How realistic is the danger of cracking or warping parts of the intake or
engine due to the rapid temperature change?
I'm thinking of the time I baked some potatoes in a pyrex dish at 425 and
then rinsed the lid of the dish when it came out of the oven. BANG! instant
fragments.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Donald R McKenna
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 09:54
To: nokones@kenmitchell.com; James Creasy
Cc: Lolita and Mike; Eljssp8@aol.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dry Ice
Kenneth Allan Mitchell writes:
>Hmmm - did anybody read section 14.10.C regarding the use of chilled
>liquids, ice, dry ice, etc. which says that this stuff is prohibited for
>use on the induction systems.
The paragraph mentioned, is not a "general- all-entrants-effected"
definition but, deals only with specifying allowed intake system
modifications for street prepared vehicles. I think the intent of that
paragraph's reference to "chilled liquids", etc , is to restict use of ways
of containing and using the liquids DURING competition runs. In all classes,
including competition at National-level events, it's general practice for
many competitors to cool various components, including components of intake
systems, between runs but, not while running. This includes the use ICE
bags, and (ice) water sprayers, etc.
Don
>
>James Creasy wrote:
>>
>> you might also try something called nitrious oxide. it might give a
better
>> performance gain than straight CO2. =)
>>
>> -james
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Lolita and Mike <lomike@earthlink.net>
>> To: <Eljssp8@aol.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: Dry Ice
>>
>> > on 7/18/01 3:48 PM, Eljssp8@aol.com at Eljssp8@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> > > To my beloved fellow enthusiasts:
>> > >
>> > > I was wondering whether the rules allow using dry ice to help cool
down
>> the
>> > > engine in between runs? I am thinking about putting the dry ice just
at
>> the
>> > > entrance of the air box, and leave the engine running, while waiting
on
>> grid
>> > > for my next run. Meanwhile, I can cool down the tires with bags of
>> regular
>> > > ice, one for each tire, thus eliminating the need for a sprayer.
>> > >
>> > > TIA,
>> > >
>> > > Eric Cheung
>> > I'm betting that all that co2 won't do much for the combustion process,
>> ever
>> > think of using liquid ox??? It's verry cool and Guaranteed to make your
>> car
>> > hot.
>> > MJ
>
>--
>Kenneth Allan Mitchell
>mailto:nokones@kenmitchell.com
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