<VV> Water Injection for L62 110 hp

[Bob Gilbert]

I have Edelbrock Vari-jection on my '61 Rampside. It is currently in Group 
Red. The engine has the step removed from the 110HP heads, 3 angle valve 
job, 304? I think cam, forged pistons, cam advanced 4 degrees, and gapless 
rings. With out water injection the truck was a joy to drive, for two 
minutes. As soon as the engine started to warm up it was almost undriveable 
because of the pinging. 100 octine gas helped but way to much pinging. 
Vari-jection to the rescue. Very little pinging even when the engine was hot 
and lugged giong up hill. Went on one long trip with everything working 
properly and got over 24 MPG. That is going over real mountains and doing 80 
MPH on the flats, in a brick. I used windshield washer fluid year around 
instead of just water. Sure was fun to drive.

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:32 PM
Subject: <VV> Water Injection for L62 110 hp


>                                           B"H
>
> Hi all.  I've read articles on Turbocharged Corvairs where water injection 
> helped keep the engine cool, prevent pinging, and smooth out acceleration.
>
> My question is, has anyone tried water injection on a non-turbo Corvair? 
> I'd like to advance my timing a bit, cause I get MUCH better performance, 
> but of course pinging, even with octane booster.  I've retarded the timing 
> back to close to stock settings, but it would be nice to have a way to 
> improve performance and keep the enging running cooler at the same time.
>
> If you've seen or tried it, how did you hook up the system?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.  Thanks...Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza 110 
> PG
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