ok that isn't the question but, guys that do ice down the intake, do you just plop the plastic bag full of ice one the intake or do you lay something between the bag and intake? Maybe I'm thinking too much, but won't the plastic bag melt or will the ice keep it from melting the bag?
You cant put the bag on it the strut bar is in the way, go to Wal-Mart and buy the cheapest 1QT FREEZER bags and transfer at least a 10lb bag of ice into several bags and put those in your cooler, take along 2 small towels and lay them down on each side of the intake manifold right on top of the valve covers to catch condensation. The smaller bags will allow you to evenly distribute the ice all over the intake manifold and get under the strut bar. I usually can get 2 on each side and 3 on the top the top 3 will melt the fastest and try to get one bag as far back close to the firewall as possible and check back to replace any melted bags
What i did was get 7 - 10.5 X 10.5 glad freezer bags and fill with water and freeze them as it will be a solid mass of ice as it will not melt as fast as ice cubes. I put 2 on each side of the manifold and 3 on top.
Excellent idea Jim the last 2 trips to the track were last minute so I did not plan ahead, seems like the freezer bags are the way to go I have never had a problem with them melting and that was after a 2 hour drive to the track in 100 degree Texas weather
I place two bags of ice directly on the intake. I wait for at least 30 minutes when I know I don't want to run again. By the time I'm ready to start and go stage, everything is cool to the touch.
The towell is a good idea as well. Some tracks get a little "upset" if you get water dripping on their track... as they should. Usually it's not enough to worry about though. great Idea using the freezer bags to freeze the water in. You can also freeze water in cartons like 1/2 gal milk or juice. The larger blocks don't melt as fast. I've even seen some people use the "Blue" ice in the plastic containers, no mess.
