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Originally Posted by uedlose
it has a large electric fan on it but like I said it still has some heat soak issues heck there are some times when we have been damn near back to back runs toward the end.
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Yeah I don't think there's much you can do to help that one. That's the upside to water, while it is very good at dissipating heat, it also has the trouble of taking quite a bit to remove the heat from the water. It has to rely on that time when you're not in the throttle so it will be cool when you are in the throttle... not so good if you're on it all the time over a short period of time. By then you may as well have an inefficient air/air.
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Originally Posted by zero2005
idea: phase change water cooler.
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You mean like using freon? There are companies doing that. Using an a/c system along with an air/water setup. The a/c cools the water while idling, during wot bursts the a/c pump is shut off then turned back on to start cooling again. There's a video out there of someone driving his supercharged cobra with it the water in the reservoir gets down in the 60's in 100 degree weather. It's a good idea, but there's the drag on the belt while cruising that would lower fuel economy (which isn't a big deal for some). Then the complex part of it. Weight would be a toss up for those with small air/air would be at an advantage, those with big air/air would outweigh or come even with it. My ic in my ranger weighed 52lbs which I'm not the happiest about, but it also takes up the whole front end.