So I re-plumbed my A/C compressor into the intake ( lots of fabricating) to act as a sort of supercharger and it worked pretty good for about 10 miles and then the compressor seized up. Doh! no refrigerant =no oil = no lube for the bearings. Bought another compressor and in the process of returning my A/C to its original function I decided to add an extra evaporator in the air box and get a TRUE CAI. Now my problem is frost build up on the evaporator. Do I need to add a fan in there to keep airflow higher or can I put a temp control on it seperate from the cabin temp?

 

How would that possibly act as a supercharger? The amount of air that it could possiby compress would be less than whats already going to the intake. In order for that to work what-so-ever, the entire intake charge would have to be routed through the compressor. The compressors inner workings and capacity are so small it would be a restriction, not a power adder.

And adding an evap in the intake tube is nearly as productive. Running the A/C compressor would most likely use as much or more HP than you'd gain from the cooler air charge....

 

make a custom intake tube with a large pool in it and poor some dry ice in it.. now thats COLD... then get a leaf blower and go to town.. instant 50hp!!!

/end sarcasim

 

WOW JUST WOW!

 

HAHA your sig is funny as **** RT.

 

ya love the sig rt

but ya I cant see you gaining too much horsepower from this.

 

Ha ha, thanks guys.

I really wanna see some pics of this setup.

 

Since my "supercharger" didn't work out so well I am not going to try and defend that idea but it did involve some creative use of a one way -flapper type valve and a solenoid operated valve to pressurize the air hat on the TB not the entire intake system. As for the evap in the air box, as long as I am running the A/C to keep me cool why not get a little something back at the same time by cooling the intake air. I'm not sure about more HP but I did see an increase in MPG before the thing iced up on me. I repeat my question - how do I keep the evaporator in the intake from icing up? FYI the two evaps are plumbed in parallel not series so that should make it easier to control them seperately. I may have pictures of this new system in a few days.

 

maybe try wrapping it in something. I dunno.