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Originally Posted by Brian Baker
I'd like to learn more about the cooling system that will be run to keep this gasoline powered beast cool.
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Since you have to have an intercooler, if you want to make any big power without running into detonation problems anyway, you also have to carry ice water for the intercooler to cool the air.
Cool the air, then send the water to cool the engine. With the right remote pump and the right pressure in the system going to the the engine, you actually see engine temps drop as it is going down the track...
Most people use cheap bilge pumps to cool the air and do not get this type of cooling effect...
You can do the same benefit on a N/A or nitrous car by ditching the conventional radiator setup for a ice water tank and save weight if you are smart about tank and pump placement in the car.
Example: Stage the car at 110 degrees, cross the line at 75 degrees in the 1/8th of a mile with a nitrous car, it is being done...