I'd like to confirm if what my friend said is true. Is it possible that the cooling effect of dry ice will improve engine performance and fuel economy of cars if applied on around a car's engine.

 

If you use it to cool the intake charge, yes.

 

Packing the air box in dry ice is an old drag raceing trick. Just beware of condensation as even very tiny water droplets hitting your turbo fan can ruin your day.

 

Yup, sure could. Except, if you're wondering, this isn't something you'd do for a daily driver.

 

while itis a old trick that works well, it can act as water in the intake if abused

 

just duct tape some dry ice to your upper intercooer pipe

 

I think it's more valuable to put it in the passenger seat so the driver stays cool.

 

little water doesnt hurt your engine... them little droplets will dry put from the heat and boosted air........ You can use it on upper intake or the manifold(kinda hard)

 

Isn't dry ice CO2?

 

Yes, it is frozen carbon dioxide and does not have a liquid state under normal atmospheric conditions, sublimating directly from a solid to a gas.

 

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they have a intake made for loading dry ice into it. its pretty neet looking.

 

Be careful using dry ice, if it contacts water, especially warm water, it can produce enough gas to cause a sort of explosion. One of the latest Darwin's awards was a kid who put dry ice in a pop bottle and added boiling water, the bottle was between his legs.

 

what do you know? have u used it?
experience says it will cause water collection if excessively used.
lets see u use it over 20 mins and then ur car starts to miss.
teach what u know not what u think.
never use a canon to kill a fly: blueo4cusus

 

somebody has been listening in chem class.

 

yea it does help. i know a guy with an older supercharged buick, he uses ice to cool it. he was impressed when he heard the evo's had a intercooler sprayer kit.