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ZS2AU > CARS 17.07.08 19:40l 22 Lines 1160 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 10_ZS2AU
Read: GUEST
Subj: Water Injection.
Path: DB0FHN<DB0MRW<DK0WUE<ON0BEL<ZS0MEE<ZS0ELD
Sent: 080716/1947Z @:ZS0ELD.ELD.ZAF.AF #:7128 [7129] FBB7.01.35 alpha $:10_ZS2A
From: ZS2AU@ZS0ELD.ELD.ZAF.AF
To : CARS@WW
ZS2AU/TPK 1.83d Msg #:10 Date:23-04-08 Time:4:03Z
I warily (expecting to be shot down by a WW2 Spitfire) submit my 2 cents
worth on the subject.
In the fifties during the Suez crisis, when the canal was blockaded, &
petrol was in short supply, I remember a prominent British motor mag
carried a regular advert for a .....(Trade Name) water injector.
This was supposed to reduce a motorcars petrol consumtion.
Other products such as spark intensifiers were also frequently advertised.
Eventually, the mag had the products tested & the conclusion (to the best
of my memory) was that there weas no noticable saving in petrol consumtion.
I believe that the engine appeared to run more sweetly and this was put down
to the fact that less air (oxygen) reached the cylenders resulting in a
reduced power output as the combustion pressure was reduced during
ignition thus giving the impression of a smoother running engine which I believe
is the same reason that we feel a car runs better in wet weather.
I have buckled on my parashute & am ready to bail out.
Brian ZS2AU.
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