RE: Pre Chiller means more HP (long article but worth it)

From: Ronald Wong (ron-wong@home.com)
Date: Fri Oct 27 2000 - 18:35:48 EDT


Not that I know of...but I haven't seen the setup yet. Good point, though.
I'll ask at SEMA. I was thinking of going from the ducts too but discovered
the evaporator under your dash is just not powerful enough.

Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 3:26 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: Pre Chiller means more HP (long article but worth it)

On Fri, 27 Oct 2000, Ronald Wong wrote:
[...]
> Basically, what Gary has done is tapped into the existing air conditioning
> lines, as far as compressor goes, then he built another condenser and
> evaporator that goes into the air intake box. The way he figures it is
> this. If it's hot outside and you're gonna turn on the AC anyway, you
might
> as well feed some of it to the engine. If it's not hot outside then your
> ambient temp's going to be lower and you won't realize as much gain anyway
> so if the AC isn't on, not as big of a deal.
[...]

    I too have thought about doing something like this in the past, just
to mess around with it, but I was planning to do something like just
re-direct the cold air from the ductwork to the throttle body. It was
just one of those no priority items in the back of my brain somewhere
so I never actally thought a lot about it, but one thing I did consider
was having your A/C on will cause condensation to drip out the bottom
of the vehicle. This is a major no-no at the strip, and can get you
booted out of the lanes if the starting personel notice it. Have they
incorporated some sort of catch can to solve this problem?

                                              -Jon-

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