Found this reference:

http://www.rallycars.com/Cars/WaterInjection.html


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Newton" <jamesnewton@massmind.org>
To: "'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'" <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:01 PM
Subject: RE: [EE]:: Convert your car to burn water as well as gas.


> On the other hand, I've often wondered if injecting a LITTLE water 
> wouldn't
> be very good for mileage. My dad experimented with it and found that it 
> did
> increase his MPG by a few small numbers: 2 or 3 MPG.
>
> The (somewhat reasonable) argument is that the fire in the cylinder is
> hotter than it needs to be (obvious since the cars cooling system is 
> pretty
> much non-optional) and that the extra heat can be used to boil off some
> water, increasing the volumn of gasses expanding and the pressure.
>
> Too much water injected will lower the internal temperature to a point 
> where
> combustion will be incomplete and expansion and pressure will decrease.
>
> There may be other negative side effects of the injected water such as
> calcification and other crap building up on the cylinder crown and inside
> the head.
>
> But the cooling is interesting to me... I wonder if you could make an air
> cooled, high power engine where the bulk of the cooling is actually done 
> by
> injecting water...
>
> --
> James.
>
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> Subject: [EE]:: Convert your car to burn water as well as gas.
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> Under $200 conversion
> HHO
> Brown's gas.
> " ...  HHO provides the atomic power of Hydrogen, while
> maintaining the chemical stability of water."
> ... suppressed ...
> ... hydrogen ... road tests ...
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>
>
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>
> AND !!!
>
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> exhaust emission that pollute the environment and contribute
> to global warming.
>
> a.. Reduce petroleum demand and our economical
> dependability. Water is available everywhere and we need
> little of it.
>
> a.. Reduce engine operating temperatures - also helps to
> prevent global warming.
>
> a.. Your clean-burning fuel will add only water and oxygen
> into the atmosphere instead of polluting it.
>
>
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>
>
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