For a race only truck you could probally get away with it. The prob is a dd truck.. you need a large heat exchanger because once that water is hot and heat soaked theres no way to cool it. your just recycling hot water through your a/w system.
Question: Intercooler Question
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For DD you'll need a heat exchanger no matter what. Even if you had a 20 gallon tank you'd just continuously heat up the what and have no way to cool it back down. For a race only application you don't need a exchanger at all.
How about going to a big heat exchange and eliminating the reservoir? Then just surrounding that with ice when you pull or race?
Sorry for all the questions just trying to wrap my head around it before I design something.
Sorry for all the questions just trying to wrap my head around it before I design something.
No doubt you can do it without a tank and it'll work fine as long as your HE is sized properly. However I'm not sure how you effectively pack ice around a HE, tanks are pretty cheap, even to have made to a custom size. Check out http://dadscustomintercoolertank.com/ This guys work is fantastic, his prices are great, and you won't regret having him build something for you.
Alright another question. If a found a dirt bike/motorcycle radiator would that work instead of a heat exchange? I can get a hold of a few with fans for cheap.
From what I have found they are around the same size as the heat exchanges in some kits I've seen.
But yes I would rather have bigger then smaller.
But yes I would rather have bigger then smaller.
I have actually been finding Mini Cooper radiators are a good size and would have room. Just have to make sure they hold the water pump pressure.
The system shouldn't have any real pressure inside it, the temps shouldn't ever reach anywhere near boiling. Other than the subtle pressure at the pump outlet(which shouldn't have any major restriction)you won't have any problems with a radiator.
I am thinking about the radiator below with a puller fan behind it. Mounted above the intercooler up front with the ice box mounted below the intercooler mounted into the front bumper. Thoughts?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Engine-Radiator-Cap-Temperature-Switch-/281038052044?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item416f2c5acc&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Engine-Radiator-Cap-Temperature-Switch-/281038052044?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item416f2c5acc&vxp=mtr
I think your setup will work, but I don't think that radiator is going to be big enough. Of course for the price you could give it a try and it won't be much of a loss if you have to replace it.
Bringing this back up to the top. I am still looking at doing a street able air to water setup but still working out the details. Would a wood boiler heat exchange like this work? http://www.amazon.com/18x18-Outdoor-Wood-Boiler-Exchanger/dp/B004VAE3WQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374010965&sr=8-1&keywords=Wood+Boiler+Heat+exchange