Fuel Cooling?

Trots*88TII-AE* · 06-11-2011, 12:52 AM

I'm just wondering what kind of real-world benefit there is to cooling the fuel personally. I know on the Honda F1 turbocharged racecars, they actually pre-heated the fuel to a certain temperature using engine coolant to help atomization, now whether that was to help fuel economy, power, or a bit of both I don't recall. I'm just not sure it's going to help you...

I also thought of running one using an outboard boat water-cooled oil cooler, and plumbing it in-line with my air-water intercooler. But when I looked into it I couldn't find much more benefit than just me thinking it would help.

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06-11-2011, 12:52 AM	#5
Trots88TII-AE The Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	I'm just wondering what kind of real-world benefit there is to cooling the fuel personally. I know on the Honda F1 turbocharged racecars, they actually pre-heated the fuel to a certain temperature using engine coolant to help atomization, now whether that was to help fuel economy, power, or a bit of both I don't recall. I'm just not sure it's going to help you... I also thought of running one using an outboard boat water-cooled oil cooler, and plumbing it in-line with my air-water intercooler. But when I looked into it I couldn't find much more benefit than just me thinking it would help.