Water Injection Results... pics here!
I just finished installing my water/alcohol injection kit from http://www.aquastealth.com/, and it was a really straightforward, simple install. All of the parts in the kit are very high quality, and plenty of hose and wire are included.
Now, for the fun part: the speed! I ran a full 14.7 psi (1 Bar on the EBC), and the engine purred like a cat. No hesitation, coughing, knocking, or anything. And DAMN! This car is definitely faster than my 13.9 second v6 Firebird! I spun in first after the boost kicked in, and spun all the way through second. I am going to try to hit the track and the dyno in the coming weeks, but for now, you'll just have to take my word for the fact that it is so fast. I raced my friend who has a Spec-V, and we always ran about the same when I was boosting 9 psi. Now that I am running 14, I left him in the dust!!!
I don't plan on running 14 very often at all, because it just doesn't feel right to go that fast all the time. I need to get used to it. I think I'll be running 10-11 psi most of the time. I am so pumped right now. I am running a 50/50 mix of water/denatured alchohol, which gives me the equivalent of 109 octane.
You have to note- I still have stock exhaust and everything, so the boost doesnt hold. It hits 1 bar at about 4000 rpms, but drops off towards the higher rpms. This is probably better for it anyway. The car bogs a little bit when the water kicks in, because I haven't had time to tune it, but I am super pleased with all of my results.
But, I need to stress- no detonation! (at least that I could feel/hear/see). It also doesn't seem like there is any spark retard, but I would need a scan tool to find that out for sure.
I will post times, and dyno results in the near future.
Excuse the pics! I haven't finished running wire loom yet. I also couldn't take a pic of the water tank because I don't feel like going under the car and removing the panels again!
I just finished installing my water/alcohol injection kit from http://www.aquastealth.com/, and it was a really straightforward, simple install. All of the parts in the kit are very high quality, and plenty of hose and wire are included.
Now, for the fun part: the speed! I ran a full 14.7 psi (1 Bar on the EBC), and the engine purred like a cat. No hesitation, coughing, knocking, or anything. And DAMN! This car is definitely faster than my 13.9 second v6 Firebird! I spun in first after the boost kicked in, and spun all the way through second. I am going to try to hit the track and the dyno in the coming weeks, but for now, you'll just have to take my word for the fact that it is so fast. I raced my friend who has a Spec-V, and we always ran about the same when I was boosting 9 psi. Now that I am running 14, I left him in the dust!!!
I don't plan on running 14 very often at all, because it just doesn't feel right to go that fast all the time. I need to get used to it. I think I'll be running 10-11 psi most of the time. I am so pumped right now. I am running a 50/50 mix of water/denatured alchohol, which gives me the equivalent of 109 octane.
You have to note- I still have stock exhaust and everything, so the boost doesnt hold. It hits 1 bar at about 4000 rpms, but drops off towards the higher rpms. This is probably better for it anyway. The car bogs a little bit when the water kicks in, because I haven't had time to tune it, but I am super pleased with all of my results.
But, I need to stress- no detonation! (at least that I could feel/hear/see). It also doesn't seem like there is any spark retard, but I would need a scan tool to find that out for sure.
I will post times, and dyno results in the near future.
Excuse the pics! I haven't finished running wire loom yet. I also couldn't take a pic of the water tank because I don't feel like going under the car and removing the panels again!
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