Refrigerants

[Shannen Durphey]

Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020 wrote:
> 
> >
> > If it has to do with Intercooling then i'm intrested. I;t would be really cool to
> > have the air going into my intake at freezing tempatures.
> 
> I have already seen a device that refrigerates the incoming air
> somwhere in a magazine
> it does make a difference
> if you can keep the air at about -20 you cna tune up to 10% more power
> out of an engine over running air at underhood temps ~150
> plus you cna run more comp and timing as well to bump it up a little more
> 
> > > Sounds like a refrigerated intercooler to me. What do you call an
> > > intercooler if there is no blower attached? A pre-cooler?
> > >
> > > If you can find a refrigerant that will work down to about -100C or whatever
> > > the temp of 'dry ice' is, then you can make a practical refrigerated
> > > intercooler suitable for drag races, or longer races if you have a large dry
> > > ice bin.
> 
> ammonia may work across these temp extremes
> but it is not very efficient
> from what I can remeber
> 
> Clive

I wonder if there's any power to be found by ducting intake
air through the factory a/c evaporator?  

Shannen