2004SSS

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only way i know to get sub ambient temps is ice in an a/w setup . now if someone in there right mine would set something like that up for a few minutes of cold air is beyond me but this is all bench racing any who.
i also didnt think co2 was combustable , its a by product of combustion.

2001CamaroGuy

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I guarantee that an intercooler sized for 1000RWHP will NOT show ANY negative affect on a 3 cyl geo metro motor....

to restate: provided the pipe/intercooler can flow the required air and show a zero pressure drop, it WILL NOT have ANY affect on HP either way

MikeGyver

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I remember in a magazine article about Bonneville speed week a long time ago, there was a naturally-aspirated car with a CO2-to-air intercooler. It was built like a water-to-air cooler, with liquid CO2 instead of water. They said there were big power gains with such low intake air temperatures.

I think on a street car, if you used a refrigerated system for practicality, it likely would not lower the temperature enough for noticeable gains.

Coban

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There is no such thing as 0 pressure drop. Unless pipe has a perfect polish, there is always a surface roughness and resulting friction factor--even straight pipe. This applies to intercoolers as well. Anytime the flow is disrupted or changes direction (such as in an intercooler) you will have a pressure drop as well.

The pressure drop can be very small though, such as the case you illustrated.

2001CamaroGuy

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yes, but my point was simply pointing to the negligible pressure drop in such a condition....

the resulting pressure drop can be so small that it can be calculated as zero

Ender06

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I ran my A/A intercooler for a day right before I put the turbo on. DO NOT do it, way too much restriction. It was WEAK!

_zebra

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well... thanks for the first-hand advice

turbo 8.1... sounds fun!! front-mount?