Hey guys, I've never actually posted anything but I recently did a low buck mod on my XRunner I thought may interest you. I apologize if this is old news. I had been looking at a lot of intercooler ice boxes and the Kincaid killer chiller kit and on some other forums I had seen guys talking about routing the water from the I/C through the heater core. It took me about an hour to reroute the lines and the difference in water temps post supercharger (reading at the reservoir and heat exchanger are huge!! Seat of the pants feel indicates a little more oomph (but it always does after a new mod), but I do believe for being nearly free this mod has merit even if it's used solely to eliminate heat soak.
$7 intercooler chiller
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The AC running will cause waaay more of a performance loss than the weight of a small ice tank in the bed.
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So does it basically mean that you don't have heat while its routed like this?
Nope no heat, that is a downside for some I'm sure but it is easily reversible. You are essentially using the heater core as a secondary heat exchanger but because of the AC that is crossing it the water drops a good deal below ambient.
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Interesting
It's working great on mine so far. The water (distilled+water wetter) temp is a good 30 degrees cooler than before. Not sure what if any gains that equates too as I'm already using a water+methanol injection kit too. But maybe it will help with the added heat of the smaller pulley.
I remember when ford did this with the lightening's ..
http://autoweek.com/article/car-new...rcooler-uses-cold-air-heat-engine-performance
like Mark said put a y in there and just flip it on and off when you need the heat..
you might also consider adding a water larger tank and something insulated (like a 30oz yeti.. lol).. that way the water has a place to stay cool and more water stays cooler for longer...
http://autoweek.com/article/car-new...rcooler-uses-cold-air-heat-engine-performance
like Mark said put a y in there and just flip it on and off when you need the heat..
you might also consider adding a water larger tank and something insulated (like a 30oz yeti.. lol).. that way the water has a place to stay cool and more water stays cooler for longer...
