[Vwdiesel] Water/Methanol injection

[Tad]

Makes sense but wouldn't the energy used for creating steam detract from
the power that would otherwise be going to the wheels?  Throwing water on
the fire so to speak?


On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:05 AM, <lbaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Some information I dug up several years ago indicated that it also helps
> with power, by the steam it creates (by cooling).  The steam's expansion
> rate is fairly high and efficient so it supposedly adds power simply by
> being one more expanding gas during combustion.  Dunno but makes more sense
> of it doing more than just cooling, which would only allow more timing
> advance (this was all realative to gassers at the time).
>     Loren
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
> To: Brian and Ruth Decker <decker at toledotel.com>
> Cc: mailing list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 9:39 am
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Water/Methanol injection
>
>
> 1.6 TD doesn't have an intercooler right?  In that case it seems like the
> njection would really help as its primary purpose is to cool the intake
> harge.
>
> n Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Brian and Ruth Decker <
> decker at toledotel.com
>  wrote:
> > Hi Folks;
>
>                  My 1.6 turbo diesel that I installed in my 1990 Fox 2 door
>  wagon was running fine with lots of power but as always more seems better.
>  I
>  investigated Water/Methanol injection which promised more power and cooler
>  EGT's.
>
>  I purchached a Snow Performance W/M injection setup that is boost
>  controlled. It starts injecting fluid at about 4 lbs boost and continues
> to
>  full boost which with my stock VW turbo is just under 10 lbs. I did
>  increase
>  the quickness of the turbo spool-up last week by cutting out the muffler
> on
>  my 2.25 inch exhaust system and replacing it with a straight pipe. This is
>  all seat of the pants information but I'm sure the water/methanol
> injection
>  did in fact give me more power and I can keep my foot in the pump
>  considerably longer than before.
>
>  Brian Decker
>
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