What do you guys think about adding an intercooler(s) spray kit for these trucks… seems easy to construct, especially since there are six switches on the Overtrail models that’s pre wired …. and the fact that the intercooler is easily accessible behind the front bumper openings…. Lets discuss
Intercoolers Spray Kit idea for the high load and hot days (1 Viewer)
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but why?
had overheat issues?
truck seems extremely well designed as far as i can tell (removed front cover to look at the whole intercooler design when installing winch bumper).
had overheat issues?
truck seems extremely well designed as far as i can tell (removed front cover to look at the whole intercooler design when installing winch bumper).
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Spraying the intercoolers isn’t necessarily for overheating , it’s to keep the charge air cooler
to gain what? so you gain some temporary increase in cooling at low speeds.
these engines and turbos are currently running pretty far from maximum loads.
you have tunes that add anywhere from 50-100hp with a tune alone, bigger turbos that will give you consistently more air and another 300hp on the current block.
it's not really a race car with extreme maneuvers and airflow changes on super hot tracks.
i might be missing the point here, but the only thing i want from my offroad engine is reliable long term power.
will a spray help with that? asking seriously because i have no experience with them.
these engines and turbos are currently running pretty far from maximum loads.
you have tunes that add anywhere from 50-100hp with a tune alone, bigger turbos that will give you consistently more air and another 300hp on the current block.
it's not really a race car with extreme maneuvers and airflow changes on super hot tracks.
i might be missing the point here, but the only thing i want from my offroad engine is reliable long term power.
will a spray help with that? asking seriously because i have no experience with them.
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The sprayers do not help much but I would think since there isn’t much air flow going thru the intercoolers as the truck is climbing thru a hot environment….. it would probably help with keeping the charge air cool…. But i understand your point
Been a minute since I’ve thought about that idea, but definitely a thing from the 1940’s w/ WWII era turbocharged engines using water/glycol to improve boost. But not externally. Mix was added to intake charge when you went to ‘War Emergency Power’ on the throttle, it applied the mix into the intake plenum, usually for only a few minutes in combat. @ Reno air races in the Unlimited class stars could push 150” of boost on built R/R Merlin’s using water-methanol injection, super hi octane fuel & special additives. Those mixes aren’t going onto the intercooler, it’s plumbed to cool the intake stream into the cylinders.
Your idea is real, Porsche 991 GT2 RS had sprayers out on the intercoolers. Diesel tractor-pull rigs are still using water-methanol to spray the external intercooler as to reduce charge air temps.
Just don’t think we’re at a point of needing to squeeze last bit of power out of a V35A, it has lots more. A external mix system would add complexity. Probably easier and cost effective to just put a tune on & fully use what you have installed.
Your idea is real, Porsche 991 GT2 RS had sprayers out on the intercoolers. Diesel tractor-pull rigs are still using water-methanol to spray the external intercooler as to reduce charge air temps.
Just don’t think we’re at a point of needing to squeeze last bit of power out of a V35A, it has lots more. A external mix system would add complexity. Probably easier and cost effective to just put a tune on & fully use what you have installed.
lots of bimmers have them these days. yet another fluid tank to keep track of.
but adding some NOS boost- now that's an idea!
for those occasional encounters with flashing blue lights.
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