You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
After 10 weeks of waiting for my Spearco air to water, I finally got my car together.
The Air to water system consists of:
- Spearco IC #2265 (good for 400hp)
- Summit 1 Gallon Jr. Dragster fuel cell (Jaz cell sold as Summit)
- 500 GPH Marine pump
- AC condensor as the heat exchanger
- Switch for pump and foglight switch running 2nd fan
I never see too many people using air to water setups on the forum, I thought I'd try something a little different, plus I really didn't want a FMIC to mess up my styling. I tried to keep the intake piping as short as possible and the install as stealthy as I could. I hope to get a website up soon with some better detailed pictures of the install.
__________________ Jonathan 94 LE "Im going to get groceries in the gas sipper" 93 G20 "Im cruising tonight" 2004 Quest "The NEW Papi Bus" To school and back in 45 minutes
Wow, thats really cool. Not sure how effective it'll be in daily use though. Its going to get pretty hot pretty quick, might end up doing more heating than it does cooling!
how do you like it? Have you iced up your resivoir yet and tried it? It makes a hell of difference! We picked up 3 tenths or so and about 3-4 mph with ice at about 12psi on a T3 setup.
Travis
Originally posted by jon3k Wow, thats really cool. Not sure how effective it'll be in daily use though. Its going to get pretty hot pretty quick, might end up doing more heating than it does cooling!
That's what the marine pump and extra A/C condensor are for. Keeps the water nice and (relatively) cool.
I think it will work fine in daily use. I have a heat exchanger radiating heat from the water, with a fan on the foglight switch to pull air across it in slow traffic. I'm also using more than 1 gallon of water in the system.
Don't forget that it takes a 4 degree increase in air temp to raise the water temp 1. Of course the downside of that is that it takes 4 times longer for the water to cool back off. Once you stop and shut the car down the water gets pretty heat soaked, so I put the pump on a switch that I can leave on when I run in the store.
So far it seems to be working good. The cold side of the IC stays noticeably cooler as well as the water jacket. I haven't tried ice yet, but I definitely will. I plan on dynoing sometime soon and make runs with just water then with ice.
The AutoGuide.com network consists of the largest network of enthusiast-owned enthusiast-operated automotive communities.
AutoGuide.com provides the latest car reviews, auto show coverage, new car prices, and automotive news. The AutoGuide network operates more than 100 automotive forums where our users consult peers for shopping information and advice, and share opinions as a community.
......
