Crazy idea for increasing efficiency of intercooler
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Crazy idea for increasing efficiency of intercooler
I was just reading one of Buell's threads on CSportcoupe site and someone mentioned water to air cooler. Anyhow, this got me thinking... has ANY application using a peltier junction ever been used?
For the uninitiated a peltier junction is an electronic/sold-state device that when current is run through it (~12V oddly enough) it gets freezing cold on one side and inversely hot on the other. If they were mounted correctly so that the hot part would vent away from the works this would significantly drop the temp of the intercooler!
All I ask if this is feasible that someone gives me the intercooler for coming up with the idea - that is if it works!
For the uninitiated a peltier junction is an electronic/sold-state device that when current is run through it (~12V oddly enough) it gets freezing cold on one side and inversely hot on the other. If they were mounted correctly so that the hot part would vent away from the works this would significantly drop the temp of the intercooler!
All I ask if this is feasible that someone gives me the intercooler for coming up with the idea - that is if it works!
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I'm not an ee guy, but it may be inefficient to cool appporx. 300-400 cfm electrically. How much draw on the alternator?
If it worked, I'm guessing we would see it on a track car.
Then again, we could all have PEET intercoolers next year.
Have you posted your iPod install?
If it worked, I'm guessing we would see it on a track car.
Then again, we could all have PEET intercoolers next year.
Have you posted your iPod install?
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My thought was simpler, just run an extra A/C compressor and use an a/c coil core in the intake similar to the heat exchanger of a water cooled intercooler. But much to my disapointment, you can cool that large a volume of air that way.
I've been told nice cool streams of NOS in the intake helps produce some additional ponies
I've been told nice cool streams of NOS in the intake helps produce some additional ponies
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A peltier that size would generate too much heat. It only works on a small scale. The most effective method would be to just find ways to either increase the size of the block or increase the volume of air that flows past it. That's why ricer body kits have the massive air-dam in front, it's to guide as much air as possible to the intercooler (which often isn't there 
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