If im only drag racing the car shouldnt I ditch the IC? I feel like its hurting more than helping considering by time I leave burn out box its heat soaked

 

If it's heat soak out of the box there is a problem for sure! What are the temp sat the beginning and at the stripe?

 

If your heat soaked that quick you have issues. Obviously no air blowing over it to cool, but you shouldn't be making a lot of boost just burning out anyway. If it has trouble keeping temps cool with no boost(but no airflow) then id be cautious of what its actually doing while going downtrack

 

I dont know what intake air temps are my car is blow through it dont have all the sensors for stuff like that but temps get hot quick by time i get on the trans brake so I dont see how the ic is benefieting me. When if I ran it straight to hat it would be what ever out side air temp is I would think which I know is going to be cooler than what it is in front of my radiator. just my thoughts

 

Whaaaaa? IF you don't have an inlet reading how do you know it's getting soaked? Has nothing to do with whether ot no your engine coolant is getting hot. The radiant heat put off by ur radiator even being close to the IC is going to have little effect on your actually inlet temps.

 

it runs in the 5s pretty easy with my old s480 and my new 88 will be on it next week and I just want it to be right and I was worried about the intake air temps holding me back. I will put a sensor in it this weekend so I will know what they are next weekend for sure. It has been 587 on 93 octane on 10 to 12 lbs so I was thinking maybe i could better it just by getting rid of the ic.

 

Hard to say. But unless the IC is too small and is a restriction, it is probably doing you some good, even if not great.

 

I think you should get some data before just guessing that it isn't doing its job. It is kinda hard to follow your idea that you think it is heat soaking but never even bothered to check.

I think an IC even in drag racing is good unless you are running E85 or water/meth.

 

"When if I ran it straight to hat it would be what ever out side air temp is I would think which I know is going to be cooler than what it is in front of my radiator."

NOPE....Once that air is compressed to 10-12psi, it's no longer close to ambient.
[You can do the math, and find out approx what it would be @ various ambient temps.]
A temp sensor before the IC, and 1 in the intake manifold, will provide some good info.
If you want to take the testing further, a pressure sensor before the IC, would help. [Look at boost in the intake vs prior to the IC.]

 

i will find out for sure next week and Im going to try it both ways and which ever ends up the coolest thats what im going with. I will get reading from launch and then at the traps with it both ways just got to get another pipe made up to go straight to hat then I will be able to do this fairly easy. I will post my readings when I get them also ET and mph on both

 

Subscribing for the data.

 

Be careful taking that IC off. If it gets hotter and you don't pull timing,.....

 

My thots, exactly............

 

I pull 1 deg for every lb of boost on c16 40 deg total timing 20 lbs max boost btm only pulls 15 total leaves me at 25 deg total timing at max boost

 

What size is the IC core and piping? 20psi worth of manifold pressure is going to heat up the air a ton. Compression ratio?

With 100* inlet temps (under hood) And no IC, temps will jump to roughly 273*.

Now your carb will cool that down some, but I wouldn't test it without the IC. Just measure the temps with the IC. Then use this calculator to estimate temps wihtout the IC.

http://www.stealth316.com/2-turbotemp.htm

 

My temp at the compressor is 320º at 22psi of boost ( manifold ) .

Compressed air is hotter than ambient .

 

Just checked data on my last 1/4 mile pass in 90º + heat .




W/A is doing its job ! ( Thanks again Dustin ) Temps are just under 80º on the trans break and just over 100º at the stripe . ( no pre-cooling )

Compressor temps are already at 140º with heat sink and after the burnout on a hot day at the track ......and 330º at the stripe .

 

Well, that should just about sum it up.

 

20 deg gain with 330 outlets? Not bad . "You lika da jewce?" LOL

 

I believe it does I guess its a good thing my turbo hasent shown up yet