Thread: nitrous intercooler kits...

anyone ever try one of these on our cars? If so, are they worth a damn?

im talkin about the nitrous kits that spray on the IC and not into the engine itself...

bored at work and my mind just thinks of stuff like this sometimes so...ya lol

Never used one but it should work in theory. In fact some cars come with an IC spray from the factory. I am not sure if the new subaru sti does but the old ones did.

The spray when evaporated cools down the heat exchange, much like sweat cools down your body.

Originally Posted by DnaProdigy

Never used one but it should work in theory. In fact some cars come with an IC spray from the factory. I am not sure if the new subaru sti does but the old ones did.

No spray on the newer ones. Just a TMIC. Still makes the same 305HP stock.

nitrous is not an intercooler. nitrous is BETTER than an intercooler. if youre using nitrous to cool an intercooler youre doing it wrong.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

No spray on the newer ones. Just a TMIC. Still makes the same 305HP stock.

What about the old STI's (~2004). I remember sitting in one (at a dealership)with a button in the middle console, thought it was IC spray. That was about 5 years ago tho..

Originally Posted by DnaProdigy

What about the old STI's (~2004). I remember sitting in one (at a dealership)with a button in the middle console, thought it was IC spray. That was about 5 years ago tho..

I dunno. I'm not an STI fan or anything. I just know what mine has and that it has just as much HP if not more than the older models.

Originally Posted by Bio248

nitrous is not an intercooler. nitrous is BETTER than an intercooler. if youre using nitrous to cool an intercooler youre doing it wrong.

A. I know nitrous is not an intercooler...never said it was either?

B. they make nitrous kits to spray on the FMHE to cool the inlet temps...i see em on snailed cars all the time and they do make a huge difference on them HP wise so they aren "doing it wrong"?

C. Nitrous is not better than an intercooler...its more dangerous...less reliable...very random...not worth it...

nitrous to cars is like steroids to humans....for pussies...

Actually Jarrad...it is a Intercooler Spray Kit...but you won't be able to use one IMO since you don't have a FMIC like on turbo cars...

Originally Posted by gtpsleeper

nitrous to cars is like steroids to humans....for pussies...

V8 guys say the same thing about superchargers and turbos.

Power is power. How you make it is up to you.

Water on the TMIC is really good at making power. Cool rainy days it's a good thing I have AWD.

Originally Posted by gtpsleeper

A. I know nitrous is not an intercooler...never said it was either?

B. they make nitrous kits to spray on the FMHE to cool the inlet temps...i see em on snailed cars all the time and they do make a huge difference on them HP wise so they aren "doing it wrong"?

C. Nitrous is not better than an intercooler...its more dangerous...less reliable...very random...not worth it...

nitrous to cars is like steroids to humans....for pussies...

if the nitrous isnt making it into your cylinder then youre doing it wrong. nitrous is a power adder, not a cooler. it will do BOTH if you put it in the motor.

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

Actually Jarrad...it is a Intercooler Spray Kit...but you won't be able to use one IMO since you don't have a FMIC like on turbo cars...

thats why I asked cuz our IC aren air to air their liquid to to air...so I didn know if it would have the same affect or not...I was just curious...not thinkin of doing it at all...

Originally Posted by Bio248

if the nitrous isnt making it into your cylinder then youre doing it wrong. nitrous is a power adder, not a cooler. it will do BOTH if you put it in the motor.

so the the wrx that sprays nitrous on his FMIC and is running 9s is doing it wrong?...

not necessarily, but he'd make more power if he just put it in the motor.

Here's a good example of how it works, Its an aftermarket kit on this sub, But i doubt anything came out of the factory with a bottle of nitrous in the car:

YouTube - 07 wrx impreza nitrous intercooler sprayer

They have had Cry02 sprayers/fuel bars out for a while too... I believe water/methanol isn't as effective spraying on the ic to bring air temps. down.

ya I read that they use CO2 aswell for the cooling purposes

Yeah I have herd of that too. Only problem is that does not burn.