Chris`I Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The difference to power of the cooled air versus the normal air is neglagible. Hence why they dont bother doing it Power gained through colder intake is completely negated by the power required to run the air con compressor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 A guy was telling me that in drag cars they use ice or dry ice around the air intakes to get things as cold as possible... Heat exchanger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 The difference to power of the cooled air versus the normal air is neglagible. Hence why they dont bother doing it Power gained through colder intake is completely negated by the power required to run the air con compressor F*** it then - looks like i'll have to keep my nine till five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 A guy was telling me that in drag cars they use ice or dry ice around the air intakes to get things as cold as possible... Heat exchanger? Drag cars are mad though. Cant remember who posted the article, but I read that the compression in a drag engine is so high that they border on hydrolock, and once going, they dont actually use a spark to ignite the fuel, the exhust valves are so hot, they do it themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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