WJM Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 So its got about 65~75 deg F in Atlanta today for the Test N Tune....and the STi TMIC, while all great and cool, is not the best choice for Autox conditions...and it NEVER stayed cool at all, its HOT.....its called HEAT SOAK. So....Looks like im going to look into really doing one of those 28x6x2 1/2 inch FMICs for the "civic S13/S14 Mazda etc" on ebay. There is a 20 inch long one as well...no more than $175 for either one. 6 inch height is PERFECT for mount to the bottom of the bumper on the RX. Plus...no heat soak! But...more pipe to presurize...so there might be a tad more lag...BUT...I am going to put a Deadbolt PnP VF7 on it, so that should take care of any more lag (there is NONE now anyhow) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7960735293&category=33742 heat soak is bad, mmmmkay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I wonder if, since you're using the car for auto-x, a water-to-air intercooler might work well. It won't be great for long runs, but they're very effective for short lengths of time. Probably more spendy than the FMIC you're talking about, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWX Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 that might be an option, but I'm not sure if we can run them in autoX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 In STREET MOD class I can....however...i might want to have the car preped for EITHER FSP or SM...I cannot use a AWIC. That and i dont have the stuff and $ to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 What about an IC sprayer. it sure helped mine in this nast TX heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKrazy Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Not sure if you have room or not but I have a small 8" fan underneath my IC that I have wired to a relay/switch. Not only does it help suck air through the IC but also blows the heat away from the IC in the engine compartment. I don't race my car at all but I do run the IC fan while in traffic and on hot days. Seems to help alot, I have checked after sitting in traffic with it off...definite heat soak, checked after running the fan while in traffic and the IC was still cool on all sides. Maybe a solution for you, but my IC doesn't take up as much room as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tizzle Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 He can't use a water sprayer for autocross, ...rules. Nothing that would get water on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 He can't use a water sprayer for autocross, ...rules. Nothing that would get water on the track. ditto. illegal for all classes...even stock eventho the evo and sti come with them stock...cant use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_styles Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 instead of a front mount, why don't you just save time and spend the money on a hard line C0 2 spray kit?...C02 is cheaper to fill than NOS to cool your IC example http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7960123512&category=38634&sspagename=WDVW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I'm with Brad on this one Will. Go with a CO2 spray setup and it'll leave no water on the track, PLUS it'll keep your turbo lag down and the cost of buying/fabbing a FMIC onto your RX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 yeah i plan on building a co2 system for my car also... since hell i work withthe dam stuff and can prolly fill my own bottles when no one is looking at work hehe 2 120 ton lco2 tanks and one 50 ton tank.. weeee i already got a bottle scale that was used for freon.. until i liberated it ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Sprayers are illegal too. Cant use CO2, chilled water, ice, dry ice etc....just AIR. ANd I DID find out taht I CAN use Air to Water...since the actual heat exchanger is colled by air. :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_styles Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 well if you can use sprayers..why not try 2 electric fans ontop of your IC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 I would.....but there is no room to do so....and I still need to get rid of the scoop to make the car FSP legal....FSP is a much cheaper class to run in than Street Mod. Im going to go with an AW unit, go back to the stock hood...and run SM some more and sort the suspension and driver out...then I'll move down to FSP i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanislru Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 i already got a bottle scale that was used for freon.. until i liberated it ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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