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Exactly, take a small drive on the highway possibly not using OD. BAM, powerhouse!So normal highway rpms...awesome
Exactly, take a small drive on the highway possibly not using OD. BAM, powerhouse!So normal highway rpms...awesome
I thought this only worked with diesels?Exactly, take a small drive on the highway possibly not using OD. BAM, powerhouse!
Nope, it works well on gasoline engines too, especially well in fact.I thought this only worked with diesels?
Mopar makes their own product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV4D97K/?tag=wranglerorg-20In the 1980,s you could get a water injection kit, it sprayed small amounts of aerosol into the intake, this apparently improved performance.
If you have ever driven on a misty morning and noticed how well your engine is running then its the same principal I presume?
I never see one but heard lots of talk about them.
The one I am talking about was a fixed kit sort of like the upper cylinder lube kit for leaded gas cars using unleaded gas but sucks in water vapor/mist not lube.Mopar makes their own product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV4D97K/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I've used it, but it's apparently mostly water so I'm not sure it's worth the cost or not...
The one I am talking about was a fixed kit sort of like the upper cylinder lube kit for leaded gas cars using unleaded gas but sucks in water vapor/mist not lube.
Is this still a good idea with a worn or suspected worn engine?Nope, it works well on gasoline engines too, especially well in fact.
Carbon gets built up from driving our engines too conservatively and the easiest cheapest (free) way to get rid of it is via the old Italian Tune-Up. That consists of nothing more than repeatedly revving the engine HARD to HIGH rpms repeatedly which blows the carbon build-up out the exhaust. Best done on the highway to put it under a load. Can take a day or two depending on your local traffic conditions.
For those who think running the engine ultra-conservatively and never accelerating hard or to high rpms is how to keep it running well "forever", that's not the case. It needs to be driven hard to high rpms once in a while to prevent this problem.
As a 16 year-old kid I watched the Corvette specialist at my local Chevy dealer repeatedly revving a 427 Corvette, to rpms that were high enough that it kinda scared me lol. Once he was done I asked him why he was doing that. He explained the same thing as above, that most Corvette owners drove their 'Vettes too conservatively and then after a while they'd bring it in and complain it wasn't running well. All that was required to restore the engine back to full performance was what he was doing. Of course how do you really push a 427 hard enough to prevent that without getting lots of tickets lol.
What exactly did you do? Sit still in neutral & rev it up? Drive it in a gear that would give you that RPM? Add water to what? What were you trying to accomplish & where did you hear about it? And finally, if it took 20 minutes how could it be done in seconds?
So normal highway rpms...awesome
That an engine might be high mileage or worn wouldn't stop me. If it's going to come apart it's going to come apart no matter if you do this or not.Is this still a good idea with a worn or suspected worn engine?
I miss the beautiful TR-6 I bought in 1972. A kid talked me into selling it to him and he totalled it within a couple months.The biggest issue is with vehicles not driven much. I have only put 3100 miles on my 81 Corvette in 22 years of ownership. Maybe 300 miles a year on my TR6 and I am lucky if I put 2000 miles a year on the TJ.
Ouch! Probably going to sell it on BAT this spring. Unlike my TJ it spent it's entire life in Houston till 2014 (got out before the flooding)I miss the beautiful TR-6 I bought in 1972. A kid talked me into selling it to him and he totalled it within a couple months.