Originally posted by umop-apisdn
DEIs' home page = http://designengineering.com/
They don't have any technical papers or FAQs, just products and prices. On question, would the C02 "wear out"? I mean it is continually exchanging the heat from the fuel or air. Then after a period of time the C02 in the system wouldn't be "cold" anymore and the system would then have to be recharged. :dunno: Someone school me please.
the CO2 doesn't wear out but it will run out. it would be nice to know how long a tank of CO2 would last and how much of a difference it would make as far as performance goes. I mean, a 35% decrease in air intake temp seems pretty significant to me, isn't that the main reason we all get CAI's, for the reduced intake temp?
Originally posted by rick
yes it's not a closed system. and what I said is still valid. looking at their system to cool the intake air (not from intercooler) it's spraying directly to the intake. unless i'm looking at it wrong and it's a different part of the engine. which I doubt.
EDIT: okay so the air goes through the "bulb" but that wont have any significant affect on the airtemp. the "bulb" isn't long enough and to have an effect. also this can't be a closed loop system like an a/c. if it was, you'd need some sort of a pump to pump everything back and keep the tank under pressure.
this isn't a very good system to increase hp. you'd be better off using n2o or some sort of water injection/spray for the intercooler.
what do you mean when you say "a closed system"? It doesn't inject CO2 in to the intake, the co2 is used to freeze the cryogenic chamber in the intake tubing, I don't know what the bulb is for, but nothing is being injected into the intake. same for the fuel, the fuel bar is frozen to -80deg farenheit and when the fuel passes through it, it cools it down. Same thing. How can it not increase hp, CAI increases hp over short ram?