Labonte Motorsports: http://www.labontemotorsports.com/store/index.php Products Page: http://www.labontemotorsports.com/st...ntrollers.html Why might you need it? I purchased this item initially on a recommendation from a friend because I was having a detonation issue at high RPMs. We installed this on my car in a few hours using the Windshield Washer Bottle as the Reservoir (1 gallon) for the Water-Methanol. This type of item will help with Super Charger/ Turbo/ Nitrous users to drop intake and Exhaust Gas Temps along with intake charge temperature. How it works: On the controller box you set the RPM the system is to come on when the set Vacuum is reached. The water-methanol mix is atomized into your intake tube...the water drops the intake charge, the methanol adds to your octane rating. While at the track I saw an average of 40* drop through the 1/4 (data logs to show if wanted) in the intake temperature. To get the full advantage of this system you will need to tune for it as a higher octane rating will allow you to run higher spark advance. Kit with supplied bottle but we used the windshield wiper bottle (water-methanol is safe to use as your wiper fluid since wiper fluid IS water and methanol mix) Pump Mounting Location behind bumper next to Radiator: What is Water-Methanol Injection (from http://www.alcoholinjectionsystems.com) For many of you reading this, you may are already be familiar with the octane increases possible with a simple water methanol injection system (the word alcohol referring to all common types of alcohols used such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, etc.). While for many others, you are just becoming aware of it for the first time and what it has to offer. Water injection actually dates far back to the 1930’s. It was extensively used for the first time in WWII on supercharged and turbocharged fighter aircraft to increase power on take off and increasing the altitude for which a plane could climb. In 1942, the German Luftwaffe increased the horsepower of the Focke-Wulf 190D-9 fighter aircraft from 1776HP to 2240HP using 50/50% water/methanol injection. Manufactures such as Chrysler, Saab, Porsche and GM also used water injection on various large displacement, high compression or turbo charged motors such as the Saab 99 Turbo and the turbo Corvair by GM in the 1960’s. It was also used in Formula 1 racing for a short period of time before being banned for adding too much horsepower. In recent years, water methanol injection has become ever more popular and recognized as an invaluable tool for both gasoline and diesel forced induction engines as well as naturally aspirated applications. While often times referred to as a “chemical intercooler†it is more commonly used in forced induction applications due to it’s substantial cooling effects and added octane increase it adds to pump gas. Reducing air intake charge temperatures by 50-200+ degrees F almost instantly. Providing a substantially cooler denser air charge for a greater expansion of power within the combustion chamber. While also largely eliminating the problem of engine “knocking†and allowing user to run higher levels of boost, compression and increased timing. As mentioned already. Water methanol injection has also become a tried-and-true proven way for users to effectively increase their 87-93 octane pump gas. Depending on the amount injected, gains up to 10-20+ points in octane can be achieved. Thus, making 91 octane pump gas act like 105-116 octane racing fuel in their engines. Thereby eliminating our dependency for notoriously expensive racing fuels, which can cost upwards of $8.00-$12.00 per gallon, as so many of us have reluctantly had to use in the past. Costing only pennies to operate when using 100% water, its also a far more effective, affordable and convenient of a solution to those expensive octane booster fuel additives as well.
Just how difficult is this to install with the heat and gas prices this just might not be bad for DD and for the track
It is not hard to install at all and you know you can come over and we will install it for you here at my garage.
what size nozzles are you running? and what do you rec. for 415whp? and what are your controls set at? I got #1 and #3 nozzles but was told I need a #2. thanks:hypno:
