Injector"spray"vs.evaporation

[Clare Snyder]

>>> A number of years ago, I read about a "Hot Vapor" engine
>>> that Smokey Yunick designed and developed with the intent of selling to the
>>> auto companies (none of them bit though - pity).  This system ran the
>>> air/fuel mixture through a manifold that circulated the engine water around
>>> the charge and then passed the charge to another manifold that the exhaust
>>> system ran around (can you say _dangerous_ here) and then dumped the charge
>>> into the cylinders though a carb.  The mixture was around 400 to 500 degrees
>>> F when entered into the chamber and fully atomized.  He was getting (if my
>>> feeble memory serves me correctly) about (150 HP and 50 mpg)
>>
>>( three-cylinder sprint engine.)
>>
>>is there any thing in print of how he did this??
>>
>Obviousy, he didn't.  They hadn't even invented the Suziki/Geo engine 
>when Smokey was tinkering with his "hot vapor engine".  I have no idea 
>what engine he was using, it was 'bout 20 years befor the Geo engine was 
>invented.
>
>Brian
>
Mabee a DKW 3 cyl 2 stroker? There were other 3 cyl engines around before
the Suzuk. Mabee even a converted outboard, or a Motorcyle (Triumph had a 3
cyl back then?)