heat & humidity- good for turbo or bad?
07-18-2002, 12:15 PM
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Humidity cools combustion and keeps temps down as well. Ever heard of water injection?
Many ralley cars use it and it is available on WRX STI versions, and no, I'm not talking about intercooler misters.
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07-18-2002, 12:35 PM
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humidity does not cool combustion like water injection.
water injectors cool because the water vaporizes and evaporates into the air. If the air is more humid then there is less evaporation into the ambient air. Think of a swamp cooler operating in a 100 degree dry air and a swamp cooler in 100 degree humid air. The one in the dry air will be much more efficient.
07-18-2002, 12:44 PM
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Check out what this dude in the allroad forum says about humidity- just the opposite...
<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/allroad/msgs/23650.phtml">Humidity</a></li></ul>