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I love water injection, again

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:51 pm
by zaxrex
OK so over the long weekend I took a trip over the hills and through the woods. I didn't think much of anything until I looked at my trip indicator that i reset after each fill-up.

Usually I get 280-320 miles on a tank, depending on how bright the light gets.

I looked at the indicator and it said 389, and no light was on. When the light came on, the ticker was at 402.

I realised that the super gain was because I was either on boost going up hills, or in angel gear coasting down the back ends.

Having the water to replace the extra fuel for cooling let me run real lean while under boost. Being under boost with the increase in VE and running so lean, sure did go a long way to boost up the efficiently.

Lean is mean.

That is all

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:08 am
by Mr Kleen
bravo!

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:06 am
by complacent
That. Is. Sooo. Awesome!

402 miles??!?! Way to go Z!

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:29 am
by chicken n waffles
that's awesome. if i approach 300 miles per tank, i get a woodrow. yes, that's how empty my life is. :oops:

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:54 pm
by Libra Monkee
402 in a WRX!?! Pretty cool.

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:22 am
by sirwilliam
Congrats! This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes a Sabb for a test drive to see how much actual gas mileage the car can get. :lol:

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:17 am
by snaab
Friggin' sweet! People never believe what wonders water can achieve.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:06 pm
by drwrx
I swear, the more you talk it up, the more I keep thinkin of giving it a whirl.

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:46 am
by Mr Kleen
drwrx wrote:I swear, the more you talk it up, the more I keep thinkin of giving it a whirl.
I'm surprised you haven't already :lol:

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:00 am
by drwrx
Mr Kleen wrote:I'm surprised you haven't already
I have given a great amount of thought to it and had originally decided against it for really just one reason "fail safes" If I could be convinced that there was a system that could switch maps in the event of a system failure (nozzle blockage, pump failure, hose break, no fluid, blown fuse, etc.) at a cost that wasn't cost prohibitive, I would do it.

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:20 am
by Sabre
^^^ The Hydra ;) But cost isn't exactly it's strong point...

Very nice results Zak!

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:38 am
by Phibs
Does yours even work yet Julian ;)

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:50 am
by zaxrex
Oh SNAP

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:56 pm
by Sabre
No need for it to work until my turbo is back smartass...

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:24 pm
by Phibs
Epic lulz :)