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Originally Posted by Hib Halverson
"scottfab"...Please, cite the source of your information about early LT5 development and TB ice being ingested into the engine.
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Ok I spent a few minutes searching the archive. One thing I learned was the the posted archives on the ZR1netregistry.com page don't seem to be complete. Some dates don't show up.
I have some posts in my own archive that don't appear in the official one.
Having said that. I have not found specifically what I was looking for.
I found stuff close to it but not it.
Over the years the subject of ice in the TB/plenum has come up multiple times. I don't think it's in doubt that the TB receives coolant water as a counter measure for same but only how often or how likely it would be to occur.
Below is a snipped parts of a thread. To do your own looking search for either "icing" or "ice formation".
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Hi again Jim:
Yesterday, we were talking about ice formation in venturi flow. I
talked to a flight instructor, and he states as follows: Carb ice can
form at temperatures as high as 72° F as long as atmospheric conditions
are supportive. He states however that it is more typically seen at
between 40 and 55°.
I just gotta say this here--- there were a bunch of highly-skilled and
well-funded engineers and technicians put to the task of developing the
LT5. Engine specialists like Callaway, Lingenfelter and Rippie can make
improvements to performance in part because they do not have all of the
limitations imposed on their work that Lotus did, such as noise, overall
streetability, reliability, and specific fuel consumption. It is my
considered opinion, with the usual qualifications, that unless a ZR1
owner who uses his or her car for pleasure driving is willing to spend
the money to send his or her car over to DRM for the whole package, he
or she should leave the thing cold, dead stock and live with the 400
HP. If you just have to mess with it, only do bolt-on, reversible
changes that are developed by engine builders like Rippie or guys on the
net whom you trust, and who know what they are talking about.