Has any one made a water spray for the heat exchanger.

Like the lancer evo that sprays water on to the intercooler at a touch of a button or automatic when the car comes on to boost.

I am thinking of doing a set up maybe getting the pump and bottle from the sti or evo and hooking it up maybe with a switch. When i turn it on it will keep spraying none stop till i turn it off.
Should help the heat exchanger cool things right down.

What do you guess think ?

 

The reason a water spray works on a air/air IC is because the water being sprayed can absorb much more heat than the air in the cooler. in our cars --the things that runs through the HE is WATER.

Imagine an open flame and you with a squirt bottle of water. If you spray the flame--it may go out and u may even be able to touch it. Now imagine a vat of boiling water---you think ur little spray of water is going to cool down that vat?

Short answer--->keep lookin

 

no but if the air is hitting the water making the water cool will it not help to cool the water in side the heat exchanger at all ?

 

can't use it at the track so that may be the reason most people don't like it.

 

yea i know but for street racing will it work ?

 

honestly...i highly doubt you could justify the money spent. maybe if you could fill it with ice water???

 

yea your right it might not be worth it. Its just i watched a video of a lancer evo 7 on the dyno and they do a run with the water spray on and one run with the water spray turned on. The evo made a few more kw at the 4 wheels with the water spray on so i guess it made a nice gain at the engine. But like HYEPWR said the heat exchanger is not like the evo cooler which is air to air so it might not make a big gain on are car.

 

sorry--- I wasnt more clear---I was half asleep. I dont want to bore you with the physics of it---but trust me----it wont work without ALOT of water...as in the HE is submerged. again...it has to do with the amount of energy required to lower the temp of water 1 degree. if the water in the HE is 160*f --it takes much cooling to lower it 1*. Spraying water is marginal at best.

 

you don't need to buy a kit to test it. just spray it down yourself while your on the dyno.

 

try cryo2...

 

most of these systems have been tried around here with negligible results.

 

They are showing good things on the c32 guys...

 

I have a Cry02 kit for sale...used to be sleeper X's....Won't be needing it, If I sell it part of proceeds will go to him. lol!

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