my ice box idea
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my ice box idea
ok im doing a few things to my ss over the summer , inlcluding a 4 link and now im doing a fuel cell with an eliminator or similar pump instead of the two walbros in the stock tank. with a -10 feed and a -8 return.
anywho i was thinking of an idea on how to setup a ice box for the intercooler and have come up with this
im wanting a closed loop system at the track , intercooler to reservoir and back with the heat exchanger not used because it will actually increase water temps . but would want this to be used on the street to help cool water . so instead of using valves and moving lines i came up with this .
the left is the front of the truck .
the heat exchanger will be in the rear of the truck , i may put fans on it but it may work just fine as is . this way i can just have an off switch for the pump on heat exchanger to not use it on the track
anywho i was thinking of an idea on how to setup a ice box for the intercooler and have come up with this
im wanting a closed loop system at the track , intercooler to reservoir and back with the heat exchanger not used because it will actually increase water temps . but would want this to be used on the street to help cool water . so instead of using valves and moving lines i came up with this .
the left is the front of the truck .
the heat exchanger will be in the rear of the truck , i may put fans on it but it may work just fine as is . this way i can just have an off switch for the pump on heat exchanger to not use it on the track
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My Air to water with icebox works very well but after a single pass all ice is gone. I use a 5 gallon reservoir so your on the right track going bigger and bypassing heat exchanger may make ice last longer. I got tired of buying ice and just put a dual meth nozzle and IATS are in the 70s with 100 degree heat.
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dry ice will be a bit on the dangerous side with the pressure it can create.
this will be a minumum of 10 gallon if not around 12 . i am debating on using aluminum or plastic .
does anyone know if coolant , and salt water could work ? i know it may be a bit corrosive but salt lowers the freezing point of water quite a bit . im also going to use a 1" line from the intercooler to the ice box to help flow and temp increase from the distance to the tank to the i/c. im trying to find some sort of insulated line to help out with that as well as finding a nice 1" size pump. the cool thing is i had my intercooler built with a 1" npt thread incase i wanted to do this eventually.
this will be a minumum of 10 gallon if not around 12 . i am debating on using aluminum or plastic .
does anyone know if coolant , and salt water could work ? i know it may be a bit corrosive but salt lowers the freezing point of water quite a bit . im also going to use a 1" line from the intercooler to the ice box to help flow and temp increase from the distance to the tank to the i/c. im trying to find some sort of insulated line to help out with that as well as finding a nice 1" size pump. the cool thing is i had my intercooler built with a 1" npt thread incase i wanted to do this eventually.