Since summer is here (for now), I figured I'd remind you goons to drain the dexcool in your INTERCOOLER (leave the engine coolant alone) and run distilled water and an additive such as Redline water wetter to keep the pump lubricated. Simply remove the hose on the pump with a pair of vice-grip pliers, drain the coolant, replace the hose, add bottle of WW to the system and then top off the rest with h2o. Bleed as required.

Secondly, there ARE liquids out there with a higher specific heat capacity than water. Who wants to be the guinea pig and run a mixture of ammonia and water in their IC?

Oh, as for results, my completely stock intercooler system with a 3" supercharger pulley runs ~20 degrees hotter than ambient on a 98 degree day. A little more if I am sitting still for a while. So it definitely makes a big difference.

 

Is that 20 degrees cruising?

 

Mostly. It doesn't heatsoak after a WOT blast, though. Unlike dexcool...

The **** are you doing up at 4:40AM, anyway?

 

Only if thats all i needed to do, gotta get a new pump too.

Lol i'm at work till 6:30, whats your excuse?

 

I really don't have one. I have been cruising forums for the past 4 hours and just realized a few moments ago how late (early?) it became.

 

I love when that happens, it makes work go by so much faster.

 

Ah, I remember the work/sit at my desk and browse forums days.

Then I got laid off. lol

 

Its all so terrible, yet great at the same time lol. Where'd you work?

 

I was a lab tech for a textile company here in Albany. Wasn't a bad job but I knew I would get canned with all the layoffs.

 

Lsj tip thread turned late night chat haha. +1 for graveyard shift with forum browsing as primary job !

 

That and i got netflix going to

 

It's still on topic if you only read the first 3 posts

 

Yes, netflix is good, as well as online poker!

 

Not very good at poker, where do you play?

 

I play poker on facebook. I find all of the underage girls in my area and depress the poke button underneath their profile picture.

 

HAHA facebook actually has quite a following on their actual "texas holdem" poker . I play there sometimes now that I'm currently out of $$ on UB.

 

if you want real cooling power look up some of the nano particle suspended liquids.
they had something on discovery about it so i looked it up. a ethylene glycol/h20 mix with suspended carbon in it had a 45% better cooling ability then the mix withount

 

Interestingggg. Not that I need this but that would be sick if it really did work. I guess if it's on discovery channel it's legit. Someone should do it and post their results!

 

Hmm, interesting... Is this available as an additive or something?

 

ya i use to be around 120-130 at wot on a 70*F day. now that its like 85* im getting like 160IAT2. i have a S3 HE, dualpass, on a 2.8. my pump still working at idle, but i dont know at WOT

 

What gear were you in. Were you at the top of 2nd or 3rd gear with those temps?

 

Is the pump actually working, or are you just seeing vibrations in the fluid caused by the vibrations of the engine?

A lot of people tend to mix those two up and think they have a working pump when in reality it's dead. The best way to tell is to stick a straw into the neck and see if it moves with the flow. If it sits still, you're FUCKED IN THE ASS.

Or just use HPT to turn it on with the car off. It'll sound like a sump pump or pool filter switching on.

 

Big perky ****.

 

I haven't bothered researching or reading this thread...

...but that doesn't seem like a good idea.

Maybe I'll do it in the VeeDub.

 

ya 2nd going from a 40 to ***. but ill try that straw trick and see what happens.