cold air intake inside of cab?

Why couldn't someone pipe the intake into your cab? You would get colder air in the summer when you used the ac. Idk just a thought I've been pondering on. Opinions?

 

I have to say... that's a new one.

 

A friend of mine has this set up actually.

 

Just making sure I read that right!

 

There's a member on here that actaully made one for his truck. Just go on the search thread and you'll find it

 

I've seen it done bit it was more for protection from water being sucked up during deep water fording.

As far as ac to cool charge temps good theory but the intake volume from motor would be faster than ac output and would force you to open windows to keep from turning cab into vacuum.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbZg8QBJaMM

 

it could definatly be done but the problem you would face is that the engine wouldnt get as much air flow as if it was in the front of the car. Also it would create a good size vacumn in the car is all the windows were shut.

 

WTF is the point of that?!?!

 

Sweet.

 

You could run the exhaust into the cab in winter to preheat the engine intake air.

 

Ah yes, the honda pop can exhaust.

 

at this rate you should really put a disclaimer...

 

Semi relevant to the idea of using the AC system to cool the intake charge...

From the 2003 Ford F150 Lightning concept:

"The 32-valve supercharged engine uses patented ‘SuperCooler’ technology. Perhaps it should be called ‘SuperCooletti’ after SVT chief engineer John Coletti who both heads Ford SVT and patented the SuperCooler design himself. Coletti came up with a very practical way to provide a burst of power by using the truck’s air conditioning compressor to chill a small storage tank of coolant to 30-degrees Fahrenheit and then dump this coolant right into the supercharger’s intercooler with the touch of a button. The result is a 20% drop in air temperature that creates a higher density of air by volume for better combustion and higher horsepower - around 50-hp more for up to 30 to 40 seconds at wide-open throttle.

Scarpello referred to SuperCooler as renewable nitrous oxide only much safer and regenerating. “The SuperCooler patent has been around for about 10 years,” according to Scarpello, “but it just hasn’t found the right application yet. It’s definitely production feasible and could be used across our entire line of vehicles.”

http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/autoshows/naias2003/ford/lightning2.html

 

Couldn't you put the ac on fresh air to draw in more air, and also I have it designed on paper where I can disconnect the.connection and put it in the engine bay in the winter time. ( believe.me I already posed that problem). Idk I just thought it would be cool and plus it'd protect my cold air from water when.I go playing.

 

Im an ammonia refrigeration tech and have been in the field of refrigeration for years. I bet I could figure out how to build a system like that pretty easily.