Water Spray Kit - Anyone Done One?

[pixel8r]

Hey,

I've been checking out mearkat's water spray kit and I was pretty impressed by it.

Unfortunately though I wouldn't be able to install it myself...but for the money, I could easily afford to pay someone to install it and still end up better off than paying for a bigger intercooler.

Anyone know of a place that would do this kind of thing? or maybe someone on here could help me out for an agreed price?

Haven't bought one yet - I just want to know that if I get one it wont sit in my cupboard for years...

Also, does anyone know if this unit also supports a manual override - ie. so you can change it over to manual operation only - ie. only spraying when you press a button.

cheers

[Nightcrawler]

Do you mean en external water spray setup, of an internal one which mixes water into the inlet air?

I had an external setup off the windscreen wipers on my S15 and it helped on hot days but you run out of water fast.

Tuners hate the other variety - even though some will tell you it is reliable, has been used on rally cars for years, etc etc. These are still out of favour with the general population, although in theory they sound fantastic.

[Tangles]

talk to Pete aka 66SkylineGT about helping you install the unit

[benny_blanco]

I was thinking of using the sprayers for my headlights that DR30's have. and re-direct the piping to my intercooler and use it as a sprayer for that.

sorry to butt in, but for someone like me who prolly drives the car once or twice a fortnight thesedays and doesnt boost it heaps hard all the time, is it worth spending the time/effort?

[Nightcrawler]

It would be useful for super hot days where your intercooler gets really really hot. But if you aren't going to punish it in hot weather or on the track, then I don't think it would have too much effect. Still, it is nice to use if you are on a cruise on a warm night and want to give it a squirt - once you coat the intercooler in water it becomes a much more effective heatsink.

I did my setup on the S15 for the 4,6 and Rotor Nationals a couple of years ago when it was 45 degrees on the track. I also put ice bags on top of the motor to cool it down, and iced up the pod filter to get some cold air in there.

[Rekin]

oo ive been researching about this also.

If you read the user manual on the mearkat website, i think you can have an overide switch.

Some links to help you out

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2482/article.html

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2483/article.html

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...Water+Spray+Kit

http://www.sprayflo.com.au/spraying_pneu.htm

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...ray+intercooler

http://www.nengun.com/sard/cooling-spray <-- a full kit, but not as advanced as mearkat

http://www.mearcat.com.au/Kits/

http://www.autospeed.com/cgi-bin/browse.cg...=888800069&

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_1840/article.html

http://www.autospeed.com/cgi-bin/browse.cg...oduct=888800068

[Tangles]

what about the Sard kit ?

http://www.nengun.com/sard/cooling-spray

or the Cusco

http://www.nengun.com/cusco/water-spray-contoller

Pivot

http://www.nengun.com/pivot/water-spray-controller

get an auto electrician to install it

[Rekin]

those kits are good, but not as advanced as MearCat's controller. Which uses afm, rpm and temp sensors to spray water. All explain in the user manual on his site.