Propane/water/alcohol injection and O2 sensors

Bruce nacelp at bright.net
Tue Apr 9 22:29:09 GMT 2002


Might look at the MSD site, and look at what they're doing with water on the
snowmobiles.
Bruce


----- Original Message -----
From: "William Shurvinton" <shurvinton at orange.net>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Propane/water/alcohol injection and O2 sensors


> Having fried another exhaust in about 3k miles, and this one was supposed
to
> be steel wool filled, I reckon I need to have a play with WI on my rotary.
>
> Play being the operative word, as gains are probably quite low in HP terms
> in a low compression NA rotary, but I'm intrigued by the possibilities.
Also
> if I can save a few exhaust cans then it's worth it.
>
> No, I just want to play.
>
> Bill :-)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Hermann <bearbvd at mindspring.com>
> What WI does, if done RIGHT, is lower the temperatures throughout the
> compression, power and exhaust strokes by a _SIGNIFICANT_ amount--like 500
> to 600° F !! The lower temps have a significant effect on engine
> durability. WI also lowers the peak combustion pressure, and the loading
on
> the engine's bearings for a given HP output level--which is QUITE a bit
> more than just "staving off detonation" !!!
>
> Greg
>
>
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