A friend who races 2.3L turbo's was telling em that since I will be running about 12-16lbs boost with E85 and a blow through carb not to run a intercooler as I have thermal coatings on everything.
I will be running my motor in Autocross and Open Track environments. My friend was saying to just run the turbo outlet up, 90deg turn and into carb bonnet. The entire intake and exhaust path will be very short and due to thermal coatings the temps will stay consistent so I should have virtually no turbo lag.
My friend was also saying the venturi effect of the carb also helps to drop the temps.
I was thinking I could also use water-methanol injection to lower temps. I thought of using a cool can to refrigerate the fuel but my friend says they don't work as the fuel is warm by the time it leaves the float bowl.
I have also seen a pipe intended for use as intercooler supply and return that have fins on them intended to dissipate heat before and after the intercooler. I was thinking of running one of those pipes as the vertical supply pipe for the turbo to carb bonnet.
Please feel free to comment and share your wisdom.
I will be running my motor in Autocross and Open Track environments. My friend was saying to just run the turbo outlet up, 90deg turn and into carb bonnet. The entire intake and exhaust path will be very short and due to thermal coatings the temps will stay consistent so I should have virtually no turbo lag.
My friend was also saying the venturi effect of the carb also helps to drop the temps.
I was thinking I could also use water-methanol injection to lower temps. I thought of using a cool can to refrigerate the fuel but my friend says they don't work as the fuel is warm by the time it leaves the float bowl.
I have also seen a pipe intended for use as intercooler supply and return that have fins on them intended to dissipate heat before and after the intercooler. I was thinking of running one of those pipes as the vertical supply pipe for the turbo to carb bonnet.
Please feel free to comment and share your wisdom.