 Water Spray Cooling System, Intermittent Engine Cooling? |
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| Highland |
 May 21 2025, 02:28 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California  |
Has anyone any experience with this system from Red Motorsports?
I don't have an issue and don't plan on buying one, just wondering if anyone here has first hand experience. https://www.red-emotorsports.com/shop/Spray...tem-c163183162/ |
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| brant |
May 21 2025, 06:29 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,964 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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No experience with theirs
Used to run an inner tube in the rear trunk Electric pump, old 914 washer nozzle, and a switch This was for sprint races in a type 4 back in the 90’s Great for head temps on a hot day About 15 minutes of life from an inner tube with 7? Maybe more gallons |
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| VaccaRabite |
May 22 2025, 06:32 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,740 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I think for a bus its a fantastic idea.
I don't know if its necessary for a 914. But for a bus, especially a Westy, and you are loaded with camp gear and climbing up a mountain - its a fantastic idea to help keep the heads cool. Zach |
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| JamesJ |
May 22 2025, 05:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 30-April 20 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 24,202 Region Association: Northern California
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I'd like to see some real world testing/data with one of these installed.
I can't see why to pre-order until proven. For now, it's just a "cool" idea. |
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| barefoot |
May 23 2025, 07:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,380 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States
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I've often thought of use of one of these misting nozzles used in restaurant outdoor venues to spray a minute quantity of water. A tiny water quantity would big a big help in extreme heating conditions. Would need a high pressure pump.
I don't need it for my situation. Barefoot |
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| brant |
May 23 2025, 08:34 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,964 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Imagine this system has a restriction to reduce the amount of water. Make it last longer
Back at the time. I assumed more water equals more cooling |
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| 914werke |
May 23 2025, 02:47 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,263 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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At 1st glance I though this was about a turbo'ed intake injection ala methanol, But do I understand this simply is a system to spray water topically on the engine to "cool" it?
So in an air cooled car, you now need a some additional electronics & a water reservoir for a controller water leak? |
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| stownsen914 |
May 24 2025, 06:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 949 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Grady Clay used to recommend a similar system for 911s doing track events on hot summer days. He called it the Rubbermaid solution. Basically a bladder with something squeezing it, spraying through a windshield nozzle into the fan. Sounds similar to what brant describes above. Supposedly lowered the heads temps and oil temps measurably.
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| old914dog |
May 24 2025, 07:28 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 28-August 04 From: dallas,tx Member No.: 2,643 Region Association: None
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On an E production, vintage 2 ltr, I ran a windshield washer nozzle pointed into the fan. Water came from cool suit tank. I used a throttle switch for wide open trigger and later added a shifter mounted switch to really cool it on the cooldown lap. No data logger but it helped. We got 5 years from same set of main bearings using a 7600 rev limiter and 11.5 compression So I don’t think it overheated but I did learn to fill the cooler completely. Miss those days!!
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