I've got some pic of a RX7 batman that takes ice in the intercooler,,mind you the turbo in it is bigger than the Rotang engine and sounds like a jumbo jet,,I have it on a Mpg I got from the drags a few weeks ago.
Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:05 PM Subject: RE: FAQ's - Most Common Questions - All in one place > An intercooler on a non turbo car is a bit like a vertical ejector seat on a > helicopter. > > Air inside the intercooler is the same temp as the air outside the > intercooler so it does nothing! > > With a water spray directed onto the fins, or chiller can on a water air > intercooler you could get the air temp a bit below ambient, but not much. > > The amount of heat removal in an intercooler varies in direct proportion to > the pressure of the charge air. > (P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2) some smart arse said once upon a time :-)? > > By pressurising air, there is more heat per unit volume. The intercooler > becomes more efficient as pressure rises as the temperature differential is > greater, up to the point of maximum flow occurring. > > Cheers, > Feral Errol > Get Serious tm<http://www.datrats.com.au/> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of maldat > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FAQ's - Most Common Questions - All in one place > > > Yeah I'm into Datsuns its all low cost, > My light setup wouldnt owe me $70. so what you mean??.It is low frills. > > I think I have a box full of used H1 head lights in the shed,,just check out > parts yards > > I only used the stock alt ,the twin relay is wired straight to the battery > and the only part of the factory wiring thats not used is the wires that > plug into the factory head lights,No need to remove them,but if selling the > car easy to remove relay and wiring and plug factory lights back in. > > outer lights are low beam and all 4 for high beam using the didoe across the > relay. > > The Factory relay does both,,when it packs up the low beam work fine but > when you go high beam only the centre ones work.. > > I sold my cibies ,i dont dream of driving a fully restored 510SSS on gravel > roads ,plus six lights on the front is too much .. > > Whats peoples thoughts of a intercooler on a non turboed car?. I thin k it > would work,,even ice can and water sprayers.. > > I do plan for ice bucket in the boot for the petorl ,,,, > They just go so much better when its cold air ,,so why not all the time?. > > > Malcolm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:33 AM > Subject: RE: FAQ's - Most Common Questions - All in one place > > > > Malcolm, > > > > Mick is referring to a no frills low budget way of getting fairly decent > > lights up front of a 1600 or 180B for street use. The factory wiring/relay > > is used solely for the outers with 60/55w QI (I know of a 1600 with > 90/130w > > outers with my system and they've worked for years no probs) & a mini > Bosch > > 30A relay for 2 x 100w inners. Cibies are awesome and will put out all the > > light you need for street lights. You can even get by on a 40A Bosch > > alternator but a 55A or better is recommended. > > > > What you have described is very similar to what we used on the rally > cars - > > we used a dual pole switch on the dash to turn on the street lighting in > > order to pass rego as you must do in Aussie. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
