Heat soak questions

clairvoyant · 03-05-2010, 09:05 AM

OK, I saw some folks with Turbo Silvia, Supra, etc spray those air can dusters onto their intercoolers to minimize heat soak. They claim it works perfectly on their OEM intercoolers. What do you think, folks?

I am talking about this air can duster:
http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/...p?pcode=ME8038

cn555ic · 03-05-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by clairvoyant

OK, I saw some folks with Turbo Silvia, Supra, etc spray those air can dusters onto their intercoolers to minimize heat soak. They claim it works perfectly on their OEM intercoolers. What do you think, folks?

I am talking about this air can duster:
http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/...p?pcode=ME8038

It will work if your doing multiple runs back to back, but most people I see at the track use CO2 extinguisher type bottles and spray the intercooler....It will work but you will go through a bottle of that air spray really quick...
Not worth the money, go out and get an upgrade FMIC if your worried about heatsoak!

clairvoyant · 03-05-2010, 12:52 PM

Well, how much will that small fire extinguisher cost?
Normally, upgrade FMIC = at least $900.

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

It will work if your doing multiple runs back to back, but most people I see at the track use CO2 extinguisher type bottles and spray the intercooler....It will work but you will go through a bottle of that air spray really quick...
Not worth the money, go out and get an upgrade FMIC if your worried about heatsoak!

cotmfk · 03-05-2010, 01:07 PM

What mods do you have on your car currently? An upgraded FMIC might not be a bad idea if you are at the level where your car could consistently benefit from it.

Javier · 03-05-2010, 01:19 PM

this might sound retarded, but what does heatsoak actually do?

enrita · 03-05-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

It will work if your doing multiple runs back to back, but most people I see at the track use CO2 extinguisher type bottles and spray the intercooler....It will work but you will go through a bottle of that air spray really quick...
Not worth the money, go out and get an upgrade FMIC if your worried about heatsoak!

yeah and add Meth/Water injection to cool even further and constantly.

JayKay335i · 03-05-2010, 01:40 PM

You could always run a co2 spray bar on your IC as well

RevC · 03-05-2010, 07:14 PM

or in lamen's terms, heatsoak=slower and slower car as the engine pulls timing, upgraded fmic=consistent power.

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