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STEAM or WATER Injection ?
Hello Guys,
I have been thinking long about this and I am still not convinced which infact is the best overall when used in a gasoline forced-induction engine, in Terms of : - Fuel Economy - Which of them has the "power" to work with the least AFR at full load? - Air Temperature Reduction - Which of them is better in heat dissipation without reducing engine air breathing? - Pre-Ignition / Detonation prevention - Which of them is the best safety measure? I want to keep it as simple as possible. No alcohol can be used here and we are not taking into consideration that steam might be more expensive to run. |
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Re: STEAM or WATER Injection ?
Water injection. Just keep it simple, it works.
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Re: STEAM or WATER Injection ?
Flr Power, I know water injection is simple than steam injection and it works. I already made the statement on the first post.
The reason for this thread is to discuss water and steam injection pros & cons. There are articles that mention only steam injection (not all related to auto-engines). Is it maybe there is a considerable advantage over water only ? |
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Steam injection when done right give more power if engine is safe tune.
Past 5 years i.ve had 2 flat tappets cams wear last year power valve leak bad on cam breakin. Wash cly out. hopefully start step by step how too steam injection thread this year. regards mark |
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Re: STEAM or WATER Injection ?
pro- use less water con -building heat exchanger pro- Aquamist systems too control flow. Which is even more critical with steam.
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Re: STEAM or WATER Injection ?
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- What results did you get with and without steam injection - Temperatures : Air / Engine(coolant) / EGT's - AFR's used - Detonation suppression - Steam system brief explanation.. steam temps / pressure / flow / nozzles ? - Engine technical details Did you begin with steam injection or you have also tried water injection ? |
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Forced induction or aspirated?
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Aspirated. 650 carb 4v single plane intake small cam 215@.050 4v valves 2v heads, header, home port job. 325hp without steam, 360 with steam @6krpm. This year same everything but better exhaust. cam 4 degree advanced instead of -4 as before.
Last edited by maxc; 20-05-2015 at 12:19 AM. Reason: added |
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Re: STEAM or WATER Injection ?
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- Are these on a dyno? - If yes, a graph worth a million ! - When testing the steam effect..... igntion timing, cam timing, fuel etc.. all is left as it is ? |
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