Conservation of energy is not the same as reducing energy consumption.
You can't lose energy. It cannot be created or destroyed.
Water to air i.c. D.d. Possible?
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Conservation of energy is not the same as reducing energy consumption.
You can't lose energy. It cannot be created or destroyed.
Long story short is if its a DD leave the air to air in there. I could see a water to air as a secondary cooler with a ice box in the bed for when you do take it to the track but without the ice its not worth the money on a street truck. Especially when GM already put a perfectly good air to air in there from the factory. And if you take a quick look at the parts needed to support between 600 and 1000 hp its a lot more than 500 bucks. Its $500 just for a big enough intercooler from frozenboost. That little $500 kit they have wouldn't cut it. Don't have to try it to realize there won't be the gains in performance to justify the money.
This makes sense.
The point of all of these one-shot performance adders (NOS, water/air intercoolers, etc) are to give you a momentary burst of power.
You're basically "storing" some energy (in ice/cold water in this case) to be used at a point in time when you need as much as possible. It's akin to winding up a big spring and then letting it out at one point in time. You don't gain efficiency overall, you just have the ability to "let it all out at once".
Don't get upset because everyone didn't blindly jump on board with your idea. Honestly, this isn't the first time I've seen someone propose a W/A on a DD and these guys were way more helpful with information on why it might not be a good idea. At the end of the day though, it's your money, waste it how you want. :thumb:
I could see it working on the street with the right setup. It would need a good cooler, enough water, probably a fan etc. But at some point there is a fair amount of added weight and complexity (more things to quit). I think it would be cool to do! but maybe not really work it....