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Re Water Injection.

Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 02, 2005 at 10:47

graham-beaudesert

Maybe someone can tell me if Water Injection on a Car with injecters will work?
Was in 1980 i purchases a water injection foy my Valiant Regal 265 motor.
The system was very basic, was a tank app 3 litres to put water and a bit of metho in it.
There was a long thin brass or copper tube that went to the bottom of the bottle, then another tube that went to the carby to be inserted just above the butterfly flap that lets the air in. Also with it being above the butterfly it never sucked any droplets of water till you use the throttle.
When i had this system , i increased my fuel comsupation by app 3/4 to 1 km on a litre of fuel, i did several runs over a marked area, using 1 litre coke botles in a crate inside the car and connected by tube to the carby.
The only thing you had to get right, was a brass or copper thin tube 1/2 along the plastic pipe with 5 holes in it, these holes were very small and i thik it was about 3 holes to get that mist of water to go into the carby.
This was only a invention made by mytake, as a person had a fine crack in the head, and was using a wee bit of water, but he noyiced that his fuel consumpion had risen to more then usual.
What i have noticed on my Nissan Pintara, is a butterfly inside the inlet that mixes the air with the fuel.
Does anyone think this would work the same as how it did on the Valiant?
As i would make up another one to gain a extra 3/4 to 1 km per litre.
I worked it out when i go from QLD to adelaide i will get app 220 extra km's.
My e mail is grah27@bigpond.net.au
In subject please put water injection, as if i do not know a e mail i delete it.
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AnswerID: 137412   Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 02, 2005 at 11:56

Grungle replied:

If you go to the CAPA site they have water injection kits for late model cars. Might find some info there.

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FollowupID: 391138   Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 02, 2005 at 16:09

Member - Ron H (Int) posted:

Hello Grungle
How do we find the CAPA website
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kiwikruiser
Gary Junction
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FollowupID: 391154   Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 02, 2005 at 17:54

Grungle posted:

http://www.capa.com.au/

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AnswerID: 137520   Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 02, 2005 at 21:04

Lone Wolf replied:

This has always held interest for me.

Ever since one of my mates dad did this in 1970. He was a head mechanic, in charge of lots of people, and was very cluey indeed.

Tell me, if you are driving in say.... North Queensland, during the wet season, wouldn't this have the very same effect?

I can understand say here in SA, but what with 80 % humidity up north, you are already getting a lot of moisture as ingress.

Just shooting the breeze....

Wolfie
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