Front Mount Intercooler vs. Snow?
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Originally Posted by soggynoodles
Damn Mountain state people!!!
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82206
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82206
colorado is better than california though.
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The intercooler works just like a radiator, and I've seen quite a lot of cars in Tahoe with the radiators covered in snow. If it's completely covered, that's bad. If it's partly covered, don't sweat it and clean it off when you stop the car.
And remember, RE-92 tires don't do well on ice
And remember, RE-92 tires don't do well on ice
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lol clubwrx is making fun of us, anyways yeah how would aftermarket coilovers do in cold weather. plus i think a little water or stream fording never hurt wrc in the ic department
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Originally Posted by ish
for good reason to.
Originally Posted by AWD 20T
I didn't think water on the IC was that big of a deal? I've seen guys put bags of ice on top of their ICs at the track while water drips through. Can't be that bad.
muahahahhaha
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Can someone inform me on why its so bad to get water into the IC? Wouldn't that mean that IC spray kits are bad as well? I would have figured that if you got water on the IC, it would probably help out on the cooling.
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Originally Posted by supertek75
Can someone inform me on why its so bad to get water into the IC? Wouldn't that mean that IC spray kits are bad as well? I would have figured that if you got water on the IC, it would probably help out on the cooling.
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Originally Posted by supertek75
Can someone inform me on why its so bad to get water into the IC? Wouldn't that mean that IC spray kits are bad as well? I would have figured that if you got water on the IC, it would probably help out on the cooling.
they're joking