this is just an idea so flame if u want. i was reading about the new STi's and how they have a button and when u push it, it sprays some water on the intercooler. say for example you have a c/f hood or something without the nozzle holes. what if you took out all of the windshild wiper fluid and put water in it, and wrigged the tubes so that it would spray on the intercooler (if u have one). do you think that would help at all?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94hondaLS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">holy ****!! I was right when I told my friends that I felt more power everytime I leave the gas pump. Since the fuel is colder when it comes out of the ground than when it sits in my tank for a while.

I always had a theory but never had any facts to back it up. This post has renewed my confidence in myself. </TD></TR></TABLE>

damn i always thought that too... but i never thought temp had anything to do with it. geez i feel stupid. i thought it had somehting to do with more fuel in tank = more pressure... on me

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by barto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is just an idea so flame if u want. i was reading about the new STi's and how they have a button and when u push it, it sprays some water on the intercooler. say for example you have a c/f hood or something without the nozzle holes. what if you took out all of the windshild wiper fluid and put water in it, and wrigged the tubes so that it would spray on the intercooler (if u have one). do you think that would help at all?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i guess youve never seen systems that spray nitrous or CO2 on an intercooler then??

 

My grandpa used a cool can back in the 60's,,,lol.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by barto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is just an idea so flame if u want. i was reading about the new STi's and how they have a button and when u push it, it sprays some water on the intercooler. say for example you have a c/f hood or something without the nozzle holes. what if you took out all of the windshild wiper fluid and put water in it, and wrigged the tubes so that it would spray on the intercooler (if u have one). do you think that would help at all?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm sure that'll work. It'll work like a swamp cooler.

 

hahaha that is funny, i wanted to do that, in fact i had made a post about it, on my buddy's old name.

and i got shitty respones. funny...


that's a good idea tho. i might have to get me one.

If someone does decide to make one on here, make sure u take pic's and have a DIY topic.

 

you can also run you car a quart low on oil (to reduce windage) or add a crank scrapper and a windage tray to gain some extra "free" horsepower. just remember that cooler air/fuel always = more power (think of an intercooler on a turbo car)

 

lower viscosity oil also makes more power.

Hot Rod(or Car Craft) did a big dyno test on it a few years back. moving from 10w40 to 5w30 or 0w30 made more power, until the revs went so high that they had a problem with air getting sucked into the oil(was making a vortex at the oil pickup). The thicker oil better resisted the votex effect.

Not that we are running thick oil, anyway..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thid92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any 1 watck spike tv, they had some chemical that would ressist heat really good. they put a rag on fire and sprayed it on it and it went out instantly then couldnt light it on fire again.
</TD></TR></TABLE> hmmmmmm, sounds like the amazing chemical H2O to me

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TeStUdO &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i guess youve never seen systems that spray nitrous or CO2 on an intercooler then??</TD></TR></TABLE>

no i have but you have to pay for that allthough im sure those 2 choices would work better

 

The EVO also has water squirters for the intercooler.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jweller &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> hmmmmmm, sounds like the amazing chemical H2O to me</TD></TR></TABLE>

I beleive the chemical name is Hydric Acid, or Hydronium Hydroxide

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ED8DX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I beleive the chemical name is Hydric Acid, or Hydronium Hydroxide </TD></TR></TABLE>
maybe Hydrogen Hydroxide? H-OH (water)..lol

 

wow i didnt think this topic would pick up this well...Ill do a DIY article here next weekend and cant see what kind of HP i can make out of some dry ice.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by barto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is just an idea so flame if u want. i was reading about the new STi's and how they have a button and when u push it, it sprays some water on the intercooler. say for example you have a c/f hood or something without the nozzle holes. what if you took out all of the windshild wiper fluid and put water in it, and wrigged the tubes so that it would spray on the intercooler (if u have one). do you think that would help at all?</TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.starquestclub.com/i...62076

read this link, interesting info

 

The product on "trucks" was "coldfire"...

http://www.ffpsafety.com/CF/CF_COLDFIRE_MAIN.htm

They're also charged by compressed air so you don't need a fireman to re-charge it... you just order some more liquid and charge up the original canister with air...

As far as spraying it on your intake manifold you'd probobly be better off with a switch actuated can of "freeze it" spray. It's used by janitors to freeze off gum and wax stuck in carpets... it gets things COLD... and it takes a while for them to heat up again...

Water to air coolers are the shiot... when I was piecing together my homemade turbo project I was looking into LOTS of stuff on how to make one yourself... If I ever get back to work and make some money I'll get back on it... Sold off all my turbo parts anyhow now.

This fuel cooler looks interesting though... I'm probobly going to make one in the next couple of months... I like dirt cheap mods...

Oh and to answer another un-answered question... YES storing dry ice in a normal freezer will prevent it from evaporating off.

 

This is very interesting. Keep us informed JDMlifestyle. This sounds like something I would like to try.

 

You got 250hp at the WHEELS on a POS 3.4liter GA with just basic bolt-ons and a P&P job? Am I missing something here?

 

for years the exp were saying they need a return line to cool the fuel now the newer civic doenst have a return line, seems maybe someone was wrong and it might actually just be a waste, anyways nice fuel cooler, show dyno sheets want proof.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NonovUrbizniz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The product on "trucks" was "coldfire"...

As far as spraying it on your intake manifold you'd probobly be better off with a switch actuated can of "freeze it" spray. It's used by janitors to freeze off gum and wax stuck in carpets... it gets things COLD... and it takes a while for them to heat up again...</TD></TR></TABLE>

OHHH man, this stuff is FUN. Not only does it freeze stuff really well, but this has gotta be the most flammable stuff ever put in an aerosol can. No joke, if you ever get the chance to steal/borrow some, do it. It burns FAST, HOT, and explosively.

My friends and I stole a can from our school and it provided about an hour of skin-scorching fun before we realized that hot flames and dry grass like eachother a little too much for our own safety.

 

I've heard these ideas before, and here's what I thought of them:

A crankscraper isn't THAT important anymore, since, at least my motor, does not have a crank that dips down into the oil. Since it does not, the crankscraper has very little to actually stop, so the gains would be very minimal.

The dry ice box was a BIG thing in the day w/ muscle cars. But they ran on very low fuel pressures, like 3-5psi. Due to that, if they got too hot, the fuel in the lines could cause vapor lock. The solution to this was to run the lines through a can w/ ice in it to cool things down.

Since we run high fuel pressures and prob. have never seen vapor lock in a car like ours, there's no real need to cool down the fuel. Even if you could significantly cool down the fuel in the lines, it would hinder atomization as it exited the injector and went into the combustion chamber.

Great ideas, just not applicable for us, imo.

 

I totally agree...i use to tell other peeps my tuning ideas..and get laughed at..
who is the dumb *** now.....someone who supports me....

 

Just wondering, I too am going to be doing this project on my civic. And wanted to know where would I purchase stainless steel braided fuel lines? And also how much am I looking to spend on something like that? Thanx.