Would it make sense to take some sort of a can, say a big coffe can, coil some copper tubing up around it << to where it can be attached to your already existing fuel line, then fill the can up with ice like at the track to reduce fuel temperature and increase power?? My uncle mentioned it to me the other day and i was just interested to see if it would even be worth doing, like how much of a gain would you really see?

 

They do sell em.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

 

Cool cans have been around a while, they can offer gains I guess.





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Reduce fuel temperature for a denser air/fuel ratio with one of these extremely efficient Super Cool Cans from Moroso. Best of all, they decrease fuel temperature 20 percent more than other cans on the market. The lid is held on with a wing nut and gasket for a leak-proof seal, and they're NHRA approved for competition. They include two stainless steel straps, T-bolt clamps, and a lightweight aluminum bracket for easy mounting. They're not for use with high-pressure fuel systems.

 

thanks, lol, i wasn't sure what they were actually called, so i was having trouble finding them. so much more convenient to just buy one i guess anyways.

 

Good luck finding one, that will handle FI fuel pressures. Carb'd? You'd be OK. FI? Gotta make your own.

 

well lucky for me i'm not a big fan of fuel injection and am already runnin a carb.

 

They sell thoose horizontal inline coolers.... Like for tranny fluid and such and you could just use fitting to make them fit.that would provide some additional cooling aside from stock and then just mount them on the underside of the car.

 

Or also like you're post said, you could use a metal canister and coil aluminum fuel line in it, and it would be able to be used with EFI since its essentially the same thing as aluminum hard lines. Pretty much one of these, accept it would have AN fittings on the ends of the tubes.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

 

A little late on this conversation, but I made my own cool can and it made a huge difference in the fuel temp. before I could hardly hold my hand on the fuel lines due to the heat of the engine heating it. Now the fuel lines are cooler than the air temp. I used approx 6' of 3/8" alum fuel line left over from replacing my factory steel line, a new(never used) 1 gallon paint can from Lowes(about $4.75), and a 1/2" thick sleeping bag pad made from high density foam from Walmart(about $6). I lined the can sides top and bottom with the foam and coiled the tubing to fit just inside thecan. I sealed the foam seams with clear latex caulk I had and mounted it where the battery used to be, p/s front(V8). I moved the battery to the d/s like the V6 would be. Then just fill it with ice and then water. Best of all it is totally leak proof.

 

I've thought about coiling tubes around my AC condensor, then enclosing them in a case/can, to use the condensor as "ice", as a cool can.

It might not improve much, if any, but I thought the hp drain by the AC compressor, might be offset, by the fuel temp drop? Then, you'd have "free" AC!

 

Jaguar used a fuel cooler on the older V12 sedans (the A/C system cools the fuel). Might be something worthwhile looking into...

 

I saw a guy fabricated his own. Placed it where the battery is. Basically re-routed the fuel line towards the battery area, and coiled it around a few times in the box. Before a race, hed just pack it with ice. Seemed to work, but i dunno how much ud gain.

 

Cooling it with the a/c is probably ok on the street but definately not a good idea at the track. You'd be dropping water all over the track and could cause you to lose control of the car.

 

But if you had it enclosed, you wouldn't have any condensation dripping, getting water on the track.

Just put a drain valve on the bottom, to drain any water in it, after you get to the pits. Same as the NHRA approved cool cans filled with ice. The can contains any drips.