true. if it freezes........ it might even crack the container of water
but if you use the water injection just a precaution and not as something to add more boost then i guess you wont have to worry about detonating( or does it pump enough air , if you run out of water, to cause lean conditions) |
Well I believe you add alchohol to keep it from freezing in cold weather. Basically you fill up the water at every gas fillup, its pretty easy to keep up with.
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but if it worked great in the grand nationals......... i guess it wont hurt much .......... right?
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Originally Posted by cmartinp28' date='Feb 21 2003, 07:02 PM
true. if it freezes........ it might even crack the container of water
but if you use the water injection just a precaution and not as something to add more boost then i guess you wont have to worry about detonating( or does it pump enough air , if you run out of water, to cause lean conditions) |
Originally Posted by 94touring' date='Feb 21 2003, 07:05 PM
[quote name='cmartinp28' date='Feb 21 2003, 07:02 PM'] true. if it freezes........ it might even crack the container of water
but if you use the water injection just a precaution and not as something to add more boost then i guess you wont have to worry about detonating( or does it pump enough air , if you run out of water, to cause lean conditions) sounds good, im actually starting to consider it........ just another precaution to preserve my engine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png |
another pro is that when the water is heated (absorbs heat), it acts like a steam cleaner for your engine. It will prevent and clean up carbon deposits that cause hotspots and eventually pre-ignition.
kyle |
There were some factory Oldsmobiles in the 50s that came superchargred and had water injection. You were supposed to by a factory mixed alchohol/ water mixture that the dealer sold as "rocket fuel" for your water injection tank.
If you get a high quality and well installed system and you keep up with the water levels I guess you wouldn't have to worry about reliablity too much. Or you could get a boost controller and run low boost levels on the street and then up the boost for the track w/ water injection... |
the Aquamist is supposively the only reccommended water injection by anyone all the others are only thought of as decent.
I'm thinking this might be good for a situation like "rx73rdgen" described, allowing a higher boost to be run at the track while lowering fears of instant detonation. Plus the steam cleaning aspect is a definite plus to avoid the carbon buildup. I think water injection should be pushed a bit more https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png kevin. |
Water injection is in my next to do list...once the 4.777 final gear/cusco diff are installed https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...R#>/tongue.png
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has anyone tried water injection while spraying a wet 50 shot of nitrous?
keeping the boost at 15 psi. |
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