Cool can??

MEXJOE · 08-03-2010, 06:39 PM

A cool can for fuel?
I see some of "my elders" still using them?
Will I see any improvement with one?

72Malibu · 08-03-2010, 07:22 PM

I dont see them used much any more. I think its because they can leak.

Ed Wright · 08-03-2010, 07:40 PM

I asked our Div 4 Tech Director, Chuck Nelson, about those at the Tulsa LODRS race. He told me you can have one, but can't have any ice, etc, in it going down the track. Only to cool the fuel back in the pits prior to the run. Has to be gone before the run.

Don't think I need one now.

greg fulk · 08-04-2010, 12:30 AM

I run one it's worth .04 ( i think their was a stink about dry ice a year or so ago)

danny waters sr · 08-04-2010, 05:32 AM

I don't leave home without mine .You can have ice in it in IHRA. Cool can with no ice is like no cool can at all. I ran mine once and forgot to drain water out of it and got backed off and lost my run. That was my fault and i paid for my mistake. Never had it leak with ice in it.283 was fooled when weather changed so it made it wayyy more consistent and like Greg ,it was .06 faster.

Ed Wright · 08-04-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by greg fulk

I run one it's worth .04 ( i think their was a stink about dry ice a year or so ago)

I ran dry ice in my old N/S '56 Chevy back in the '70s and nobody said a word. It was worth .05 or so. I understand about the leaking with regular ice. Not sure why they would care about dry ice. If everybody can do it, what is the advantage? It doesn't drip on the track, right?

art leong · 08-04-2010, 09:17 AM

With a small fuel cell there are much easier and more efficient ways to cool the fuel

Michael Beard · 08-04-2010, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by art leong

With a small fuel cell there are much easier and more efficient ways to cool the fuel

Ding, ding!

Tim Lisson · 08-04-2010, 10:19 AM

Glen-

I have one if you want it, let me know and I'll bring it to BIR.

Tim

MEXJOE · 08-04-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Ding, ding!

Please, Enlighten me.

08-03-2010, 06:39 PM	#1
MEXJOE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nhranumbers.com Posts: 875 Likes: 137 Liked 165 Times in 51 Posts	Cool can?? A cool can for fuel? I see some of "my elders" still using them? Will I see any improvement with one?

08-03-2010, 07:22 PM	#2
72Malibu Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Republic,Mo Posts: 93 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool can?? I dont see them used much any more. I think its because they can leak. __________________ * 72 Malibu * 1.329-3.99-6.28@106.71-9.98@131 best 60ft to date-1.2997

08-03-2010, 07:40 PM	#3
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Cool can?? I asked our Div 4 Tech Director, Chuck Nelson, about those at the Tulsa LODRS race. He told me you can have one, but can't have any ice, etc, in it going down the track. Only to cool the fuel back in the pits prior to the run. Has to be gone before the run. Don't think I need one now. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

08-04-2010, 12:30 AM	#4
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Cool can?? I run one it's worth .04 ( i think their was a stink about dry ice a year or so ago) __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

08-04-2010, 05:32 AM	#5
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool can?? I don't leave home without mine .You can have ice in it in IHRA. Cool can with no ice is like no cool can at all. I ran mine once and forgot to drain water out of it and got backed off and lost my run. That was my fault and i paid for my mistake. Never had it leak with ice in it.283 was fooled when weather changed so it made it wayyy more consistent and like Greg ,it was .06 faster. __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

08-04-2010, 09:17 AM	#7
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cool can?? With a small fuel cell there are much easier and more efficient ways to cool the fuel __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

08-04-2010, 10:19 AM	#9
Tim Lisson Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Solon Springs, WI Posts: 166 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool can?? Glen- I have one if you want it, let me know and I'll bring it to BIR. Tim