Mist washers as an intercooler sprayer?

[mick]

im thinking of rigging my own intercooler sprayer on the project and wondered if anybody had done this, the plan is to tak 6 washer jets and place them around the intercooler and rig them uo to a switch if the gains are worth the hastle.

 

[Sven]

The gains would be minimum, due to the fact you need to thermally isolate the pipes and the water reservoir and the spray would be of a small amount, better option would be a bigger intercooler or a fan on it for constant air flow, but it eats power, so you louse some and gain some. If you get me what I mean.

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[M G]

For an intercooler spray bar you need a very fine mist, washer jets wouldn't give mist, more of a squirt.

You'd need a high pressure pump to get a fine mist too.

 

[mick]

ive seen some BMW light washers that spray mist and i thought about using the pump from a transit van as they are cheap and very very powerfull.

 

[M G]

People I know with them use a 250psi pump.

Intercooler spray bars help eliminate heat soak which occurs with prolonged use (i.e track use).

If I were you I'd fit the intercooler and take some readings etc. If it has good airflow and doesn't restric the rads too much then it should be fine without.

 

[mick]

Yeah i think it might have to take to the back burner while other things are done, there is just so much stuff to do lol

I am only a 3rd of the way through the build and it already feels like its dragging lol.