Guest P13SST Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I'm fitting a Front mounted intercooler (FMIC) to a 306 HDI which will be running 160bhp+ on a tested map. Just wondering what you guys views are on spraying water on to the intercooler (cant be a**ed with CO2) and if you think it will be worth the bother. There is also a possibility that there will be a hybrid turbo fitted soon as well. Cheers. P13SST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I wouldn't bother if it were me....the gains will be minimal. If you are going to do it get a proper setup water/meth kit with jets mounted pre compressor and on the throttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 You wont have anything to loose and better cooling is always a plus. Dont just spray water on it though, mix some meth in with it aswel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 will help reduce heat soak as it takes huge amounts of energy to heat water. It'll only work well if you get the water into small enough droplets, if the droplets are big they will just bead up on the cooler and roll off without taking any heat with it. Also spray it infront of the cooler and let it drift onto the cooler, don't spray it directly onto it, apparently thats the way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 How have you squeezed 160bhp from that 2l hdi engine that good going isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest P13SST Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 How have you squeezed 160bhp from that 2l hdi engine that good going isn't it? Well the original turbo is good for 170bhp, and the internals 220ish... (no one has gone beyond this so its an open-ended figure) The Standard engine is 90bhp (engine), remapped, pf and mid box removed she runs 129bhp (engine) which was actually more than expected... (previous cars on the same map ran 125. i had the print out pic on my phone which i lost but there is a copy on my mates photo-bucket account...ill get it for you We are using a lot of the parts from the 406 HDI which had a FMIC standard using slim line fans due to lack of space and to avoid eating into the bumper (we are going for stock look) We expect 160bhp on around 21psi. Having spoken to someone that spent 300 on his water/meth kit on the same car and only gained 3bhp we have decided against it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The water/meth kits are mainly used for engine saftey, lowering intake temps by ALOT thus reducing the chance of detonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 So if I took our 307 hdi 90bhp for a re-map and nothing else how much increase would I see? Only ask because it's a gutless old slug and could do with a bit more poke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest P13SST Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 So if I took our 307 hdi 90bhp for a re-map and nothing else how much increase would I see? Only ask because it's a gutless old slug and could do with a bit more poke. Ball park figure i would say 120ish... Here is the RR read out with remap and decat: Also a pic of the work in progress of my mates car... (slim line fan fitted, intercooler fitted, pipe work... not quite there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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