Intercooler Spray (halo Rings)

[cuprabaz]

I know that people use nitrous and CO2 for these kits. I was thinking about maybe getting one of these systems but instead of spraying Nitrous or CO2 could nitrogen or argon be used as i have an endless supply of them.

Any ideas?

 

[Si]

Nitrogen...... Mixed with Oxygen (in Atmosphere) you get ...........

 

[DPJ]

Nitrogen...... Mixed with Oxygen (in Atmosphere) you get ...........

The earth's atmosphere is 78% Nitogen - a little more won't hurt.

 

[Scotty_b]

Be a bit worried about nitrogen in there as it may damage plastic parts etc (mind you not that much more than the others)

Dont you need special licenses for nitrogen tho? Health and Safety and all that bull

 

[cuprabaz]

got the nessesary certs and legal stuff so that's cool.

My question is will it have the same effect?

 

[cordobabrendy]

what about water mixed with a little... fook forgot the word (ethanol?)but comes already part of some decent screen washes.

 

[STOCKY]

Bit off topic but what kit are you looking at to run this through?

 

[max_torque]

Pretty sure that the weight of the HP cyl and valving / plumbing will actually slow you down more than the extra cooling effect will speed you up! But when did actually making your car faster have anything to do with tuning it!

 

[RobDon]

A nitrous bottle only weighs around 5kgs, it won't slow you down, heard it all now - lol!

 

[STOCKY]

A nitrous bottle only weighs around 5kgs, it won't slow you down, heard it all now - lol!

Rob as you have one of these you must have looked at a few different manufactures? Other then the Nitrous Express kit is there anyone else who makes a similar kit?

 

[RobDon]

Design Engineering do a Cry02 intercooler kit and NOS do a kit now too - all around the £350 mark.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/

http://www.thenitrous-store.co.uk/

 

[STOCKY]

Design Engineering do a Cry02 intercooler kit and NOS do a kit now too - all around the £350 mark.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/

http://www.thenitrous-store.co.uk/

Thank You

 

[max_torque]

A nitrous bottle only weighs around 5kgs, it won't slow you down, heard it all now - lol!

well actually it will, F=MA, so increase M and A goes down!

Now i agree with nitrous, that the extra 50bhp will more than offset the extra weight (and i'd like to bet it's more like 10kg by the time it's all fitted!) but we are talking about intercooler cooling spray here, and thats not worth anything like 50bhp!

 

[cuprabaz]

well actually it will, F=MA, so increase M and A goes down!

Now i agree with nitrous, that the extra 50bhp will more than offset the extra weight (and i'd like to bet it's more like 10kg by the time it's all fitted!) but we are talking about intercooler cooling spray here, and thats not worth anything like 50bhp!

so putting on the big front mount is going to weigh me down even further.

 

[cuprabaz]

Does anyone know if the nitrogen or argon will give a similar result as nitrous and CO2?

 

[Ibiza sport man]

Does anyone know if the nitrogen or argon will give a similar result as nitrous and CO2?

Nitrogen or argon won't do anything for you. They are in gaseous form in the cylinder whereas N2O and CO2 are in liquid form. When you release N2O and CO2 from a cylinder they boil off into a vapour and extract heat from their surroundings, the temperature drops rapidly (as low as - 80 C).

Releasing a non condensable high pressure gas from a cylinder will produce cooling but about 1/100th of the effectiveness of releasing a liquid that can boil off.

Bernard

 

[cuprabaz]

Spot on mate that's what i wanted to hear.

Thanks.

 

[cuprabaz]

my next question is... are there any other things that could be used that aren't too toxic or combustable?

 

[cordobabrendy]

like custard??
as i said in a previous post you can mix stuff with your washer water that will both wash your windows and cool your ic.

 

[Ibiza sport man]

my next question is... are there any other things that could be used that aren't too toxic or combustable?

Liquid Helium would be good, it boils at -269 deg C

Bernard