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Re: Good for a laugh Sat, 03 August 2002 13:11 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
I understand your theory, the problem is that the volume of air your engine consumes at say 6000 rpm is massive, so you would either need to store the air at high perssures, or in a massive container.

As for reducing your engine bay temperatures, I think this is unlikely, as in order to get anything out of your exhaust, you need somewhere for the heat energy to flow to, so your engine bay would be hotter because you'd need another radiator to dissipate the heat from your exhaust. This radiator would need to dissipate not only the heat from your intake air, but also the heat used to power your refrigeration system. This would likely be another big challenge in engineering your system.

(This is getting further away from my field of expertise, but based on my first year uni thermodynamics, this message seems logical - correct me if I'm wrong.)

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Read Message   Good for a laugh boredWed, 31 July 2002 23:49
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh SXerThu, 01 August 2002 02:58
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh GIN51EThu, 01 August 2002 04:33
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh GIN51EThu, 01 August 2002 09:39
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh ApolloThu, 01 August 2002 11:08
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh EstebanThu, 01 August 2002 22:26
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh GIN51EThu, 01 August 2002 22:41
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh [TOYROTA]Thu, 01 August 2002 23:21
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh boredFri, 02 August 2002 08:32
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh IRA11YFri, 02 August 2002 12:16
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh boredSat, 03 August 2002 00:47
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh IRA11YSat, 03 August 2002 05:50
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh GIN51ESat, 03 August 2002 07:25
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh  boredSat, 03 August 2002 13:11
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh GIN51ESat, 03 August 2002 23:32
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh [TOYROTA]Fri, 02 August 2002 00:03
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh SamFri, 02 August 2002 00:10
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh [TOYROTA]Fri, 02 August 2002 00:17
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh rob_RA40Sat, 03 August 2002 06:06
Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh EstebanMon, 05 August 2002 01:19
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Read Message   Re: Good for a laugh SamTue, 06 August 2002 00:56
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