a 100F day.
I realized then that the water was running. I turned the system off. My car bogged a little, but other than that had no issues.
I think you would have to pump alot of water in your car to hydrolock it, and it would have to get into your engine when the car is turned off. Not likely.
spraying the outside of the IC will do almost nothing. With water injection I run around with ambient temps consistently (It turns on when I boost).
good luck!
Hydrolock? LOL.
I had large 7.X gph nozzle on my car in the beginning. I had an error in my setup. I was driving home and the pressure switch touched the metal hood and it completed the circuit. Not knowing this was happening (You cant hear the pump), Im driving and 25 minutes later I decided to look at my intake temps which were 15C on a 100F day.
I realized then that the water was running. I turned the system off. My car bogged a little, but other than that had no issues.
I think you would have to pump alot of water in your car to hydrolock it, and it would have to get into your engine when the car is turned off. Not likely.
spraying the outside of the IC will do almost nothing. With water injection I run around with ambient temps consistently (It turns on when I boost).
good luck!
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I used :
Two DIG fogger nozzles pointed at IC .5 gph
Hobbes Boost pressure switch set at about 4 psi (They're adjustable just remove the plug on the back).
Check valve and pressure tank to make the sprayer "lag"
Another DIG fogger nozzle to bleed down "lagging" pressure
Stock windshield spray motor and reservoir
Keeps stock IC temps down to 130 F or so max. Fan mod will fix heat soak.
Two DIG fogger nozzles pointed at IC .5 gph
Hobbes Boost pressure switch set at about 4 psi (They're adjustable just remove the plug on the back).
Check valve and pressure tank to make the sprayer "lag"
Another DIG fogger nozzle to bleed down "lagging" pressure
Stock windshield spray motor and reservoir
Keeps stock IC temps down to 130 F or so max. Fan mod will fix heat soak.
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diy intercooler water sprayer
Check this tread out:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=184177
and here are some pics of what I did:
http://24.164.73.39/pictures/galo/
You have to use a nice and loose oen way valve, otherwise it all dribbles out on your first spray. The cheap one's HELP Check Valves, (autozone, pep boys, etc), seem to be the best for this.
Good luck.
Write me if you have questions
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=184177
and here are some pics of what I did:
http://24.164.73.39/pictures/galo/
You have to use a nice and loose oen way valve, otherwise it all dribbles out on your first spray. The cheap one's HELP Check Valves, (autozone, pep boys, etc), seem to be the best for this.
Good luck.
Write me if you have questions
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go here if you want a smart ic sprayer
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_0527/...popularArticle be the best thing you can make for it imo.
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http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_0527/...popularArticle be the best thing you can make for it imo.
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Originally posted by WaLieN
I wouldn't say that it does *nothing,* as the STi has it -- if it really didn't do anything to enhance performance, I don't think they would put it on.
I wouldn't say that it does *nothing,* as the STi has it -- if it really didn't do anything to enhance performance, I don't think they would put it on.
but yea, you may get a few degrees different for a minute or 2.
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No, you'll lower your IC temps by 80 F or more. A minute or 2, how much longer do you boost on the street ? But it is about the same amount of work, i just didn't want to drill my manifold.
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Originally posted by Fred Sickert
No, you'll lower your IC temps by 80 F or more. A minute or 2, how much longer do you boost on the street ? But it is about the same amount of work, i just didn't want to drill my manifold.
No, you'll lower your IC temps by 80 F or more. A minute or 2, how much longer do you boost on the street ? But it is about the same amount of work, i just didn't want to drill my manifold.
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No but they will go to 200 F on an 80 F day, and the sprayer will lower them to 120 F. Even the water temp doesn't matter much. Has something to do with the efficiency of water as a heat exchanger.
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