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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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I don't know if this would work or if anyone else has already thought of this but I was thinking that someone should try making a intercooler that runs off your air conditioning system. Maybe you could just disconnect your evaporator, then take another evaporator, turn it into a intercooler, run your AC lines to that and use that for your intercooler to test it out. To me it seem like that would work better that any air to air or water to air intercooler.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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it has been discussed before but i dont think anyone has seriously attempted it. maybe because thats a more hardcore intercooler and most hardcore turbo guys remove thier AC to make room for the turbo etc.
ford has a similar system for.. the lightning maybe? i dont quite remember but it it stores the coolant and when you hit a button it somehow cools the intake air and supposedly adds like 50 more hp in a short burst.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:06 PM
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that would be something worth trying, but a premade kit or intercooler is alot easier
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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I believe fords gen3 lightning will have something like this. They call it the supercooler system. 30sec bursts of 50hp with a 2 minute recharge time. Sounds fun to me.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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http://www.coolflow.com/intracooler/intercooler.htm
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