| The price of gas keeps going up and so does the | | | | long period, especially race cars, knows that for a |
| amount of untried and untested items that are | | | | fact. Unless we have deep pockets, or are well |
| professed to get you increased fuel economy. | | | | established and funded in race cars, true water |
| I've been involved with making cars go longer and | | | | injection is out of the question. Water injection for |
| stronger, on less and less, since 1967 and have | | | | race cars is first and foremost for horsepower. |
| seen lots of different ideas. Some work and | | | | The average person has neither the need, the |
| others don't. It's a case of upsides and downsides. | | | | expertise nor money to build and install true |
| One downside is, you may find the item only | | | | water injection. |
| works in the inventor's or salesperson's mind and | | | | Water vapor, is a different situation. Most of us |
| has no foundation in fact. The good thing is there | | | | have experienced increased horsepower when |
| are items that are low-tech, have been proven to | | | | there's increased water vapor (humidity) in the air |
| save fuel, increase power, lower emissions, keep | | | | as on a foggy day. I have a friend who's a retired |
| the engine clean and are installed on possibly | | | | CHP and he says he always gave more speeding |
| thousands of vehicles. | | | | tickets on foggy days. Human nature: if you've |
| There is another downside though. Most systems | | | | got it; use it! There's a reason for the increased |
| only incorporate one aspect of the entire picture | | | | HP and it equates directly to economy, read my |
| and cost about what you'll save if you have it on | | | | next post "Efficiency Equals Economy" for the |
| your car for a period of years. The upside is that | | | | techy part. |
| it's possible to get all the proven, time tested | | | | Water vapor is reasonably easy, quick, safe and |
| items in one package and you can build it yourself | | | | inexpensive to implement, but it's only one piece |
| for as little as $50.00 in parts, and build it one | | | | of the entire puzzle. If you don't have all the |
| stage at a time when you can. | | | | pieces, you only see part of the picture and can't |
| Recently, I read an article on that talked about | | | | get all of the possible benefits. The best way to |
| water injection. The problem with water injection | | | | learn something new, or explore someplace |
| is: true water injection, like fuel injection, requires | | | | you've never been, is to have a guide that can |
| pumps, injectors, regulators and cubic dollars. | | | | show you step by step how it's done best. |
| Anyone who has been involved with cars for a | | | | |