Water Injection (Was: Re: Wide Ratio O2)

[David Piper]

I found that 0.25 lb ADI per lb of fuel works OK up to 300 bmep.  This was
on 170 ci motor at 14 psig boost producing over 300 HP.

TurboDave

At 08:38 PM 3/22/98 -0500, you wrote:
>According to Harry Ricardo  in "Internal High Speed Combustion
>Engine", I beleive he says up to 1/3 of the fuel volume may be 
>matched with water.   So for every 3 pints of fuel you can run 1 pint
>of water.  But, increasing it any more than enough to suppress
>detonation doesn't do anything...  Also wasn't very fussy about
>quanity..  Just blowing it thru a restricted orfice is fine.  No real 
>brain bending needed.  You might look up a copy of this book,
>and double check me.  Been a while since I read it..
>  Like an instructor told me, "If you have any doubt about the
>erosion abilities of water look at the Grand Canyon"..  He was
>a really good mechanic, and I don't think you'll hear me say that
>about many folks...
>  This also has been talked about some in the archives..
>Bruce       Real Radios have electro-magnets in the speakers
>                 and a soft orange glow.....
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