won't running the wiper fluid ruin internals?
it almost doesn't seem right
forgive me I am new to the mod world

 

alright well this boost cooler thing sounds super bad ***. just one question, say im running 8psi with a vortech setup makeing about 380rwhp and i add the boost cooler will that make more boost or just more power? and if im running this will it be safe adding that much more power on the stock 99 GT motor?

 

it wont give you more boost, it will let you add more safely though. what it does is drastically cools your intake air temp. that gives you the same advantage as comparing your car on the hottest and coldest days you drive it. as a bonus effect, the methanol acts as an octane boost also. some say as high as 120 octane total, although that seems pretty high. even if it only made it 110....thats like racing fuel. you can do a lot, safely, with higher octane.

i've never heard of anyone ruining internals with wiper fluid. maybe if you ran the wrong kind... Alternative Auto in michigan is putting these on all over the place, tons of guys running wiper fluid on seriously modded engines (700hp area), with no internal problems.

and as far as it being safe to add that power.... there IS a line to be crossed, but aside from going WAY overboard, truth be told, it all lies in the tune. i dont remember who, but either a magazine or a shop or something around here has over 500 rwhp on a stock bottom end, daily driver, with not even a hiccup. you just can't tune it to peak performance.

now, in reality, most people dont go above 10psi or ~400rwhp on a stock bottom end. it isn't that you can't, and even still being safe, but most of us can't afford the risk.

 

damn, you're good!

i actually asked the people at snow performance about it ruining your internals when i was first looking into it. they told me the only way it will ruin your engine is if you run a very high mixture of methanol, or even straight methanol. 50/50 is about as high as you should go.

 

thanks! i spent quite a bit of time looking into meth injection for mine. i have a 12psi setup, but a higher rev motor, so i hit more like 14psi when i shift. the thought of all that air going into the motor and having a tank of 91 on accident... it makes me want to cry.

the only thing that kept me from going with it, was what happens if you forget to fill it. the cost of the electronic setup that changes your a/f and timing if you run out was also a little expensive at the time (i was still recovering from all the money to build the engine). SO i opted to run a safer tune instead. after driving the car for a while with my current setup, i can honestly say that i really don't think i need any more power.

yeah. i said it. and no, i can't believe it either.

 

so what your saying is that if i only put down around 360wrhp i could install the boost cooler and be around 400wrhp?correct me if im wrong. also is it just a bolt on for a supercharger pretty much and would nanki suggest getting it if i put like 380 wrhp down?

this product just seems to good to be true and i want all the info i can on it so i know if i want to buy it when i order mine in a month.

thanks brian

 

i'm not saying anything. whoever is tuning your car HAS to know what they're doing. a guy i talk to a bit on AIM just put one in his brother's cobra. his car made 380RWHP without the kit and with it, it still only made 380RWHP. the power did come on quicker for him, but it didn't make any more peak HP. the place he was getting it tuned has never tuned for one of these before.

eternal981, the snow performance kit has safety features. they have a safe injection kit (which i bought with mine) that will have indicator lights in the car for you. it'll light green when it's spraying and there's an amber light that will light up when there's a problem. if there's a problem, it sends a signal or something telling your car to pull timing (which also means get your *** off the pedal too!). they also have a bypass release that can go with it that will bleed boost if there's a problem with the flow.

also, i went a month without refilling my tank and i get on it quite a bit. it wasn't even completely empty. that stuff lasts a lot longer than you think.

 

so if you add this boost cooler in your car and it runs out of the fluid is that a bad thing or will it just be like it wasnt there? also is it hard to install? and what does it actually hook up too? thanks

 

the kit comes with it's own tank, but you need to relocate the batter for that. i had a garage install and tune mine all in one go. they just tapped my existing windshield resevoir (since that holds more than their tank anyway).

if you don't have the safe injection kit installed and you run out, you're most likely going to blow your motor. the safe injection cuts the timing and bleeds the bypass valve so you don't blow it. it monitors the flow too so if there's a hiccup, you'll know about it from the indicator lights and can just get off the throttle before there's a real drop in pressure.

trust me when i say this. the fluid lasts a LONG time. people have gotten about 20 passes at the strip with the little tank it comes with. even more with the existing resevoir.

 

wow i see. ill have to look into this and see what i can do. thanks for all the help and the idea.