Fuel injection plugs

[Howard Wilkinson]

Aaron:
    Unfortunately I have yet to see a water injection system that I
like..... also up here there are not enough months when water
injection is practical.   H.W.

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Willis <darkmonahue at awwwsome.com>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
<diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Fuel injection plugs


>At 09:20 AM 5/2/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>Pat:
>>    It has been said that the greatest efficiency is achieved
><SNIP>
>>which we cruise most cars.  Variable displacement would be another,
>>but so far has not been introduced.  Another is turbocharging a
small
>>engine on the theory that it will develop greater efficiency at
lower
>>power settings, and the boost will help it develop enough power when
>>needed.  This has several downsides.... Compression must be lowered,
>>or high octane fuel must be used or timing must be retarded, or all
>>three to prevent detonation...
>
> Yes, BUT...what about that old water injection thread we had going a
while
>ago?  Wouldn't efective intercooling and/or water injection let a
>"standard" (normal compression, timing, etc) engine live under boost?
> Specifically, I'm thinking of a Ford Festiva (Mazda 121) or Geo
Metro
>(Suzuki Swift) or .. dare I say ... Subaru Justy ECVT ... with a
small
>turbo/intercooler combo.  Nice economy most of the time, but with a
bit of
>power to get you around trucks and up hills, etc.  Am I fooling
myself?
> Nice thing about the Festiva is that rumor has it you can slam-dunk
an
>Escort GT, Mazda Miata or similar Mazda engine in it, which would be
a nice
>backup plan if the forced-inductionj baby didn't perform to your (my)
>expectations.
> OK, guys, where am, I going wrong on this one?
> Aaron Willis
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