After waiting for an extremly long time for TRZ to finish making this box, it was all worth it. After some recent testing this thing has been working like a charm for me. I can pack about 6 gallons of ice and water into this baby and she stays cool for about 3 to 4 runs. And thats in really hot weather. When I say cold I mean cold too! It cost me about 400 bucks to have made and tommy Z said that he would make them for anybody else if they wanted them. You have to get rid of the windsheild fluid, but who uses that anyway!
I can't wait to try it out at byron next week. I'll be there, so hope to see you guys out! later

 

Killa, looks sweet,i would buy one if they were pre made,but don't have the patience to wait for weeks or months.

 

Very well done.

 

Johnny Lightning makes an aluminum box with 25 feet of aluminum cable that looks just like that, but it fits exactly where the battery would go. JL's is insulated too, which makes the ice last a little longer.

http://www.johnnylightningperf.com

 

Hey, I will see Byron next week. Where do you drain the water from the box at? Looks Good.
Jeff

 

I drain it from the heat exchanger. I got another spot for an additional drain on the box but I didn't need it now.

The main reason it took so long for TRZ to make it is because he was in the middle of moving his shop to another location and he was crazy busy. Once he started to make the box, he made it in two days.

Mine doesn't work like JL's, his system uses the hose line's inside the box like you talked about. I basically just got rid of the stock resivoir in exchange for this larger one. It works allot better then trying to exchange the heat through a copper tube inside a box. Thats why I had mine done this way.

I would like to insulate mine, but I can't find where johnny gets that foam from. I think that might help out a little more.

 

JL's box uses aluminum tube on the inside. I have a copy of a before and after dyno with the JL PowerCooler. The boxes do make a huge difference in power. I'll post a pic of the dyno sheet once I scan it, but here's a summary.

Before iced JL PowerCooler: 380.5HP 428.7Torque
After JL PowerCooler: 398.3HP 495.8Torque

I'm not sure it matters how you cool the antifreeze as long as you get it cold. JL's box cools it well, which is reflected in the numbers above.

Good job on your box , it looks nice.

 

Nice Job RTKILLA. How many banana's did it set you back?

 

Looks great, I bet it will help keep your E/T's lower and consistant.

Keep up the good work.

 

So is your ice water also the intercooler fluid? Or are they seperated? If not aren't you worried about the corrosion and mineral build up of using nondistilled water and ice?

 

I still like the one JDM has on his truck.

 

I can say that TRZ is good business. Keith has always looked out for me, and got me the best deals for my old stang. He can get custom burned Superchips at a good price too.

 

Tommy charged me $400 for the custom made box.

I'm not to worried about the corrosion because I drain all the fluids out after I get back from the track and then I fill it with distilled water. So at the longest the regular ice water is in there for half a day and then its flushed out. I plan on rebuilding the motor at then end of this year so I'll have to take pics and show you guys how it looks after the water on the inside. I'm going to go with the 01 intake setup so this 99 setup will be junk.

 

Yeah, okay, that should work. Nice job.

 

RTKILLA,
I know very little about your cooler setup or others for that matter, however after reading your post I thought of a possible way to improve your cooling. I have to ask...
Cold air is denser, the colder the heavier, thus more fuel (O2) for ignition. You mentioned using ice/water to cool the air. Obviously it works but would'nt colder be better?
What about using dry ice, as a cooling source. It would last longer, be much colder and you can get it at Wallyworld.
Just a brain fart...