Enough Horsepower?

mlts22 wrote:
If you are wanting to go for extreme horsepower, Banks Power has a "double-shot" water/methanol kit for the Ford V-10, which pretty much does the same thing as nitrus, adding 150-200 horsepower without tuning.

Definitely not something to do if a vehicle is under warranty, and I've not read about how this affects the life of a V-10 long term (and I doubt it doesn't help things). However, if one feels the Ford V-10 isn't up for the job, this is a solution. Of course, how the transmission and drivetrain can take the added torque/HP without grenading is another question.

I very highly doubt that water/methanol injection would yield anywhere near 150-200 horsepower on the naturally aspirated Ford V10. It's far more effective and useful with turbocharged engines, where it serves to cool the intake air and reduce detonation, both of which allow/enable more air to be used and hence more fuel burned and more power generated. On the V10, I would guess that there's at best minor gains, some of which could also be had by using a higher octane gas (as that also resists detonation).

Adding a turbo to the V10 with water injection would, of course, yield a large increase in power...at least for awhile. You could also end up with a pile of engine or transmission guts on the roadway if your luck runs out and you push things too far.