But from what I have gathered...you have to up the boost, to make additional power. Since the water vapor ends up taking the space that more air would occupy if there was no water injection.
Also it always seemed to make more sense on a turbo setup, due to these ease of boost level adjustment. On the SC if you ran say 10-11psi and were using the water injection to help achieve this, you would always have to keep a close eye on your water supply.
Not that I have heard. All the SVT and Cobra guys over at Corral.net use this. This basically an aftercooler. Jackson Racing sells them for like $600. You will most likely get rid of the car before "anything bad" could happen. As with any mod to your car, you take full and sole responsibility for things breaking. As Edo once said, you are not making power unless you are breaking something!
Water injection is what we used on SR20's to hit 400whp+ stock block back in the day. Some turbo camps will say its a band-aid solution, some will swear by it. I personally used water injection with great success.
If you haven't thought of this already, you could repurpose your windshield fluid reservoir for the water injection system. The nozzle is so small that one fill actually lasts about a month. My system was even ecu controlled as well, so that's something to investigate with k-pro. Should be a slam dunk, since it already has nitrous control. I don't see why the same trigger couldn't be used for water injection. This is how JWT did it.
Hey Ron,
How is your newest projects coming along. I had thought about the windshield washer. But then again, does the pump have enough pressure to do what I want it to? I guess we can find out.
Hey Ron,
How is your newest projects coming along. I had thought about the windshield washer. But then again, does the pump have enough pressure to do what I want it to? I guess we can find out.
Yes it would, but now isn't the time to experiment with unproven technology - is it? The Aquamist system works, takes a lot of the guesswork out of the equation much like how the k-pro provides the least path of resistance for tuning.
It is proven. The SVT guys and Saleen guys use DIY water injection kits. Although, they have twice the displacement they have to shoot twice the water. I think the links on the first page give all the information for kits that you need. The Aquamist kits are setup very nice. But, they are kinda pricey. We will see.
I didn't check those out. Well if the DIY kits are sorted, then there's no reason not to go that route to save some money. During my stint, the ERL kit was 300 bucks.
hmmm...the guy who owns the shop where I order most of my stuff from has been suggesting this water injection to me for a couple of months now. At first I thought it was kind of skeptical but I think sonny and ron have my interest piqued-guess I got something to think about...
Discharge temps in SC application can be brutal over time. When left unchecked and coupled with sustained high rpms, its lethal.
This mod is a very prudent one for longevity which will help protect against premature wear and tear. Its a very good anti-detonation preventative measure.
What like for free? Yeah. Still have the stock header/cat. I am not doing anything to my car for the next month or so. Need to handle some ugly business that I got in to. But, if you let me use the header I will go to the same dyno shop that I got the 7psi pulley done at. Mucho gracias!
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You're welcome. You want to try the Comptech Race Header and bust out some crazy numbers?
What like for free? Yeah. Still have the stock header/cat. I am not doing anything to my car for the next month or so. Need to handle some ugly business that I got in to. But, if you let me use the header I will go to the same dyno shop that I got the 7psi pulley done at. Mucho gracias!
No K-Pro. I do have the latest flash that Doug wanted me to test out. The K-Pro I am waiting on. Like I said, I got into some mischief and need to get that settled. Then, it is back to the car. Researching and getting opinions on things now. Shoot me an email. wdsonny@cox.net I have a scan tool so I can clear CEL's.
No K-Pro. I do have the latest flash that Doug wanted me to test out. The K-Pro I am waiting on. Like I said, I got into some mischief and need to get that settled. Then, it is back to the car. Researching and getting opinions on things now. Shoot me an email. wdsonny@cox.net I have a scan tool so I can clear CEL's.
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