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metz2501

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After talking to Ricky about a concept truck from Ford where they had a button that blew the A/C on full blast into the air intake, does anyone think this would actually work? After thinking about it I can see any reason why it wouldn't, cold condensed air in the intake would increase power right? like a poor mans supercharger?
 
metz2501 said:
After talking to Ricky about a concept truck from Ford where they had a button that blew the A/C on full blast into the air intake, does anyone think this would actually work? After thinking about it I can see any reason why it wouldn't, cold condensed air in the intake would increase power right? like a poor mans supercharger?
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not quite.. cause running the a/c on full blast will rob about as much power as you'll gain.
 
metz2501 said:
see thats what i was thinking at first but the ford lightning concept did it and gained around 50 hp.. i mean how much power does ac pull?
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depends on the car and the size of the compressor.. i know that the jeep a/c draws a significant amount of power.. deffinatly butt dyno tested.


50 hp??? have you seen real numbers for this or just heard it from ford?
 
fourwheelin49r said:
depends on the car and the size of the compressor.. i know that the jeep a/c draws a significant amount of power.. deffinatly butt dyno tested.
50 hp??? have you seen real numbers for this or just heard it from ford?
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heard... it was just a concept... i did more reading on it and it looks like its actually gonnna be an A/C cooled intercooler called a supercooler for the production, which sounds more realistic
 
metz2501 said:
After talking to Ricky about a concept truck from Ford where they had a button that blew the A/C on full blast into the air intake, does anyone think this would actually work? After thinking about it I can see any reason why it wouldn't, cold condensed air in the intake would increase power right? like a poor mans supercharger?
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Hmmmmm..interesting proposition!

Cooling fuel helps. Cuz its heavier/more dense. Cool air is heavier/more dense. Cool air also carries more oxygen. And so cool air makes power.
Only thing I might wonder about is a tendency to detonate, cuz AC air is dried. It carries almost no moisture. It's very dry air.

Now, we used to ice down our intakes for qualifying. Made definite power keeping the fuel/air charge cooler, longer, on its way to the cylinder. I believe using the AC this way would help.
 
ac as a heat exhanger i could maybe see. but it would only work up to a point. you couldnt really tweak it out or expect it to work in any big turbo/supercharger motors.
 
This is only a little off subject, but....

I saw a YouTube video or something, where they were blowing a leaf blower directly into the air intake. They tested a few different vehicles on the dyno. I dont remember the numbers but it was a huge jump in power. I dont think the air was super cooled or anything, but it was cool to see and hear the differences. Just a crude super charger, I guess.
 
I remember something bout this truck. I believe that it was 50 hp but for only like 30 seconds or something like that.
 
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