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Date:         Sat, 24 May 2008 19:03:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Water Injection
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4838BEAA.50000@charter.net>
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All it really does is quell pre-ignition - water injection was somewhat popular at the drag strip in the early 90's to help with the small block Chevy's pathetic antique combustion chamber, but contemporary engine builders don't seem to need it.

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:19 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> During WW II the Navy F4U Corsair and the Navy Hellcat had radial > engines that used a water injection system that enabled those engines > to achieve "Military Power" from the engines or in other words - achieve > substantial power above the engines design capability for sustained > maximum power. This water injection system enabled many a pilot to save > his butt in a dogfight with Japanese pilots. > > Does anyone on The List have any knowledge about this, and whether there > has ever been any effort to try and use the principle to extract more > power for an automotive engine or increase mileage per gallon? > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > Pomgranite >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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