Thread: Texas Mile 2008 March 28-30th
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Default Re: Texas Mile 2008 March 28-30th
Originally Posted by SRTpowa
Congrats! Did you put any ice in your IC tank? That will help as well. I think there is another one in October. I'd love to make that one. I think my tires are only rated to 168mph though.
No ice for me - There was a Shelby Mustang who would put a bag of ice on his SC in the staging lanes and then toss in the leftover ice into his reservoir just before launching - his times where no better then the other Shelby's. Plus he was adding hard water to his system and always dripping everywhere.

I would just pop the hood in the staging lanes and let the wind cool the SC down; was cool to the touch before launcing - seemed to work good enough.

Originally Posted by SLK32Germany
Brian, these are VERY GOOD IAT results with a 185mm Pulley and a blast up to 270 km/h (169 MPH). I can hardly believe it... Do you have a little secret which you have not told us about your cooling system? Do you log your IATs with the stock sensor and OBD2?

Thanks.
I installed an additional IAT sensor near the factory sensor with a 2" digital gauge mounted on the pillar post that has a push button "peak-temp" recall.

The heat wrap I installed around my intercooler really paid off. It keeps the surrounding heat from the SC and engine block from "soaking" it allowing for quick recovery along with having the Johnson pump wired to the ignition switch. I can open the flow tank and dip my finger into the coolant at anytime.

I also separated the HE cooling system from the engine and built a custom "flow" tank for the intercooler when I installed the larger LET Heat Exchanger.

I think I'm going to work on a few more "cooling mods" over the next few months.
 
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