Anyone know anything about this kit or have experience with it? Price seems pretty good for a water/alcohol injection setup.

 

oh yea...

http://www.snowperformance.net/prodd...p?prod=Auto020

 

You can DIY that kit for $200 fwiw. Its just the Shur-Flo pump and a few other goodies.

..but it does work great!

 

For another $100 you can get the Aquamist 2D system.

 

Very true, but the aquamist pump is pretty small in comparison.

 

I am in the middle of installing a 2s system on my FD. The system quality is top rate. I have heard it said that the Shur flo is a higher pressure pump than the aquamist as well. However, thatt is not the only part of the system to be concerned with. This is a good read below.

http://waterinjection.info/phpBB2/vi....php?p=892#892

 

I've got the aquamist 1S system and it works great. I'm sure if you can build a much better system for less than the 1S though, but it took me about an hour and a half to do it all. Not too hard at all

 

Can you use windshield washer fluid tank as the reservior for a WI system?

 

For sure, here's the link, save the extra $ 200.00 or more for some other mode.
http://www.turbomirage.com/water3.html

I'm in a proces of ordering the stuff and getting things together, plus it feels good b/c you know you did it yourself, is funn.

 

what is a water injecion kit for?

 

Its an extra pump that will pump water out of the windshield wiper nozzles to give some extra power to speed up your car!!!!!

 

Not Quite. visit www.turboice.net, or do a search here for Water Injection.

Most water injection kits inject a water/alcohol mix either before your intercooler, or prior to the throttle body, or both. The systems are typically designed to inject a steady percentage of water. Your air/fuel ratio becomes your air/fuel/water/alchohol ratio (momentarily).

Water has 6 times the heat absorbtion properties of gas and can help dramatically reduce detonation. It also can steam clean rotor housings reducing carbon buildup and hotspots. Some people tune for this system running much leaner than normal. It is said, water injection can make running on pump gas like running on race gas.

There are people on this forum who run 20 lbs of boost on pump gas.

People also use the water/alcohol mix to reduce heatsoak and lower intake temperatures, making your air charge more dense, creating more power.

As with everything, there are those who don't believe in it. they believe water will reduce the "lubricating" quality of the oils in your engine, or take up the space where "air" could be occupying. There are even those who don't use it because they think it might "rust" components.

 

Hey,

How 'bout trolling somewhere else, huh?


**edit** FD_Newb_1974 beat me to it..

 

It really depends. There are some trade offs both ways. I am using my windshield washer bottle. On the positive side, it has allowed me to keep everything in the engine bay. E.G no watertank in the rear hatch. It also gives it a little more stealthly stock appearance. On the down side. The water bottle is small, so it will need to be filled up more than a custom tank. Also, If you do not know about wiring, it will add to the level of complexity, (as I am just now finding out) . I had to wire in the wiper bottle pump and a pulse extender to use as a priming pump, because my pump rests above the water bottle.

 

I don't think you have to worry about that with your ride man

 

thanks FD Newb, ill check out that site to

 

Yes, but wait till you see the install, looks like it was supposed to be there. One of the few things that does.