Using dry ice to improve performance and fuel economy

[OTO]

How about putting rubbing alcohol in the washer?

[airshaq20]

How about putting rubbing alcohol in the washer?

or put an A/C vent ported on the intake...that would give your engine the cool air it needs...LOL

[kiper]

Pansinin niyo..pag madaling araw, malamig ang hangin..mas maganda ang takbo ng makina.

Cold air intake..may improve engine performance..

Kaso mukhang kailangan mo maglagay ng ice box sa engine bay..kung gusto mo ng dry ice..lugi ka mabilis maubos un sa init.

[gArY]

ask ko lang po magkano ang dry ice at san nakakabili??
ksai kung libre at pupulutin lang dry ice, good news kung makakaganda ng fuel economy...

[mazdamazda]

dry ice???

isn't dry ice made up of carbon dioxide (which is a byproduct of the combustion process)?

[mazdamazda]

maybe you are referring to this product...

Do-It-Yourself

Water/Alcohol Injection System and Intercooler Sprayer

Applications: All Intercooled and non-intercooled turbo engines. Although these pages were written for a system that injects before the turbo, the higher pressure pump listed in the "how-to" section should allow injecting AFTER the turbo.

Purpose: To allow more boost by surpressing detonation--also known as the poor man's intercooler. This system may also be used as a cooling device for your intercooler. A small bracket, to position the nozzle, is all that you need to provide.

What makes our system different: Our kit is designed for the budget enthusiast. We have developed unique solutions to some of the more expensive pieces sold in other kits. We feel that we have struck a good balance between price and functionability. Additionally, we provide a special nozzle that vaporizes the water charge before it is ingested by the engine. This results in better cooling of the air entering the turbo and significantly reduces any abrasion that may occur when the water meets to turbo blades. The added cooling provided by vaporization of the charge increases power. This method is far superior to the squirt nozzles that are sometimes mistakenly used in home grown systems. When used as an intercooler sprayer, the vaporizing nozzle provides good distribution at the airflows encountered "at speed"

What's in it for me?: Recently, while building a water injection system for friend, it occurred to me that others may have a need for such a system, but lack the time required to gather the proper components. Additionally, even the most basic systems on the market cost twice as much(Spearco), and the really good systems(ERL) approach $1000. No one seems to provide a basic system at a fair price. So, you can reproduce ours using the "how to" section.

[slip-slick]

dry ice???

isn't dry ice made up of carbon dioxide (which is a byproduct of the combustion process)?

carbon dioxide is what you breath out. the dangerous byproduct of combusion you're reffering to is carbon monoxide.

[mazdamazda]

carbon dioxide is what you breath out. the dangerous byproduct of combusion you're reffering to is carbon monoxide.

nope... CO2 is the main byproduct of the combustion cycle. CO is only produced when the combustion cycle is incomplete.

The main emissions of a car engine are:

Nitrogen gas (N2) - Air is 78-percent nitrogen gas, and most of this passes right through the car engine.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) - This is one product of combustion. The carbon in the fuel bonds with the oxygen in the air.

Water vapor (H2O) - This is another product of combustion. The hydrogen in the fuel bonds with the oxygen in the air.

But because the combustion process is never perfect, some smaller amounts of more harmful emissions are also produced in car engines:
Carbon monoxide (CO) - a poisonous gas that is colorless and odorless

Hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) - produced mostly from unburned fuel that evaporates. Sunlight breaks these down to form oxidants, which react with oxides of nitrogen to cause ground level ozone (O3), a major component of smog.

Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2, together called NOx) - contributes to smog and acid rain, and also causes irritation to human mucus membranes

[jim]

or put an A/C vent ported on the intake...that would give your engine the cool air it needs...LOL

pwede nga kaya hehehehe. masubukan nga

[chieffy]

AFAIK yung dry ice is used for cooling the surrounding surface...siguro may special canister or tubing para di mapunta sa intake yung evaporating frozen CO2/dry ice...

di ba cooler air has more oxygen than hot air...

more oxygen = more burning agent sa detonation ng makina = more power

yung sinabi ni airshaq20 en iniisip ko na rin noon but not directly sa intake he he