water injection & detonation supression

[Dirk Wright]

On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, George M. Dailey wrote:

> Gentlemen, OEMs use exhaust gas to supress detonation, right? Exhaust gas
> recirculation systems to be exact, EGR.  This seams superior to water
> injection. Is it?
> 

I thought EGR was strickly for reduced exhaust emmisions? I would think 
that the hot exhaust gas would heat up the intake such that it would 
increase the likelihood of detonation. Water injection would cool the 
intake air, making it denser. Of course, for real density, these's 
nothing like nitrous!

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