Hairbrained way to get a cooler intake air charge?
10-02-2006, 08:34 PM
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Hairbrained way to get a cooler intake air charge?
I would like to introduce to my fellow DTR folks , the FAIS (self named) Stands for Frozen Air Intake System. I was putting about the barn yard , and laid eyes upon the old deep freeze we used to store chemicals in:
And i thought , I have been meaning to make a fancy heat shield for my BHAF! That is when it struck me , i could incorporate the cooling unit from the freezer, into my heat shield , as well as using steel cut from the side of the deep freeze (including the tubes from the cooling core) to actually construct the heat shield!
I grabbed a close piece of carboard and made a template for the base (Signature 600 should be pleased with my choice of cardboard)
I got the template sized to fit , and transferred it to the donor deep freeze:
Dug out my trusty dewalt fabrication companion , the grinder , threw on a new cutting wheel , and slided out the first piece , cleaned it up , and :
I photo recorded some measurements for my DTR friends:
Then i Proceeded to do some adding (refer to failed manual attempt scribbled onto deep freeze, then notice calculator in foreground , cause i am DUM), so i would know the length required to fabricate the upright side (just a note , the upright side ended up being about 11x27")
I cut out the upright piece , marked it for the bends, cut notches in the bottom so i can put a 90 degree bend on it , slip it under the base , and tack weld it on down there , out of sight:
I sent the piece for the upright part of it off to the sheet metal shop to get bent , as i do not have a metal brake at home, It came back today , total cost , 2$. I am away at school for the week , so i will finish up this project next weekend , and post the rest of the pictures , including sandblasting , and paint , for all my DTR friends to share , and prosper.
P.S.- in that last picture , you can reference the cooling core tubes laying ontop of the insulation , they will be tacked back on and plumbed into the cooling unit , to provide a cooler air charge for my intake
. The added bonus to the this refrigerated intake , is condensation , save money on a water meth injection it , this takes it to the next level , PRE TURBO water injection! And that is a by product of the cooler air charge.
Total project cost to date- 2$
Time invested to date- 2 hours.
And i thought , I have been meaning to make a fancy heat shield for my BHAF! That is when it struck me , i could incorporate the cooling unit from the freezer, into my heat shield , as well as using steel cut from the side of the deep freeze (including the tubes from the cooling core) to actually construct the heat shield!
I grabbed a close piece of carboard and made a template for the base (Signature 600 should be pleased with my choice of cardboard)
I got the template sized to fit , and transferred it to the donor deep freeze:
Dug out my trusty dewalt fabrication companion , the grinder , threw on a new cutting wheel , and slided out the first piece , cleaned it up , and :
I photo recorded some measurements for my DTR friends:
Then i Proceeded to do some adding (refer to failed manual attempt scribbled onto deep freeze, then notice calculator in foreground , cause i am DUM), so i would know the length required to fabricate the upright side (just a note , the upright side ended up being about 11x27")
I cut out the upright piece , marked it for the bends, cut notches in the bottom so i can put a 90 degree bend on it , slip it under the base , and tack weld it on down there , out of sight:
I sent the piece for the upright part of it off to the sheet metal shop to get bent , as i do not have a metal brake at home, It came back today , total cost , 2$. I am away at school for the week , so i will finish up this project next weekend , and post the rest of the pictures , including sandblasting , and paint , for all my DTR friends to share , and prosper.
P.S.- in that last picture , you can reference the cooling core tubes laying ontop of the insulation , they will be tacked back on and plumbed into the cooling unit , to provide a cooler air charge for my intake
. The added bonus to the this refrigerated intake , is condensation , save money on a water meth injection it , this takes it to the next level , PRE TURBO water injection! And that is a by product of the cooler air charge. Total project cost to date- 2$
Time invested to date- 2 hours.
10-02-2006, 09:19 PM
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I will have the finished product this weekend , and , if i get my buttin gear, i might have a functional DSS within another week or so (i know , about the 4th time i have said that about my home made DSS)
10-03-2006, 10:03 AM
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I picked up a rubber strip that will go across the top when i am done , now i just gotta wait for the weekend to get here.
the refigerated part is a joke fella's.... Had a few PM's that concerned me regarding the refrigerated part...
the refigerated part is a joke fella's.... Had a few PM's that concerned me regarding the refrigerated part...
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10-03-2006, 03:47 PM
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when i was big into the Ford Lightning scene with my 03 lightning there was big talk of the new 3rd gen lightning (that was never produced) but it had a system where it used the A/C to super cool a large air charge system (not sure if it was a tank or a bypass intake tube etc. but the cool air charge could be activated and released at WOT like a nitrous shot. This cold air could result in a short burst of 40-50extra ponies, but would take up to 5 minutes to recharge before being fully effective again.
can you imagine being able to use the a/c to dump a 5 gallon reserve tank of 0* air into your turbo at WOT on a hot day...talk about getting a boost.
can you imagine being able to use the a/c to dump a 5 gallon reserve tank of 0* air into your turbo at WOT on a hot day...talk about getting a boost.
10-03-2006, 04:50 PM
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From an engineering point of view, you'd get much more "bang for your buck" by using the existing charge-air cooler to wrap your ingenious cooling system around. There's far greater delta temperature at the intercooler face than you could ever hope to generate pre-turbo; and the hot/cold interface zone is much more efficient than anything you're capable of fabricating. Within the stock engine compartment package/envelope, the most effective way to immediately improve the heat-exchange performance & efficiency of the intercooler is to spray the front of it with a cool liquid, such as water.
Still - I've considered refrigerating intake air (atmospheric and pressurized) in the past, so you're certainly on the right track to becoming a rocket scientist!
Still - I've considered refrigerating intake air (atmospheric and pressurized) in the past, so you're certainly on the right track to becoming a rocket scientist!