Originally Posted by pondscum
TBH I didnt think a intercooler would make that much difference on the 1/4 mile because theres only 11.4 seconds where heat exchange (air to air) can occure so it wouldnt make that much difference to your charge temps. I would think a charge cooler would be more suited (water to air) or am I way off?
The way they work is basically, the ally cools the charge, and the ambient air cools the ally.
During that 11 seconds, you are correct that there will not actually be a lot of transfer from ambient to the ally.
For this same reason, a charge cooler isnt as useful as you might think on the quarter, unless its packed with ice or some other method to get the core temp below ambient, as likewise there will be not enough time for the water to absorb heat from the ally core, so the only real advantage from the chargecooler would be a lack of heat soak from the radiator.
A larger cooler though would represent a bigger reservoir of coolness for the charge to be cooled by during the run, so its more useful in that respect and would be ideal if there is room for one.
I was thinking charge cooler and ice. But yeah i see a larger intercooler would have a larger reservoir for coolness.
Originally Posted by pondscum
Blasting the FMIC with a carbon dioxide extinguisher would give better results still though, and is the ideal choice for quarter mile use.
That's if you don't waste it cooling beer the night before.
