fogging up on the wet skidpad

kjb · kjb's Garage

Hello,

This morning I took the chance to do some practice on an improvised skidpad in an large parking lot with the rain pouring down. (Great fun and a threaad on its own!) After going sideways through some standing water, I noticed that the windows were fogging up quickly.

Is it possible to get water into the heat exchangers and blow water vapor into the car?

/ J

ps Happy Friday everyone!

jpnovak · 02-18-2005, 06:27 AM

More likely the fan is sucking wet air into the heating system.

kjb · kjb's Garage

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Originally posted by jpnovak
More likely the fan is sucking wet air into the heating system.

Maybe going sideways through a puddle got some water to splash in through the rear grille? I never had it happen before, but OTOH I never went sideways through puddles either.

On a different note, it was awesome to go round and round in 120 ft circle and go from understeer to oversteer and back by just modulating the throttle. Sometimes rain is good.

/ J

jpnovak · 02-18-2005, 07:12 AM

Now increase the speed and do it on a dry parking lot. Lot more tire squeal but just as much fun.

throttle steer is Awesome!

Jamie79SC · 02-18-2005, 07:48 AM

You were certainly ingesting water through the heat exchangers. I once spun out in deep water at a driver's skills day and turned the car into an instant German sauna. I now keep the heaters off when doing "unusual atitude" manuvers.

cbeers · 02-18-2005, 08:49 AM

Johan,

Where was this at? I wanna try I wanna try

-Chris

vash · vash's Garage

johan, you crazy fool! sounds like fun. sad the dot.com biz left a few empty parking lots around. when i test drove my car, the PO took me to an abandoned complex that had a road course that went from building to building. except for the occasional curb, it was fun. he scared me silly.

johan, i think water went into the flapperbox(es) during your "moment".

kjb · kjb's Garage

Hi guys,

This particular parking lot is fairly full during the days, but at 6:30am it's empty.

I noticed that unless I got on the gas heavily, I could predict where the rear end was going. Then I put the throttle down, the rear end flew out, and the windows steamed up.

/ J

Chris: it's on Bordeaux in the first block in from Park Blvd on your right.

astark · 02-18-2005, 10:18 AM

The fogged windows are due to the driver's heavy breathing while testing the limits of adhesion in the rain!

Alan

juanbenae · juanbenae's Garage

that sounds alot like where i did figure 8's last weekend to heat cycle my track tires. it was right off bordeaux, it was a ghost town out there saturday. got the tires up to about 130*+ according to my pyrometer. there was a guy looking out of one of the offices shaking his head at me. i waved as i went round once or twice.

kjb · kjb's Garage

Hey Toby,

From now on it's the local pelican parts secret skidpad! I didn't see anyone shaking their head, but it was still dark.

/ Johan

buster73 · buster73's Garage

This is a problem when driving at slow speeds in any kind of rain. Moisture can come from the engine fan, the fresh air blower or of course from leaks around the windows, doors or floor. Keep the rev's up and direct all air to the windscreen. Driving in the wet can still be fun. See attached picture.

stlrj · 08:25 AM

Heat exchangers are not water tight and they never will be. So be prepared for fogged up windows anytime you hit a puddle.

I have a feeling that this problem is now a thing of the past with the introduction of the lower engine shields on the 964/993 engines.

Cheers,

Joe