water/methanol injection
#151
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,401
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
so wait a minute, so if you have a turbo, it's said that we should put the nozzle toward the filter or TURBO discharge for maximum cooling. that's what i read in teh AEM instruction. by the way, is it after MAF ?
steven
steven
#153
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,401
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
steven
#154
Yeay Boosted!
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
hrm, that sounds like what I will do then, I just remember seeing a picture on here in the past where somone put the nozzle into the top part of their plastic upper intake manifold.. mabey it was olddragger or somthing..
#155
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,401
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
steven
#156
BDC Motorsports
#157
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Misinformation Director - Evolv Chicago
Posts: 3,086
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#159
pre-turbo has its applications as well. there are some 500-600whp 13B's in Australia using pre-turbo water-only injection, running pump gas.
there are a few threads in the 7 club, ausrotary and aquamist forums about pre-turbo injection.
http://www.riceracing.com.au/water-injection.htm
http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.p...st=0&sk=t&sd=a
http://www.aquamist.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=267
there are a few threads in the 7 club, ausrotary and aquamist forums about pre-turbo injection.
http://www.riceracing.com.au/water-injection.htm
http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.p...st=0&sk=t&sd=a
http://www.aquamist.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=267
Last edited by neit_jnf; 02-14-2009 at 10:02 AM.
#160
Registered
Peter's (Rice Racing) setup is pre turbo. His nozzle arrangement is interesting though. He wanted to get a finer spray pattern as he claims he was seeing compressor wheel erosion from the water entering it. I find this odd as turbo have been run post carb before with no errosion issues but I suppose it's possible. Then again maybe they did have erosion issues over time.
His nozzle is basically that of a paint gun. A paint gun diffuses paint with high pressure air to create a fine mist. He's doing the same thing but instead of paint he's obviously using water. He has an airstream breaking the water up into a fine mist. He does this by sending pressure from the compressor side of the turbo to his water reservoir. The water leaves from the bottom of the tank (as it has to) and goes through a control valve. The pressure port from the compressor goes into the top of the tank above water level. There is also an outlet from the top side of the tank that goes to the nozzle (water injector) which is the air source that turns the water into a fine spray. His "system test" video clearly shows this and it appears to be a paint gun that has been taken apart. Since the nozzle assembly from a paint guy is large, I assume he's created a kit that works on the same principle but uses more specialized part. I may have described it a bit too simply but he doesn't seem to have any compressor errosion issues with this arrangement.
His nozzle is basically that of a paint gun. A paint gun diffuses paint with high pressure air to create a fine mist. He's doing the same thing but instead of paint he's obviously using water. He has an airstream breaking the water up into a fine mist. He does this by sending pressure from the compressor side of the turbo to his water reservoir. The water leaves from the bottom of the tank (as it has to) and goes through a control valve. The pressure port from the compressor goes into the top of the tank above water level. There is also an outlet from the top side of the tank that goes to the nozzle (water injector) which is the air source that turns the water into a fine spray. His "system test" video clearly shows this and it appears to be a paint gun that has been taken apart. Since the nozzle assembly from a paint guy is large, I assume he's created a kit that works on the same principle but uses more specialized part. I may have described it a bit too simply but he doesn't seem to have any compressor errosion issues with this arrangement.
#162
BDC Motorsports
#163
Banned
iTrader: (3)
Yeah, I've heard a bunch of stuff thrown around about that.
Since water has mass and acts like a solid when accelerated (and, therefore, is minimally compressible), I would think that putting it into the system ahead of any compressing or accelerating device would be a bad idea, regardless of how "atomized" it is.
Now, I suppose if it undergoes a phase change before the device it might not be a big deal, but who has >100°C intake temps?!?!
Since water has mass and acts like a solid when accelerated (and, therefore, is minimally compressible), I would think that putting it into the system ahead of any compressing or accelerating device would be a bad idea, regardless of how "atomized" it is.
Now, I suppose if it undergoes a phase change before the device it might not be a big deal, but who has >100°C intake temps?!?!
#164
Registered
Yeah, I've heard a bunch of stuff thrown around about that.
Since water has mass and acts like a solid when accelerated (and, therefore, is minimally compressible), I would think that putting it into the system ahead of any compressing or accelerating device would be a bad idea, regardless of how "atomized" it is.
Now, I suppose if it undergoes a phase change before the device it might not be a big deal, but who has >100°C intake temps?!?!
Since water has mass and acts like a solid when accelerated (and, therefore, is minimally compressible), I would think that putting it into the system ahead of any compressing or accelerating device would be a bad idea, regardless of how "atomized" it is.
Now, I suppose if it undergoes a phase change before the device it might not be a big deal, but who has >100°C intake temps?!?!
I want to know how you fit an atomizing air gun nozzle into an intake system.
#168
A few days ago I "steam cleaned" the inside of my engine by sucking a gallon of water into the manifold through a vacuum line and holding the engine at 2K rpm! Does that count as aux injection? BTW the engine runs smoooooth now!
For those who haven't followed Brian's thread on the 7club forum, he broke the rear engine housing around the dowel pin.
For those who haven't followed Brian's thread on the 7club forum, he broke the rear engine housing around the dowel pin.
#169
Registered
It will absolutely scare the crap out of you and I'm not sure how the RX-8 ecu will respond to it. You'll probably get a cel. There are many rotary owners that swear by it though.
Basically I just found a vacuum nipple immediately after the throttleplate. I hooked a small vacuum line up to it and ran the other end to a gallon of water. Started the engine and held it at 2000 rpm. I let it suck up the water until it was gone. The engine bucks and sputters and isn't happy while this is happening and the amount of steam coming out the exhaust is downright alarming. It will not stay running on it's own. After the water is gone just return everything to normal and go for a drive. It'll take a little bit for the steam to quit.
Do this AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!! I am not responsible for any issues or damage you may have if you try this. I do it on my RX-7 and it works great. If it makes you nervous, don't try it.
Basically I just found a vacuum nipple immediately after the throttleplate. I hooked a small vacuum line up to it and ran the other end to a gallon of water. Started the engine and held it at 2000 rpm. I let it suck up the water until it was gone. The engine bucks and sputters and isn't happy while this is happening and the amount of steam coming out the exhaust is downright alarming. It will not stay running on it's own. After the water is gone just return everything to normal and go for a drive. It'll take a little bit for the steam to quit.
Do this AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!! I am not responsible for any issues or damage you may have if you try this. I do it on my RX-7 and it works great. If it makes you nervous, don't try it.
#172
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,401
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i don't know if it's stupid or what, but i was just thinking about it.
if we run 100% water, and of course we have to find the right nozzle for the intake, but we also add the second line for the "Intecooler" spray, what do you guys think about that?
so in otherwords, there are 2 outputs which are spraying "the engine" and "intercooler", does it sound ok? note that we run water 100%...what do you guys think about that? does anybody ever do it?
steven
if we run 100% water, and of course we have to find the right nozzle for the intake, but we also add the second line for the "Intecooler" spray, what do you guys think about that?
so in otherwords, there are 2 outputs which are spraying "the engine" and "intercooler", does it sound ok? note that we run water 100%...what do you guys think about that? does anybody ever do it?
steven
#174
Registered
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,401
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
steven