intercooling Vs. water injection.. small ????

Chuck · Jan 14th, 2004, 01:51 PM

Well.. ive been thinking.. IF you had only one, which would make the air cooler? and intercooler, or water injection?... id imagine water would cool the air down ALOT more.

James · Jan 14th, 2004, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck

Well.. ive been thinking.. IF you had only one, which would make the air cooler? and intercooler, or water injection?... id imagine water would cool the air down ALOT more.

Intercooler.

WhiteFox · Jan 15th, 2004, 11:22 AM

Consider what would happen should you run out of H2O at a bad time.

NotAnotherHonda · Jan 15th, 2004, 11:56 AM

intercooler cools the air all the time, and water does not...

McLaren F1 2003 · Jan 15th, 2004, 01:19 PM

and i dont think that the water injection is even used to cool the air, is it?

James · Jan 15th, 2004, 01:22 PM

yes it is.

McLaren F1 2003 · Jan 15th, 2004, 01:33 PM

*re-read the article on npm*

i guess it is...my bad

Angel Carrier · Jan 15th, 2004, 11:17 PM

how about water to air intercooler?

that'd be even better than just a air to air IC (minus the extra weight)

**morepower2** · Jan 16th, 2004, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck

Well.. ive been thinking.. IF you had only one, which would make the air cooler? and intercooler, or water injection?... id imagine water would cool the air down ALOT more.

The intercooler will drop the air temp as much as 120 degrees. Water injection supresses detonation by slowing combustion, not so much by cooling the air.

Mike

Chuck · Jan 16th, 2004, 12:09 AM

i see

maddogg89plsr · Jan 21st, 2004, 10:42 PM

I thought water was sometimes injected into the engine itself so that the compression would go sky high for huge amounts of power due to the fact that water doesnt compress.

**morepower2** · Jan 21st, 2004, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by maddogg89plsr

I thought water was sometimes injected into the engine itself so that the compression would go sky high for huge amounts of power due to the fact that water doesnt compress.

No

James · Jan 21st, 2004, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddogg89plsr

I thought water was sometimes injected into the engine itself so that the compression would go sky high for huge amounts of power due to the fact that water doesnt compress.

No.

Harris · Jan 21st, 2004, 10:54 PM

Last place you want water is in the engine. Well, other than the coolant passage region.

If water enters the combustion chamber, time to order a new motor. Enough said.

**morepower2** · Jan 21st, 2004, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Harris

Last place you want water is in the engine. Well, other than the coolant passage region.

If water enters the combustion chamber, time to order a new motor. Enough said.

You mean lots of water, a little water can be good!

Mike