CO2 in my intercooler?
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CO2 in my intercooler? someone recommended that I spray CO2 in the intercooler to cool it down. He said the risk would be that it would lean out my car. Is that a risk while spraying in the intercooler and what other risks are involved doing this? Also, is it as risky as NO2?
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Originally Posted by vhgjk123
someone recommended that I spray CO2 in the intercooler to cool it down. He said the risk would be that it would lean out my car. Is that a risk while spraying in the intercooler and what other risks are involved doing this? Also, is it as risky as NO2?
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In the thought of CO2 is cheaper and if you ever had an inter cooler problem it wouldnt lean you out like nitrous. But also an extensive amount of either gas on
an extreamly hot intercooler might also damage the unit.
an extreamly hot intercooler might also damage the unit.
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NX has a bar set-up that you attach to your IC to cool it down. CO2 is cheap as hell, and you can make the set-up yourself. I think as long as you're spraying the fins and not the end tanks you should be fine as far a temp changes causing issues to the IC
You could spray C02 onto the face of the 'cooler.
I have seen import peepz spray 'cooler faces with N20, C02 is a cheaper alternative.
I doubt it would help sprayign down the track just because the air would disperse the c02 and limit it's effect.
I have seen import peepz spray 'cooler faces with N20, C02 is a cheaper alternative.
I doubt it would help sprayign down the track just because the air would disperse the c02 and limit it's effect.
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and how would it cause you to go lean? its not like youre spraying it into the intake...
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Originally Posted by BigPlanTransAm
and how would it cause you to go lean? its not like youre spraying it into the intake...
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there is a company that sells c02 tanks and little "heat sinks" that go in your intakeand/or fuel lines and flow the c02 through the heat sink to cool it off while it dissapates heat, and the end of the line is a little bracket that goes over the intercooler to vent the c02 right onto the cooler.
they arent a sponsor so i cant post the website but i think its ok if i pm it to people who are interested? if not someone just let me know and ill stop.
they arent a sponsor so i cant post the website but i think its ok if i pm it to people who are interested? if not someone just let me know and ill stop.
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That Cryo kit looks very cool(no pun intended.... welllll maybe a little one). But it looks like it would work very well with an ATI kit. My only question is if you were indeed spraying the intercoolers. Would CO2 sprayed on the Driver's side intercooler throw off your AFR since your air filter sits right above it?
I think BigPlan's link is very cool!
Mike
I think BigPlan's link is very cool!
Mike
