Old May 23, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Default Re: Idea: Bringing Computer Cooling into the Automotive world

Originally Posted by magneticred
I'm sure that you could cool the CPU, but I doubt that would have a significant impact on the car's performance. If the car's computer were calculating pi or prime numbers it would speed the process, but it will not have any effect on the speed of combustion, etc.
If it didn't have a significant impact then why are there larger HE's for most forced induction cars? It's a matter of removing heat from the loop. Larger HE's hold more coolant which allows it to lose more heat generated by the SC or Turbo, it probably wouldn't help at all for a Limited. It's only an idea and since TEC's are inexpensive it's not a bad idea to try it out. If it fails then I'm only out about $60 but if it helps performance then it's a cheap way to grab a few HP and a great way to combat Heat Soak of the SC.

I guess the idea is not to generate any more HP (if it does, great) but rather to help the car sustain HP over a long period of time and allow the engine to run cooler especially when running at the track
 

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