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This IceyRes thing has me curious..
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve@TF" data-source="post: 7295167" data-attributes="member: 40308"><p>the guy who makes these systems for me got the idea from another local road racer who had a similar system in his Lightning that he used to road race. im working on getting more info but i do know what he was from Dukes Racing and used to road race his Lightning quite a bit and used a similar a/c system in his truck with good results.</p><p></p><p>as for any other parts breaking because of it? like what? the a/c compressor? its not going to put any more strain on the system than normal a/c usage would (cant speak for actual racing). vehicle a/c systems are designed to work for millions of hours of usage. and lets say that it did shorten the lift of the a/c compressor. whats a new/rebuilt one? $200? if you had to replace it after a few years of usage, that's a small price to pay for the tremendous cooling advantages from this system. its not tied into anything else, so there isnt anything else for it to break. the a/c compressor is belt-driven. even if your a/c system suddenly failed for some reason, it wouldnt affect anything else on your car. and if anything, this system will actually help prolong the life of your motor.</p><p></p><p>i have a good friend who used to road race his terminator. he said that very quickly the car would suffer from heat soak and fall flat on its face from the power loss. i dont see how preventing that would be a bad thing? :shrug: if youre pushing the car hard, there's no way your blower is going to cool down on its own. and how long does it take to cool down when youre sitting in the pits?? and for what? 5-10 minutes of non-heat soaked driving time in your next session? </p><p></p><p>it cracks me up that some guys are willing to spend $$$$$$ to make their cars faster and then worry about "possibly braking" a $200 part (in the long run) in order to make their cars run better. why not worry about the super expensive tires getting worn out or brake pads or possibly damaging your motor? </p><p></p><p>the system works extremely fast. if you see your temps starting to rise, you can quickly turn on the a/c too cool it back down to normal, then shut if off. you dont HAVE to leave it on the entire time. within a few minutes (literally) it can have your boiling hot intercooler fluid back down to cool temps, <em>while still driving. </em></p><p></p><p>as for the comment about the system not helping you get through the track any faster. of course it would if your car is no longer suffering from heat soak. :idea:</p><p></p><p>but of course, as usual, everyone is quick to shoot down a new product and do bench engineering as to why think it wont work without even giving it a try. :shrug:</p><p></p><p>racebronco, id be willing to put one on your car (no charge) for you to test out at the track and see if it makes a difference. you like it, you buy it (at cost) if not, no problem, we just remove it and thank you for your time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve@TF, post: 7295167, member: 40308"] the guy who makes these systems for me got the idea from another local road racer who had a similar system in his Lightning that he used to road race. im working on getting more info but i do know what he was from Dukes Racing and used to road race his Lightning quite a bit and used a similar a/c system in his truck with good results. as for any other parts breaking because of it? like what? the a/c compressor? its not going to put any more strain on the system than normal a/c usage would (cant speak for actual racing). vehicle a/c systems are designed to work for millions of hours of usage. and lets say that it did shorten the lift of the a/c compressor. whats a new/rebuilt one? $200? if you had to replace it after a few years of usage, that's a small price to pay for the tremendous cooling advantages from this system. its not tied into anything else, so there isnt anything else for it to break. the a/c compressor is belt-driven. even if your a/c system suddenly failed for some reason, it wouldnt affect anything else on your car. and if anything, this system will actually help prolong the life of your motor. i have a good friend who used to road race his terminator. he said that very quickly the car would suffer from heat soak and fall flat on its face from the power loss. i dont see how preventing that would be a bad thing? :shrug: if youre pushing the car hard, there's no way your blower is going to cool down on its own. and how long does it take to cool down when youre sitting in the pits?? and for what? 5-10 minutes of non-heat soaked driving time in your next session? it cracks me up that some guys are willing to spend $$$$$$ to make their cars faster and then worry about "possibly braking" a $200 part (in the long run) in order to make their cars run better. why not worry about the super expensive tires getting worn out or brake pads or possibly damaging your motor? the system works extremely fast. if you see your temps starting to rise, you can quickly turn on the a/c too cool it back down to normal, then shut if off. you dont HAVE to leave it on the entire time. within a few minutes (literally) it can have your boiling hot intercooler fluid back down to cool temps, [I]while still driving. [/I] as for the comment about the system not helping you get through the track any faster. of course it would if your car is no longer suffering from heat soak. :idea: but of course, as usual, everyone is quick to shoot down a new product and do bench engineering as to why think it wont work without even giving it a try. :shrug: racebronco, id be willing to put one on your car (no charge) for you to test out at the track and see if it makes a difference. you like it, you buy it (at cost) if not, no problem, we just remove it and thank you for your time. :) [/QUOTE]
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