intercooler spray

[olliep]

Has anyone done/thought about installing an intercooler spray on leon??

any gains?

 

[dirty]

Not worth it really, The weather in this country supplies you with enough moisture

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I have IC water spray on mine, not sure if it makes any difference I've only had it on a couple of months in this cold weather.

 

[JU5 2 SLY]

I'm interested in these IC spray kits, so I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.
I spoke to a mechanic a while back and he said to invest in the spray kits as i would see more gains from a water/meth kit fitted to my standard LCR IC's that would come on during boost, rather than getting a FMIC.
Bur aren't these kits about £300ish? So are they really worth it?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I'm interested in these IC spray kits, so I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.
I spoke to a mechanic a while back and he said to invest in the spray kits as i would see more gains from a water/meth kit fitted to my standard LCR IC's that would come on during boost, rather than getting a FMIC.
Bur aren't these kits about £300ish? So are they really worth it?

Your thinking of water/meth injection kits?

 

[JU5 2 SLY]

yeh, aren't they the same thing?
Pump connected to your washer bottle or seperate bottle that sprays the mixture onto the IC's when you hit boost.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

No water/meth injection is sprayed into the pipes/inlet manifold.

A IC spray is sprayed onto outside of the cooler.

 

[JU5 2 SLY]

Ahh i see what you mean, makes sence. Thanks
Is there a big difference in gains between the two?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Yeah people seem to get very good gains with the water/meth injection due to the lower intake temps and advance that can be added to the timing.

Not really sure about the IC spray but it certainly can't help in the hot weather.

 

[The crow]

i have a water spray intercooler (stock one), i tested with obdII interface and find 10º c lowest IAT

 

[rabe187]

I plan on installing a Spray on my FMIC soon, since i live in Saudi Arabia which is BL***Y hot, a lot of people here do it, as there are noticeable gains and besides its helps keep the car cool which is always a plus when ure running a Turbo in hot weather

 

[GlanzaV]

If you add alcohol to the spray mixture it evaporates from the IC surface quicker, therefore drawing heat from the core quicker too.

 

[olliep]

If you add alcohol to the spray mixture it evaporates from the IC surface quicker, therefore drawing heat from the core quicker too.

good advice.

thanks guys, i went out in a mates evo and even with that kind of application (and this thing really is godly) he says it will 'occasionallly' make a noticable difference on the hottest of days. i saw one on the bay for about £50 and thought about it but i'll prbably give it some more thought if i've still got it at the summer. I'm feeling a rwd is in order... or on order