System for improving motor vehicle performance

Abstract

A system for improving motor vehicle performance includes an air intake heat exchanger placed in-line with the air intake of the motor vehicle. The air intake heat exchanger is coupled to a source of pressurized media for selective application of the pressurized media to the air intake heat exchanger for cooling and drying intake air prior to reaching the intake manifold and ultimately the combustion chamber. The system further includes a flow inducing member positioned within the exhaust pipe of a motor vehicle. The flow inducing member is coupled to the source of pressurized media for selective application of the pressurized media in a manner which creates an increased flow within the exhaust system thereby increasing the flow through the air intake and intake manifold. A system for exhausting CO 2 to an adjacent vehicle is also disclosed. The system includes an outlet for dispensing CO 2 along the side of the motor vehicle such that the CO 2 may enter the intake of motor vehicles adjacent the dispensing system to thereby reduce the performance of the motor vehicles coming into contact with the CO 2 .

1 . A system for improving motor vehicle performance, wherein the motor vehicle includes an air intake, an intake manifold, a combustion chamber and an exhaust system including an exhaust pipe, comprising: 
 an air intake heat exchanger placed in-line with the air intake of the motor vehicle, the air intake heat exchanger being coupled to a source of pressurized CO 2  for selective application of the CO 2  to the air intake heat exchanger for cooling and drying intake air prior to reaching the intake manifold and ultimately the combustion chamber.    
   
   
       2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the air intake heat exchanger is a tube-in-shell heat exchanger.  
   
   
       3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein pressurized CO 2  supplied to the air intake heat exchanger is pressurized liquid CO 2  as a greater pressure drop may be achieved to thereby produce a greater cooling effect upon the air passing through the air intake heat exchanger.  
   
   
       4 . The system according to  claim 1 , further including a fuel heat exchanger linked with the motor vehicle fuel supply for cooling fuel prior to combustion, the fuel heat exchanger being coupled to a source of pressurized CO 2  for selective application of the CO 2  to the fuel heat exchanger.  
   
   
       5 . A motor vehicle system for exhausting CO 2  toward an adjacent vehicle, comprising: 
 a supply of pressurized CO 2  mounted within the vehicle and linked to a dispensing system for selective dispensing of the CO 2 , the dispensing system including an outlet for dispensing CO 2  along the side of the motor vehicle such that the CO 2  may enter the intake of motor vehicles adjacent to the dispensing system to thereby reduce the performance of the motor vehicles coming into contact with the CO 2 .