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mshmodela · 08-31-2016, 07:00 PM

nhusa · 08-31-2016, 08:31 PM

So what is the question?

Oldsmobile had water injection to keep the cylinder temp low in the 60s
We used it to get an unfair advantage when drag racing at Conn drag way .
In fact it helped us to set a class record with a B modified Production Buick - but that is a different story.
In those days you were not going fast enough unless you were were bending the rules.
Rule bending was a lot of fun.

C26Pinelake · 08-31-2016, 08:42 PM

what was it you wanted to know, do you. Have a question ? Wayne

Synchro909 · 08-31-2016, 08:59 PM

When I was in my teens, we used to notice how an engine ran better on a foggy night so we used to put a water soaked hessian bag around the air intake so that the air was very humid. That is pretty much the same thing as this clip shows. Not that we were anywhere near the first to do that. The father of my friend who did this with me said that those things were done before WWI.
Not very remarkable, if you ask me.

Y-Blockhead · 08-31-2016, 11:32 PM

Waayyy back when , we used to use water injection (really just a water mist) to control detonation on our Turbo Corvairs when using lotsa BOOST...

Tom Wesenberg · 09-01-2016, 12:04 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

Waayyy back when , we used to use water injection (really just a water mist) to control detonation on our Turbo Corvairs when using lotsa BOOST...

Turbocharged Corvairs used lower compression heads and a pressure retard diaphram on the distributor. None of my turbo Corvairs had detonation, but one sure would slip the clutch when the driveshaft seal leaked gear oil. The turbo sure gave some good boost.

I've seen a turbo on a Model A at the national meet a few years ago. Never got to meet the owner to ask questions though.

Sparky · 09-01-2016, 07:56 AM

From an article on Autocar:

“The system works best on cars with an output of more than 80 kW (107 bhp) per litre,” Bosch global project manager Fabiana Piazza told Autocar.

Definitely not Model A!

08-31-2016, 07:00 PM	#1
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Water injection: Not Model A https://youtu.be/0CVvwGZYFyQ __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

08-31-2016, 08:31 PM	#2
nhusa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 549	Re: Water injection: Not Model A So what is the question? Oldsmobile had water injection to keep the cylinder temp low in the 60s We used it to get an unfair advantage when drag racing at Conn drag way . In fact it helped us to set a class record with a B modified Production Buick - but that is a different story. In those days you were not going fast enough unless you were were bending the rules. Rule bending was a lot of fun.

08-31-2016, 08:42 PM	#3
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Water injection: Not Model A what was it you wanted to know, do you. Have a question ? Wayne

08-31-2016, 08:59 PM	#4
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Water injection: Not Model A When I was in my teens, we used to notice how an engine ran better on a foggy night so we used to put a water soaked hessian bag around the air intake so that the air was very humid. That is pretty much the same thing as this clip shows. Not that we were anywhere near the first to do that. The father of my friend who did this with me said that those things were done before WWI. Not very remarkable, if you ask me. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

08-31-2016, 11:32 PM	#5
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,848	Re: Water injection: Not Model A Waayyy back when , we used to use water injection (really just a water mist) to control detonation on our Turbo Corvairs when using lotsa BOOST...

09-01-2016, 07:56 AM	#7
Sparky Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 649	Re: Water injection: Not Model A From an article on Autocar: “The system works best on cars with an output of more than 80 kW (107 bhp) per litre,” Bosch global project manager Fabiana Piazza told Autocar. Definitely not Model A!