anybody ever heard or seen or have this? http://www.customenterprise.com/view.../vts/design004 i dont wanna get it or anything im just curious

 

Without forced induction I don't think you're going to see the gains you'd expect from spending $300+ for the starter kit alone.

 

think about it this way... (very crude example, but it'll work):

drive your car when it's 100 degrees, then drive your car when it's 40 degrees... how much difference is there?

all that does is reduce the air/fuel temp 60%... to me, it's not worth the money to make it seem like it's "cooler" outside.

 

A rough rule of thumb is that engine power increases 1% for every 10 degree reduction in intake air temperature. So if you drop the intake temp 60 degrees you will get a 6% increase in power. For an engine making, say, 200 hp, that means a 12 hp increase. Not insignificant, actually. But, YMMV.

 

CO2 is a flame deterrent. It is used to put out fires. Your engine runs but having small explosions. The intake "bulb" thing also looks like it would restrict intake flow. If you start leaking this or if you use the intercooler spray correctly you could loose significant hp. Nitrous is much better but also much more expensive to refill. Basically don't even bother with this BS.

 

??? Not sure what you're trying to say here.

 

This intake "system" uses carbon dioxide to cool the intake stream, fuel system, and/or intercooler. Carbon dioxide is a flame deterrent; it hurts combustion. Since the point of an engine is to mix fuel and oxygen in a small area and ignite it to get power, putting more carbon dioxide anywhere near the intake is a bad idea. I also wouldn't think that cooling the fuel would have a big effect. The bulb thing restricts intake flow. And the intercooler sprays the CO2 into your engine bay. I am going to look for the site I read about how the intercooler spray hurt performance. There are much better mods for the money.

In theory you could come up with some extra power from this, but no where near nitrous. Nitrous is not flammable nor does it retard combustion in its normal form. When it reaches a certain temperature the oxygen and nitrogen seperate. This allows for more oxygen to enter the engine and this seperation also absorbs energy resulting in cooler more dense air with more oxygen. This is why nitrous is so effective for up front cost. Nitrous is just more expensive to refill and doesn't last long.