Ghetto water squirter
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I rigged up a little deal with my windshield washer system today to squirt my intercooler. It involved four zip ties, two squirters and some small sections of hose. I didn't notice a significant drop in pressure either.
My question is how corrosive or destructive is winshield washer fluid to the intercooler?
My question is how corrosive or destructive is winshield washer fluid to the intercooler?
--Scott--
1991 - Rio Red SS
1991 - Rio Red SS
It's not really corrosive/destructive.
windshield washer fluid is just soap and may contain some alcohol....not sure about that though.
Worst thing I think that could happen is you squirt the intercooler, run through dust and your intercooler gets dirty/caked
windshield washer fluid is just soap and may contain some alcohol....not sure about that though.
Worst thing I think that could happen is you squirt the intercooler, run through dust and your intercooler gets dirty/caked
Josh
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Most windshield washer fluid doesn't have soap in it. It's actually a relatively untainted mixture of water and methanol (plus a little bit of blue dye). The mixture is actually great for intercooler spraying, better than straight water. It's what I used when I ran the Saab intercooler.
Just make sure you get the plain cheap blue stuff... You certainly don't want any of that Rain-X stuff or whatever.
Just make sure you get the plain cheap blue stuff... You certainly don't want any of that Rain-X stuff or whatever.
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I wanna see this. I guess I'll see it today though. If it's real easy I might do it for the F&S.
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Oh... and I hope the fucker get bunked with Gunter, arrested for raping Gorillas.[/quote]
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I like the CryO2 intake air cooler. Used CO2 in a bulb in the intake tract. It was shaped so it didn't hinder air flow, and just ran compressed CO2 through it.
They also have a fuel rail cooler to cool down the fuel before it gets injected......
They also have a fuel rail cooler to cool down the fuel before it gets injected......
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STi I/C Water Sprayers
Here is the part number for the STi Sprayers: ZX58794WZ353
They usually list for about $9 each on subaruparts.com, was considering doing this once I get my IC installed.
John
They usually list for about $9 each on subaruparts.com, was considering doing this once I get my IC installed.
John
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1999 Impreza 2.5RS Coupe
Does the CO2 vent once it goes through the bulb? That's what I thought, however someone mentioned it was recircing back to the tank.....and I just don't see how that'd work....IronMonkeyL255 wrote:I like the CryO2 intake air cooler. Used CO2 in a bulb in the intake tract. It was shaped so it didn't hinder air flow, and just ran compressed CO2 through it.
They also have a fuel rail cooler to cool down the fuel before it gets injected......
Josh
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Saw that cry02 intake air cooler in a magazine i've had for a while. I was looking at it earlier tonight, looked pretty cool.IronMonkeyL255 wrote:I like the CryO2 intake air cooler. Used CO2 in a bulb in the intake tract. It was shaped so it didn't hinder air flow, and just ran compressed CO2 through it.
They also have a fuel rail cooler to cool down the fuel before it gets injected......
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They've just got a system by where you can hook up a fuel rail cooler, an intake tract cooler, and among other things, an intercooler-cooler (heh). With one supply of compressed CO2 which is insanely cheap to refill, you can seriously cool all the important crap. They've got it running through the various cooler pieces (and eventually OUT the intercooler-cooler, which is more of a sprayer). The CO2 will immediately cool whatever chamber it expands into, so they've got it running from the bottle to the intake bulb (where it expands into and cools the bulb, allowing the intake air to cool on its way in and around the bulb), to the fuel rail cooler (same thing, expands into the cooler chamber), and then sprayed out directly onto the intercooler, where it really does some cooling.
I've always wanted to be far enough ahead in my modifications to where I could say, "You know, the only thing I have left to increase performance on this monster is to add the CO2 cooling system..." -- because then, it would make a HELL of a difference...
I've always wanted to be far enough ahead in my modifications to where I could say, "You know, the only thing I have left to increase performance on this monster is to add the CO2 cooling system..." -- because then, it would make a HELL of a difference...
-Chris
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91SS 4EAT stock
91SS 5MT awaiting engine rebuild and VF36...
92SS 4EAT - RIP
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94SS 5MT4.11+rLSD 289k km: RobTune550,TD05-16g @ 18psi,FMIC,3"TBE,Forester lift