The A/C lines warm up rather quick after you turn the compressor off so
that wouldn't be very effective. (On the highway, it'd be a killer
setup though.) :)
If you're not leaking (have a catch-can or some sort of recovery
unit)...wouldn't be a problem. Still...I abide by the track rules.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Shane Moseley
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 2:30 PM
To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
Subject: DML: Re: Powerdyne Intercooler/Heat Exchanger
"Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
> (1) To chill the air, the compressor has to be on. (See #2)
I can chill the air before I get to the track. I can then use the
chilled air - with or without the compressor on.
> (2) You are not allowed to run the A/C in the staging lanes (Not NHRA
> rules...this is Track rules)
So if I'm not leaking any fluids and the compressor is not cycling on
and off - then how would they even know that you were running the A/C??
> (3) The HP loss from A/C is about 15-30HP on the average...more on the
> smaller engines obviously.
See reply to (1)
> (4) The Ford Lightning Intercooler sits under the blower...no A/C
> system tied into it
True - it basically sits inside the "V" that the engine makes. A pretty
bad design from what I hear - especially considering there is a recall
on intercoolers that leak like a sieve. Guess where all that coolant
goes when it leaks?
It is a liquid to air intercooler tho. That liquid can be water,
water+alcohol,
water+coolant, or even refrigerant right?
The end result is the same - cooler (and thus denser) air entering the
engine.
Latr,
Shane
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