[Diy_efi] water injection (detonation)

[gary]

> I suppose it depends on your definition of 'extended' 
.... several minutes at a time.

> (at some low level)... how hard you push the engine...
Aren't the two related? How could that not be reference to or stating 
the same thing? 

Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ian" <spyro at f2s.com>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] water injection


> On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 07:06 -0500, gary wrote:
>> There are various (3 ?) levels of detonation. In a gasoline engine the
>> lowest level can continue for extended periods of time without doing
>> any structural mechanical damage.
> 
> I've never heard anyone say that detonation (at some low level) doesn't
> cause damage. I suppose it depends on your definition of 'extended' and
> how hard you push the engine...