im in the process of modifying/tuning my zx td, has anyone tried water injection or sprayin water onto the intercooler?are there any noticable improvements?
Vanny? didnt you do that one your BX??? any good?
Dan
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It was an intercooler spray using an extra water bottle, some pipe and a BX style spray bar to spray water onto the intercooler. To be honest i hadnt expected it to make much difference but when the car had been running for a while and was all warmed up, flicking the swithc and spraying the cold water onto the intercooler made a notable difference. Specifically it was much smoother and possibly a bit quicker pickup, but the smoothness was notable. Only problem i found is that i never fitted a one way valve, so all the water would leak past the pump and onto the floor once topped up (making it semi pointless!). Could have been seals in the pump i suppose, but im betting on air coming back up the pipe.
I havent fitted it to the new car, but will reconsider once i can find a way to make smaller holes and put it under more pressure (making the spary finer and colder?)
I have had a look at water injection and it seems pretty sound in theory, could possibly be combined with NOS to get a quelching? effect and a lot more power without risking the engine. I'm rebuilding the TD in the summer, so i will consider doing this then.
I havent fitted it to the new car, but will reconsider once i can find a way to make smaller holes and put it under more pressure (making the spary finer and colder?)
I have had a look at water injection and it seems pretty sound in theory, could possibly be combined with NOS to get a quelching? effect and a lot more power without risking the engine. I'm rebuilding the TD in the summer, so i will consider doing this then.
Hmmm...
Vanny -
- is the water cooling of the intercooler not simply sort of compensating for a too small (short) intercooler ?
- of course there are space (and other practical/technical) limitations on how big an intercooler you can fit - and then water cooling could be a suitable option.
How fast does this water cooling reacts to noticeable improvements ?
- is it dependable as an extra umph needed for overtaking ?
I'm just curious - out of technical interests [:I]
Vanny -
- is the water cooling of the intercooler not simply sort of compensating for a too small (short) intercooler ?
- of course there are space (and other practical/technical) limitations on how big an intercooler you can fit - and then water cooling could be a suitable option.
How fast does this water cooling reacts to noticeable improvements ?
- is it dependable as an extra umph needed for overtaking ?
I'm just curious - out of technical interests [:I]