BOV after intercooler, autocross
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To elaborate, at least at my typical autocrosses, the BOV cycles dozens of times per run. My thinking is that each time it blows off, that was heat dumped into the intercooler before going out to atmosphere that could have just been vented to atmosphere without heating the intercooler first. At autocross speeds, there isn't a ton of flow over the intercooler to begin with, so it needs all the help it can get. I'm just not sure if it really makes much difference or not. Anyone else want to weight in/agree/disagree?
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My thinking is that each time it blows off, that was heat dumped into the intercooler before going out to atmosphere that could have just been vented to atmosphere without heating the intercooler first. At autocross speeds, there isn't a ton of flow over the intercooler to begin with, so it needs all the help it can get. I'm just not sure if it really makes much difference or not. Anyone else want to weight in/agree/disagree?
So why would you want to put it before the IC...
#13
I was just joking, part of the fun of racing for me is not necessarily in going faster inherently, but in making the car faster as efficiently as possible. If I could make an improvement by moving plumbing around, that would be cool.
But actually, I've already gotten right on that. I've lost 18 pounds net so far since last fall, including re-losing the weight I gained when my daughter had her heart surgery and complications afterwards. It has been about a pound per week lost, which is, I'd argue, a good rate for being sure to keep it off.
But actually, I've already gotten right on that. I've lost 18 pounds net so far since last fall, including re-losing the weight I gained when my daughter had her heart surgery and complications afterwards. It has been about a pound per week lost, which is, I'd argue, a good rate for being sure to keep it off.
#16
Why do you say it isn't going to heat soak? IAT reads 34C warmed up in grid, over 45C after one run, over 50C after a few runs back to back to back. Seems like it is heat soaking pretty substantially to me. That is with the temp threshold turned way down so the fans both run constantly. I pulled a hose off and it didn't seem oily inside the IC, but i guess it might need to be cleaned....
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