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06-23-2010, 02:14 PM
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been looking in to this around Tampa too... the XLR has cooled seats, and some lexus ones (the 250) look sporty... bet they are expensive as hell to get though
06-23-2010, 02:23 PM
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I think of these everytime I see an air hockey table. If you could get that amount of air out of the perforations in a seat no more crack sweat even on the hottest of days 
06-24-2010, 12:46 AM
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The idea I was thinking about a few years ago is similar to the method used in a space suit. Have a rubber directional tubing mesh with liquid running through it, embedded in the seat (leather/cloth, thin foam layer, mesh, thick seat support foam). Liquid gets pulled from reservoir/passive[and/or fan cooled] radiator, runs through pump, gets pushed through mesh, and gets pulled by pump back into the radiator. The primary issue is leaks, but I have a feeling that OEMs use a system that goes along these lines and so far I haven't heard about a lot of people complaining (perhaps they just use [cold] air and not liquid). The secondary issue is weight. There is no doubt in my mind that this system would work great at cooling, but as far as practicality in a performance-oriented car, I am somewhat doubtful...
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/thcosecu.html
But, the link that RedVertTA posted above looks like it does something similar or exactly the same. ^ I would just try to take one of those apart and have the guts of that installed under the leather. Seems like that just pumps air, which will provide a mild cooling effect but will not be as drastic as a water-based system.
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/thcosecu.html
But, the link that RedVertTA posted above looks like it does something similar or exactly the same. ^ I would just try to take one of those apart and have the guts of that installed under the leather. Seems like that just pumps air, which will provide a mild cooling effect but will not be as drastic as a water-based system.
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06-24-2010, 08:27 AM
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http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/thcosecu.html
But, the link that RedVertTA posted above looks like it does something similar or exactly the same. ^ I would just try to take one of those apart and have the guts of that installed under the leather. Seems like that just pumps air, which will provide a mild cooling effect but will not be as drastic as a water-based system.
But, the link that RedVertTA posted above looks like it does something similar or exactly the same. ^ I would just try to take one of those apart and have the guts of that installed under the leather. Seems like that just pumps air, which will provide a mild cooling effect but will not be as drastic as a water-based system.