Hawkeye D

Hi,

Just a thought, but during this hot and humid weather, would it be an idea to chuck 10 or 12 ice cubes into my I/C spray water bottle?

Or would really cold water be a bit of a shock for the TMIC?

Just a thought that's all.

Megaman

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Since when has the ic spray made any difference to the temps?
look for some reviews on here as im sure people said 7/8 spays made 0.5 degrees difference. So id save the ice mate

Steve777

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Post of the year

tubbytommy

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try vodka at least it may cheer it up a bit or perfume for a sweet smelling vent

RAPID STI

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Not really!

I have built a custom system for my FMIC and have managed a 4 degree drop (using accurate testing/data) with my first couple of incarnations. I think I could get around a 6-8 degree drop by using fluid other than water and further improving the nozzle location and spray pattern.

I am not sure how much an 6-8 degree drop in ICT would help in regards to retarding ignition timing but I think there is something to intercooler spray/cooling. I am sure the F1 teams used it when they ran turbos...

Steve777

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I agree with the cooling theory

It was the ice cubes that did it for me

jazzyjembreaze

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Yea I'm sure that's the case rapid sti
But you ain't gonna get that with-out pressure spray & let's face it the standard IC spray hardly screens pressure ( does it ) you could adapt as I'm sure you have into a better pump & nossle , that would see temps fall , but stock ( no

trevsjwood

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Agreed, but the posts are about the oem tmic spray unit which essentially sprays down into the front part of the intercooler and is more about offsetting heatsoak under normal driving and not reducing charge temps at WOT. A custom set-up which has a number of jets misting spray up into the incoming air flow is a very different matter.
Trev

RAPID STI

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Ok, it was a bit funny. Ice cubes would melt and the water temp would reach ambient in about 20 mins at best, so a little pointless.

Seriously though, something alchol based or meths ect.. would keep the temps a little lower. Although you dont want to be using a high concentrate otherwise you are potentially thowing a flammable onto your hot engine.

Steve777

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hmm interesting. I'm just about to fit a spec C bottle in my boot, and i'm sure the pump looks bigger to the stick unit. I wonder if the Spec C spray system is more effective than the one that i'm running at the moment ?

RAPID STI

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I am using the pump that normally diverts water to the headlights. I find the pressure OK with the nozzles I use. I am currently only using 2, one either side spraying horizontally but I am going to fit a further 3 (one aimed vertically) and use another fluid or mix of something.

johnfelstead

I've been using Ice in my IC water spray bottle for years. I've never won anything as a result.

Megaman

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Ive found this upgrade for the oem IC spray to increase the amount of water that gets sprayed onto the intercooler. As has already been said the oem spray is weak, sprays a fraction of the intercooler and doesnt seem all that affective. Group buy anyone?