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Default Water Injection - 09-08-2005 , 01:23 PM






Hey I found a cheap little injector for a water injection system, Try a
0.5mm mig welder tip most have a M5 thread so you can drill them into
your manifold and tap them with no problems and they are easily
available!


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Default Re: Water Injection - 09-09-2005 , 12:58 PM






miniman wrote:
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Hey I found a cheap little injector for a water injection system, Try a
0.5mm mig welder tip most have a M5 thread so you can drill them into
your manifold and tap them with no problems and they are easily available!
What do you use to preasurist the water? and what sort of atomisation do
you get from the tip?

-anthony


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Default Re: Water Injection - 09-09-2005 , 02:47 PM



On 2005-09-09 17:58:02 +0100, Anthony
<anthony.goddenNOSPAMPLEASE (AT) tiscali (DOT) co.uk> said:

Quote:
miniman wrote:
Hey I found a cheap little injector for a water injection system, Try a
0.5mm mig welder tip most have a M5 thread so you can drill them into
your manifold and tap them with no problems and they are easily
available!

What do you use to preasurist the water? and what sort of atomisation
do you get from the tip?

-anthony
Windscreen washer pump controlled from an oil pressure switch on the
manifold and I have connected a solenoid up in line just before the
manifold so the vacuum doesn't suck any water in off boost, the tip
doesn't atomise the water but I have aimed the jets at the back of the
manifold to create a reasonably turbulent flow, it's not state of the
art but it does work.

I am running 10psi and the jets stop any pinking and are letting me run
about another 10deg of advance which makes a much better engine off
boost!

Will start running 50/50 water/methylated spirits soon to see if any
more power is possible!

miniman



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Default Re: Water Injection - 09-21-2005 , 03:40 PM



We find if you use a washing machine waste pump and the solonoid inlet
valves you get a much better flow of detergent. This has the added
effect of cleaning your valves in the rinse cycle. To stop the pinking
use "colour run" at a 50 percent mix with methanol although this may
discolour the exhaust. this may not suit your application but is ideal
for most cc`s above 1330.


miniman wrote:
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On 2005-09-09 17:58:02 +0100, Anthony
anthony.goddenNOSPAMPLEASE (AT) tiscali (DOT) co.uk> said:

miniman wrote:
Hey I found a cheap little injector for a water injection system, Try a
0.5mm mig welder tip most have a M5 thread so you can drill them into
your manifold and tap them with no problems and they are easily
available!

What do you use to preasurist the water? and what sort of atomisation
do you get from the tip?

-anthony

Windscreen washer pump controlled from an oil pressure switch on the
manifold and I have connected a solenoid up in line just before the
manifold so the vacuum doesn't suck any water in off boost, the tip
doesn't atomise the water but I have aimed the jets at the back of the
manifold to create a reasonably turbulent flow, it's not state of the
art but it does work.

I am running 10psi and the jets stop any pinking and are letting me run
about another 10deg of advance which makes a much better engine off
boost!

Will start running 50/50 water/methylated spirits soon to see if any
more power is possible!

miniman


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Default Re: Water Injection - 09-21-2005 , 05:55 PM



On 2005-09-21 20:40:06 +0100, "supercharger1430"
<trevorannoy (AT) mytrashmail (DOT) com> said:

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We find if you use a washing machine waste pump and the solonoid inlet
valves you get a much better flow of detergent. This has the added
effect of cleaning your valves in the rinse cycle. To stop the pinking
use "colour run" at a 50 percent mix with methanol although this may
discolour the exhaust. this may not suit your application but is ideal
for most cc`s above 1330.


Have tried 50/50 water / Methylated spirits (95%ethanol5%methanol) it
is awfully cheap and seems to yield whiter whites although the purple
dye in the meths does cause some discolouration on the spin
cycle......:-)

Intercooler is on the shopping list now!



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