[oxygen4]

Installing and testing a DIY water sprayer for the stock Mini Cooper S R53 intercooler. How to cool down your Intercooler so that air, intake temperatures drop. Budget install.
Please advise

 

[KidneySD]

That's proper hobo!

 

[Norm4n]

Is it April 1st?

 

[JKo]

 

[Cyclone101]

Pretty hobo setup ip there, but it does show some interesting information regarding IC water spray.

If you have hot ambient temps and low humidity this is really a great way to manage heat soak. Lower ambient temps it helps also, but due to increased efficiency of the IC itself it is usually not needed.

 

[oxygen4]

That's proper hobo!

Now what is HOBO? like bondage?

 

[oxygen4]

That's proper hobo!

I admit, this setup is a bit shit...
maybe even hobo (but I dont know what that means as the trolls here are too tough to answer...)

After a few days of testing... the tape got loose, the hose is not held down properly... because of the heat...
so i recon i need to bolt it down somehow...

 

[Cyclone101]

maybe even hobo (but I dont know what that means as the trolls here are too tough to answer...)

here is your answer: hobo definition

Yes, tape is just a temporary setup, you can use cable ties to fix it a little more permanently, albeit still hobo.

 

[Walshe_ian]

You need to change the
Nozzle to a fine mist it will work a lot better instead of those heavy directional sprayers to be blown over move a greater surface area

 

[JAKEY]

This is what I've done with mine, but more of a mist where the air would push the spray over the TMIC

 

[BennyR56]

Hobo is the way forward...cool little mod! My mates after this on his car so will probably give it a go but with a finer mist sprayer.

 

[KidneySD]

Meant no disrespect, just that it is a bit Heath Robinson

 

[anifort]

Subaru cars had a similar system from the factory so I personally think it makes sense

 

[Cyclone101]

Just remember to use distilled water, I have seen some badly calcified intercoolers from tap water, but that was after a few years though.

 

[Chris_R]

Why not couple of windscreen washers - some modern ones are fine mist, couple of holes in the intercooler plastic cover and you would have a neat install IMO.

 

[loving_it]

Subaru cars had a similar system from the factory so I personally think it makes sense

Yup, my Scooby had this.

 

[DrDubya]

Don't think the aircon rad needs to be cooled. And the water temp needs to be over 90c to run efficiently. So probably better off just feeding the intercooler. Next up Peltier cooled . Actually could probably cool the water in the line that way. Then spray hhmmm

 

[B19UNS]

Love it