Will 5 quart tank be suitable for water injection tank...or too small?
06-23-2004, 08:08 AM
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The amount of water you go through will depend upon several things (m)
1) What your driving style is. 2) What boost level you set the system to spray at. 3) What system you have. 4) How many nozzles you are using. 5) What size nozzles you are using.
06-23-2004, 01:55 PM
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You still need to answer questions 1 & 2. How aggressively you (m)
drive the car will factor into how often the system is activated. This is related to the second question, the higher you set the boost threshold for activation will also determine how much water is used. A lower threshold increasing the frequency and duration of system activation.
My experience with the aquamist system is that it does not consume much water. I don't push the car very hard that often so I'm not running the sprayer too much, based on my driving style. I have the activation threshold set at 9psi, so again, I'm not above 9psi that often, or for very long. I also have the 2d system, which adjusts the amount of water to match the amount of fuel being supplied.
The only time I ever tried to measure the amount of water used was when I was verifying that the system was spraying. I did four or five quick runs from about 10 mph to 70-ish. The amount of water used was about a cup. This was about 8 months ago so i could be wrong on the quantity, I just looked in the washer reservoir to see if the level had dropped from full. With my set up and driving style I can see going weeks without needing to refill the reservoir. I also have the IC mister system tapping my washer reservoir. I'm still working the bugs out of that set up so I haven't been able to determine how frequently my washer refill light illuminates with both systems running properly.
Based upon my experience, setup, and driving style, I would be able to work with a 5 qt reservoir.
My experience with the aquamist system is that it does not consume much water. I don't push the car very hard that often so I'm not running the sprayer too much, based on my driving style. I have the activation threshold set at 9psi, so again, I'm not above 9psi that often, or for very long. I also have the 2d system, which adjusts the amount of water to match the amount of fuel being supplied.
The only time I ever tried to measure the amount of water used was when I was verifying that the system was spraying. I did four or five quick runs from about 10 mph to 70-ish. The amount of water used was about a cup. This was about 8 months ago so i could be wrong on the quantity, I just looked in the washer reservoir to see if the level had dropped from full. With my set up and driving style I can see going weeks without needing to refill the reservoir. I also have the IC mister system tapping my washer reservoir. I'm still working the bugs out of that set up so I haven't been able to determine how frequently my washer refill light illuminates with both systems running properly.
Based upon my experience, setup, and driving style, I would be able to work with a 5 qt reservoir.
06-23-2004, 05:13 PM
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I have two 0.7mm nozzles. I wish some other aquamist users would (m)
have responded to your post. I don't have any idea how significant driving style is on the water consumption rate. 1.2 gallons is still quite a bit of water.
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