Fuel
My 425 Cummins seems like it’s got 50 more Hp out West , we are out here on vacation I guess no humidity. Back in ky seems like it’s runn in a strain all the time. Gets about 6 mpg. It’s in a 2011 New...
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Chum lee wrote:Ah, thanks for the explanation. I just remember it at all the car shows.Mile High wrote:
What was all that hype about mixing water vapor with the fuel mixture to improve performance, was that just gas engines?
You are talking about water injection. Well known, and, yes, it works on gas engines, until junk science, marketing, and advertising hype gets a hold of it. It doesn't improve performance. It restores performance that would be lost to preignition/detonation in engines that have too much compression or turbocharged engines that run excessive boost with insufficient octane fuel.
The down sides are too many to list, that's why water injection is "on the shelf" in all but the most critical applications. IMO, everyday driving isn't one of them.
Chum lee
