# Ice Intercooler **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 19, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529 "2006-06-19T20:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/1 "2006-06-19T20:18:34Z")
![http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/di%20ic%20front%20m.jpg](http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/di%20ic%20front%20m.jpg) ![http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/di%20ic%20back%20m.jpg](http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/di%20ic%20back%20m.jpg) ![http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/di%20ic%20rh%20side%20m.jpg](http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/di%20ic%20rh%20side%20m.jpg) ![http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/spread%20ice%20m.jpg](http://are.com.au/Big%20HP/grunter/spread%20ice%20m.jpg) negative degree intake temps FTW ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/2 "2006-06-20T15:53:43Z")
well that’s interesting… ---
**Author:** ![bialeckizx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@bialeckizx2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bialeckizx2)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/3 "2006-06-20T15:57:22Z")
wont the ice melt after a while and overflow? just a thought ---
**Author:** ![ezfd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ezfd/32/7334_2.png) [@ezfd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ezfd)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/4 "2006-06-20T16:02:12Z")
^ no, if it is frozen H2O, water expands when frozen. If it is CO2 it will evaporate. ---
**Author:** ![bialeckizx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@bialeckizx2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bialeckizx2)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/5 "2006-06-20T16:11:19Z")
im gunna have to disagree with you on that one. ever put a can of something in the freezer for 2 long. it expands. oh crap nvm i suck. ---
**Author:** ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/6 "2006-06-20T16:46:21Z")
> [@bialeckizx2](#): > > im gunna have to disagree with you on that one. ever put a can of something in the freezer for 2 long. it expands. oh crap nvm i suck. yes when frozen it expands lol, that is an interesting concept. I wonder how dry ice would work? ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/7 "2006-06-20T16:49:03Z")
there are quite a few extra fittings there, maybe he uses an a/c set up to keep everything cold and frozen… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/8 "2006-06-20T17:00:33Z")
> [@bialeckizx2](#): > > wont the ice melt after a while and overflow? just a thought ha ha ha ha roflol ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/9 "2006-06-20T17:01:19Z")
i was gonna make my own … but mine looked way cooler than that clicky …[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IW16/103-4966572-4627011?v=glance](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IW16/103-4966572-4627011?v=glance) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/10 "2006-06-20T17:57:58Z")
That looks to be dry ice in the picture. The gas expands as it “melts”. I wonder what co2 going into the engine does, maybe it has no effect. Try this… Put some hot water into a soda/water bottle then add dry ice and screw cap tightly. Disclaimer: I am not responsible for what happens next.😃 ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/11 "2006-06-20T18:24:18Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > I wonder what co2 going into the engine does, maybe it has no effect. co2 in the engine would cause a lack of oxygen to burn the fuel but that doesnt matter, because the dry ice is isolated from the intake charge, just as the atmosphere is isolated from the intake charge on a normal air-to-air intercooler just like water doesnt make it into the engine on a water-to-air intercooler ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/12 "2006-06-20T19:29:20Z")
> [@93z24](#): > > well that’s interesting… that is similar to what shonut uses on his SHO, he uses a water to air intercooler, durring normal driving the water is cooled via 2 heater cores mounted where the foglights go. but for dragracing he swaps the water lines to a nifty icebox in the trunk 🙂 he said it lasts about 2 passes. ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/13 "2006-06-20T19:48:31Z")
> [@BDR5oh](#): > > i was gonna make my own … but mine looked way cooler than that > > clicky …[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IW16/103-4966572-4627011?v=glance](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IW16/103-4966572-4627011?v=glance) I used to have one of those D ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/14 "2006-06-20T19:56:29Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > Try this… > Put some hot water into a soda/water bottle then add dry ice and screw cap tightly. > Disclaimer: I am not responsible for what happens next.😃 hahahahaha thats a fun trick! ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/15 "2006-06-20T20:21:39Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > That looks to be dry ice in the picture. > The gas expands as it “melts”. > I wonder what co2 going into the engine does, maybe it has no effect. > > Try this… > Put some hot water into a soda/water bottle then add dry ice and screw cap tightly. > Disclaimer: I am not responsible for what happens next.😃 yea thats def. dry ice in there casue look how the tank is frosted over and u can see the vapor overflowing the tank ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/16 "2006-06-20T20:28:19Z")
> [@BDR5oh](#): > > i was gonna make my own … but mine looked way cooler than that > > clicky …[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IW16/103-4966572-4627011?v=glance](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IW16/103-4966572-4627011?v=glance) Definatly the best inner-cooler ever. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/17 "2006-06-20T20:40:58Z")
I’ve never really done any research into those, i would have to google it and see whats really inside of that shiny box. looks tough enough. I would worry somewhat about the conduction of the heat with all of that air space. We use dry ice to cool bearings for install on the helicopters, but you need to put the ice in alcohol to conduct the heat. It turns isopropol alchohol into gel, conducts heat reall well, but its not the safest concoction for a race car. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-intercooler/13529/18 "2006-06-20T21:57:53Z")
well after reading the site, they seem like a neat idea, but i can see why no serious race team i know of uses them. First off they are absolutly HUGE. Space is always at a premium on race cars, and on a big HP v6 or v8 car, there is just too little room. Secondly the price of dry ice, which can become staggering. Its easier to just use ice water, you can remote mount the tank, and if its properly insulated it will have 35 degree water entering the intercooler, which will still reduce air inlet tempratures to less than ambiant, which is REALLY good for a turbo car. I think that the supercooling of air is presents too many problems for its advantages. The biggest reason for cold air is to prevent detonation, as long as the air is cold enough to do that, you can always stuff more in with proper cylinder heads and a big enough turbo. I rather use a smaller intercooler with slightly more boost, than run that monster. I have what some would consider a huge intercooler, and i can’t imagine fitting one any bigger in my Buick GN chassis.