[Diy_efi] higher pressure pumps for water injection

[Ron Schroeder]

How long do you think a conventional injector would last injecting water
instead of gasoline?

Ron Schroeder
WD8CDH
day 631 344-4561
nite 631 286-5677

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Fahlgren" <eric.fahlgren at mscsoftware.com>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] higher pressure pumps for water injection


> Chris Conlon wrote:
>
> > Here is a link to a pump that supposedly goes up over 200 psi, though
> > the flow rate at that pressure *might* be a bit low for a 2JZ-GTE or
> > other like engine.
>
> No, it's plenty big, the number is in GPM (minute not hour), so it
> can pump 8lb/gal * 2gpm * 60min/hr = 960 lb/hr of water.  Consider
> that you want maybe from 5:1 to 3:1 fuel to water (look in Ricardo
> for more [don't we always say that?]), you typically only need the
> same flow as a single fuel injector on a 4, 5 or 6 cylinder motor.


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