Thread: Water/ Alchahol injection for boosted engine? idea, I think

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only 2 gas stations I know of that sell E85 anywhere near me, are still an hour away, I'm still setting the engine up for E85 ( correct rubber parts for the alchahol ) because 102 octane.

I just want the water/ alchahol injection system, so I can run a little more timing at the drag strip/ when I need it. I got the MSD 6 BTM, so I will have the boost timing adjustment right there asessable from the drivers seat.

go with the stage two water injection from snow performance (at least i think its them, the only one they sell on summit)

I want one for my wifes volvo and haven given some serious thought to how to tell when the tank is running low. She's not dumb but being a girl she has a tendency to not pay attention to gauges when she drives. I think the best thing would be to replace the water tank the kit comes with, with a 3 gallon fuel cell. You could easily mount the cell in the trunk without losing too much space, plenty of capacity, and you could use a standard gm fuel level sensor hooked up to a fuel gauge of some sort. You'll always know how much you have so you don't accidently kill your engine. (biggest downfall is the added weight of 3 gallons of water, so you have to remove something else non-essential, like the brake master cylinder or something. )

why dont you hook it up so when the tank gets low theres a constant loud buzzer..... she'll think its about to blow up and call you for help everytime

Originally Posted by thesals

why dont you hook it up so when the tank gets low theres a constant loud buzzer..... she'll think its about to blow up and call you for help everytime

If she's like my wife... that won't work either... She drove her van for a week with the oil light on and dinging noises before remembering to mention it to me. BTW... that one was SHOT...

The motor ... was shot... not the wife... although at the time... I was angry enough to. I was working double shift for a month and a half... would call her to remind her to check the oil cuz it burned a little... after that... she had to stop to fill the oil and check the fuel in her newly converted fog machine.