Thread: Camaro XV
View Single Post
  #130  
Old 01-04-2013, 07:52 AM
ironworks's Avatar
ironworks ironworks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
Posts: 5,155
Thanks: 4
Thanked 30 Times in 19 Posts
Default

It is amazing how much more complicated this get with every extra horsepower. All the heat you have to deal with is amazing.

When I helped out on a Turbo drag car that was running high 6 second passes. We would put 40 lbs of ice in an aluminum 20 gallon fuel cell and water to air intercooler and in one 1/4 mile pass you would have luke warm bath water. 4 10lbs bags of ice in a quarter mile.

That just goes to show how much work building a big Hp road race car is and why most big race teams don't run huge power.

Thanks for the insight Mark, I feel like I can go home for the day after I learned something.
__________________
www.ironworksspeedandkustom.com
Reply With Quote