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It probably isn't worth the effort, since mounting it inside the intake tube (like it is meant for) only takes a couple minutes (as it is advertised on their webpage). Also, you couldn't possibly pick up that much heat between the filter and the manifold.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor=""><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 217gsr:
Also, you couldn't possibly pick up that much heat between the filter and the manifold.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
You know I meant after the blower inside the manifold right? At stock psi maybee not, but at 10psi everyone tells me the intake air is too hot. It seams like it wouldn't be to hard to do, and it would be better after the blower, instead of before it, yes?
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 19, 2003 10:18 PM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
ModAddict, yes I know you mean inside the manifold. My point is that since the blower adds heat (delta-T) based on how many psi you are boosting, whether you add the bulb in the intake tube or inside the manifold, you will still get that addition of heat (delta-T). So unless you plan on adding the bulb AFTER the air is compressed, I don't see how changing the location of the bulb would make that much of a difference, if any.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor=""><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 217gsr:
So unless you plan on adding the bulb AFTER the air is compressed, I don't see how changing the location of the bulb would make that much of a difference, if any.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes that is exactly what I'm talking about. After the air compressor, in the manifold.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 19, 2003 10:33 PM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
The manifold between the blower and the motor. The blower bolts to the manifold, the manifold bolts to the engine. The blower compresses the air and moves it thru the manifold, (where it would be "aftercooled"), into the head.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 19, 2003 10:37 PM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 19, 2003 10:44 PM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
Ah, gotcha. [img]redface.gif[/img]
I guess my only concern then would be hot air running over an ice cold bulb . . . cracked bulb? [img]eek.gif[/img]
What's the bulb made of? The CO2 might be ok in the engine, but metal pieces would be real bad!
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 19, 2003 10:49 PM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
I'll call them and see what they say.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 19, 2003 10:56 PM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
They assure me it will work and they will be launching a kit for this application in February! It will be the bulbs (aluminum) w/o the intake tube and we will have to drill and mount it in the manifold. Gas cost about $1/lb is readily available, theirs is a 5lb bottle. You can use activation systems just like N2O systems. When you fill the bulb it will freeze solid and that one charge will not loose temp right away, but will warm up gradually, extending the benefit of a single charge for a longer period of time. They said the road racing guys love this set up. They hit a manual switch to charge it every so often to keep things cooler over a longer period of time.
Well, what do you think now?
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<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 20, 2003 10:02 AM: Message edited by: ModAddict ]</font>
My guess is stainless steel, from the looks of it. Maybe it's double-walled for added protection?