AquaTune Water Injection System!
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AquaTune Water Injection System!
My new company is going to be testing this system on the LS1 Firebird and my 2000 Corvette. We are going to dyno before and after with both cars to see if this is :bs or not.
-More horse power and a higher torque range!
-From 25% and up increase in fuel economy!
-Up to 30% increase in horse power!
-Gets rid of harmful carbon deposits!
-Pass previously failed DEQ checkouts!
you can find more details here: http://www.aquatune.com/index.asp
I will report back with the results, but if you have any questions about our test before then please feel free to ask.
Thanks for your time,
Ross Beltle
Owner / Manager
American Muscle Motorsports, LLC.
-More horse power and a higher torque range!
-From 25% and up increase in fuel economy!
-Up to 30% increase in horse power!
-Gets rid of harmful carbon deposits!
-Pass previously failed DEQ checkouts!
you can find more details here: http://www.aquatune.com/index.asp
I will report back with the results, but if you have any questions about our test before then please feel free to ask.
Thanks for your time,
Ross Beltle
Owner / Manager
American Muscle Motorsports, LLC.
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Green Monster)
Thanks; it will be interesting to see your results. In my youth, I remember the hot rodders of the day often used water "injection" on their cars. :yesnod: :)
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Green Monster)
I call :bs on this. If you are experiencing alot of knock retard and detonation especially under forced induction, then this could have benefits of say 7-10% gain in power. But 30% gains on a stock normally aspirated LS1 is ridiculuos - that's about 70-90HP.
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Godspeed)
Have you guys read this: http://www.aquatune.com/overview.html
Come on... :confused: :confused: :confused:
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Green Monster)
I agree there may be some slight gain but those numbers are not possible. I do look forward to seeing the before and after numbers. Do you have pictures showing the install on a C5? Where does the injection take place -- at the throttle Body? Thanks in advance.
Another question -- what do you use in freezing temperatures?
[Modified by Mad_Dog, 10:18 AM 12/11/2001]
Another question -- what do you use in freezing temperatures?
[Modified by Mad_Dog, 10:18 AM 12/11/2001]
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Mad_Dog)
American warplanes used water injection in WW1 for a power boost in combat.
However the system must inject a mist not just water. that's the hard part in automotive applications. The mist requires pressure and a fine nozzle.
anyway the proof will be in the test results. I'm anxious to see them.
However the system must inject a mist not just water. that's the hard part in automotive applications. The mist requires pressure and a fine nozzle.
anyway the proof will be in the test results. I'm anxious to see them.
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Green Monster)
Hmm, I am not sure about this. Water injection will clean carbon deposits. It will raise the effective compression ratio of the engine due to the fact that water does not compress like air.
To be honest, I always looked at water injection as a bandaid on spercharged systems trying to overcome other shortcommings....
JMHO. I hope you take no offense to this.(none meant)
PS You can Contact Troy at Troy@CorvetteForum.Com . He can help you become an official supporting vendor/tuner. :)
Good Luck! If you are anything like me, my company was my lifelong dream! :) :)
To be honest, I always looked at water injection as a bandaid on spercharged systems trying to overcome other shortcommings....
JMHO. I hope you take no offense to this.(none meant)
PS You can Contact Troy at Troy@CorvetteForum.Com . He can help you become an official supporting vendor/tuner. :)
Good Luck! If you are anything like me, my company was my lifelong dream! :) :)
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Green Monster)
I am in the :confused: :confused: crowd... didn't Holley try this back in the 80's?? I seem to recall some type of water injection they were playing with to use on some built 350's...hmmm :cheers:
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Chris@SpeedDemon)
From what I've read, water injection was a band aid to cure detonation for forced induction cars back in the days of carburetion. There is no need for it with computer controlled fuel injection and spark. Sure if a turbo charged carbureted engine is detonating like hell and then the water injection cures it, there's a HP gain. For a well designed package with computer controlled fuel management, the water won't gain anything.
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (need-for-speed)
From what I've read, water injection was a band aid to cure detonation for forced induction cars back in the days of carburetion. There is no need for it with computer controlled fuel injection and spark. Sure if a turbo charged carbureted engine is detonating like hell and then the water injection cures it, there's a HP gain. For a well designed package with computer controlled fuel management, the water won't gain anything.
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Re: AquaTune Water Injection System! (Chris@SpeedDemon)
i built several BB blower engines for boats and we tried water injection so we could use more boost. the top ring grooves were worn more that normal and i was told that the water injection was the cause. we removed the injectors and the problems went away. just my 2 cents worth.
