Mike - one thing about the "cool cans": They are for cooling the fuel,
but only to lower the temperature not the density. Liquids like gasoline
do not appreciably change in volume with temperature change, but these
guys are doing it to lower the temperature of the complete intake charge
. I personally think that there isn't much to gain by lowering the fuel
temp and all effort should be concentrated on the air component of the
intake charge. Make sense?
Cale B
BlakDak97@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have considered looking for someone to punch louvers in my hood to get rid
> of some of the HOT air in the engine compartment. There is a reason that hot
> rodders did this in years past. This hot air/cold air debate has been going
> on for a long time. Go to a road race event to see how they deal with under
> hood temps. The drag strip is another good place to look for ideas. They
> sometimes run "cool-cans" filled with ice to cool the fuel to make it denser.
> I've also seen ice dumped onto intake manifolds to help keep things cool
> before a run. Maybe if I could get some Viper GTS front fender vents and
> install them in my hood...........
> Mike R.
> '97 CC Sport 4X4 V8
> Rockford ILL.
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