water injection

THE PRESIDENT · see above

water injection

Viet · POOP Bum

not bad. i don't know if water injection should be used over a larger intercooler though. since you'd have to constantly fill the tank up. Unless you have a giant one you can put somewhere. also is water injection as consistent as a front mount?

I think that water inj. should be used in conjuction with a fmic.....then again you can just go a/w.

A4seen Racer · VP

it looks like a pretty nice kit. I think that would definatley be cooler than a front mount. Ive always heard good things about water injection. That system varies the pump instead of using a solenoid, I wonder if there is any diference. Probably not but that seems more reliable than the solenoid.

THE PRESIDENT · see above

but when have you heard of someone having their fuel injector fail? as long as your connections are good, i dont think there would be a problem with reliability.

i think water injection is way more efficient than a front mount.

Viet · POOP Bum

i'm sure its just as reliable, but i was wondering if it were as consistant or better then an intercooler? i'll try to go find stuff on the internet, but i still think it should be used in conjusction with a larger intercooler rather than by itself or with a smic.

A4seen Racer · VP

THE PRESIDENT wrote:

but when have you heard of someone having their fuel injector fail? as long as your connections are good, i dont think there would be a problem with reliability. i think water injection is way more efficient than a front mount.

well just yesterday i pulled up to this stop light and there was a bum on the corner with a sign. So I asked him how he got into the sign business and he told me. He told me he was driving his car and all of a sudden all 8 injectors (SC400) went bad. So he had to ditch the car and just wound up homeless. Injectors do fail so I'd be careful.

Viet · POOP Bum

LOL!!! hhaaahah!

THE PRESIDENT · see above

bahaha

that crazy hobo

THE PRESIDENT · see above

and yeah, i agree a lot of people think of it as a crutch to run more timing or whatever and you shouldnt. but i do think that it is a pretty worthwhile investment.

also i think i may have determined that i will just keep the stock turbo on this car, so getting those intake temps down once that thing turns into a molten ball at full boost is a priority. anyway, front mount would probably be first

A4seen Racer · VP

you should read this http://www.not2fast.com/thermo/water_injection/water_chemistry.txt

its pretty interesting and shows water injection really isnt a crutch

THE PRESIDENT · see above

interesting and really confusing article

A4seen Racer · VP

As a side note - Volvo recently released some SAE papers documenting the use
of cooled EGR to both reduce detonation and return to a stoic mixture under
boost in the 15 psi range - while maintaining approximately the same power
output. Notice - they reduced fuel and still get the same power output.

after reading this part i think water injection is definatley better than a front mount since i doubt you could run a stoic mixture under boost with a front mount and you definatley wouldnt make the same power