briefly heard some dialogue on using methanol and water instead of an intercooler...

to surpress intake charge temps for boosted motors...

anyone know anything bout this...

 

My understanding is that the water/methanol is sprayed onto the intercooler, and draws the heat out by evaporation.



Mark

 

referrrin to the concept of runnin without an ic mark......

 

Right, well in that case I haen't a clue



Mark

 

You need to look up Bill Shurvinton on either mazdarotaryclub.com or on ausrotary.com. He knows all about this and the thermal dimanics of it. It is possible something to do with atomisation of the moleculus

Scott

http://ausrotary.dntinternet.com/forums/vi...8929&highlight=





http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/show...on&pagenumber=2

 

Wow some interesting theories there - I never would have guessed that water would help combustion.



Mark

 

Its a really cool topic. LOL He does really know his stuff on the subject. 2 points of wi keeping the intercooler look favorite for me

Scott

 

yeah, why not do the best of 3 worlds... intercooler... water injection to the compressor, and water injection after the intercooler

 

my teacher said they used to make fuel out of water menthanol and benzyne (sp?) haha im not sure what that has to do with your topic but i thought it was cool and aparently that stuff causes like liver cancer

 

I dunno, by the sound of what Bill S has to say. All intercoolers do is cool down the air, other than that they're a bad idea - if you can cool the air some other way I would jump on it - especially when it has other avantages as WI apparently does.



Mark