How much HP can be had by using a fuel cool can ?

Assuming it is installed correctly and has fresh ice inside

Heavy

 

Don't know about HO... but you should be able to get a good jump off the line from the wallet weight reduction mod...

 

I've used one for the past couple of years because I thought it would improve consistency in bracket racing. I didn't notice any particular increase in power, either in ET or MPH, and don't really know if it has helped any in the consistency department.

I didn't use it in Topeka or Pomona because, 1) I didn't need to go any faster, actually needed to slow it down a little, and 2) didn't want to hassle with finding ice while away from home. It didn't seem to affect the outcome too drastically.

 

cooling your fuel wont help much, the biggest gain you can get is cooling your air. air gets denser as it gets colder, denser burns better. fuel does not change density quickly enough to be affected.

 

thanks for the inputs. I'll spend my money on other mods.

 

No,you put scalding hot water in it.

The more the fuel boils,the better...............better perculation.

 

I believe the original intent of the cool can was to stop vapor lock in the summer time, not gain any HP.

 

Dude, Put the pipe down and step away from the Keyboard...

LOL

 

Ouch! Gotta hate it when ya get the crack smoke in your eyes at the keyboard...yeow that's where the nastiness comes from. hehehe

Actually, a hot air engine (heated the fuel and incomming air for a more homogeneous mixture), as it was called, pounded out the horsepower and fuel ecomomy. See Smokey Unik (sp?).

Seems like the only thing I ever noticed with a cool can was the fuel pump had a hard time pushing fuel through all that extra line while maintaining pressure under load.

 

i thought keeping fuel cold was for people runni8ng alchohal so that the alchohal wasnt burning off in the carb from the heat of the motor?

 

I did some math as far as supercooling fuel and all....wether running dry ice (CO2) or liquid nitrogen.....and if you ran a specific number of coils (more than what is in the cool cans you buy) and used dry ice (shaved and packed in there) you'll cool the fuel to a point above its freezing point.....the liquid nitrogen was just TOO cold and venting it off would be a problem.

Regular ice isn't gonna do anything really.....it WOULD if it was an liquid to air IC.....

 

I appreciate the replies with your researched answers and all BUT I have decided NOT to use the cool can.
I am just going to spray the heck out of the thing this next year....

 

Well, whenever you go run it down the strip, pop me an email and I'll run out to watch ya

You running at Atco or E-town ?? Or some other joint (Cecil county, Maple Grove) ??

 

We will be going to Cecil ....I'll shoot ya a PM when the time comes...