What did you do on your 70 series today? (38 Viewers)

[FJ73Texas]

Rather fill up my 70 then the dual tank 80 or even worse my ram 3500 with 55 gallon tank ! Good thing I went to the king of Hammer race last month and filled up in commifornia at 5$ a gallon and 2 weeks ago I was in Europe filling up at 8$ a gallon. Still not to bad under 5$ here in Tx , time to get something with a 3B again and run on waste oil

Yesterday, I finally decided to fill it up and it was at $4.99 now per gallon. Just a hair under $5. I am expecting it to keep rising too.

I had been driving the daily driver beater nissan cube to save fuel costs but some young girl rear ended me in heavy stop-n-go traffic on I-35 which damaged the rear bumper only ( Glad it wasn't the cruiser)...so now I have to get the rear bumper of that cube repaired on her dime.

I think I am going to slap that Kaymar rear bumper back on the cruiser for the best protection in case it does happen to the cruiser. I know I am saving it for a reason.

 

[JDM Journeys]

68L cost me north of 110 CAD. But it was worth it to take to work today and enjoy these backroads ...

Warm-up took a while at -17°C, but still... Never get tired of driving this rig.

 

[robmobile73]

Tried DIY water injection today and it seems to work. The bj-73 runs a lot better and makes a lot more boost without the intercooler, but egts and coolant temperature do get hotter. Egt's actually fluctuate with ambient temperature as well.

Been thinking about trying water injection for some time now in lieu of intercooling. My initial setup is quite simple I bought a $18 universal window washer pump kit on Amazo(tank with pump, switch, lines, nozzles. Mounted it under the hood drilled a hole in my steel air intake just before the turbo and install the nozzle and put a momentary switch on one of the blank plates for the auxiliary switches on the dash...... It's full manual but it seems to work. If I need to accelerate to interstate speed on a slight grade or try to hold speed on a rolling Hill I can push the button for a couple seconds when my EGTs Spike and they stop climbing.

Did a full throttle pedal to the floor run to 70 mph tonight normally I can Spike my egts hotter than 720c. With the water injection I start giving some short intermittent pushes of the switch at 650c and the EGTs stop climbing. The test was with straight water not the 30% methanol window washer fluid that's supposed to work the best.

Putting the nozzles pre-turbo helps atomized the water and is a simpler setup because a simple washer pump will work. Supposedly water spray hitting the turbo blades will eventually cause erosion of the blades but cooling the bearing will make the bearing last longer. Erosion supposedly starts to occur at about 80,000 MI of use. I'll be ecstatic if my $120 made in China turbo last that long.

Looking forward to trying this thing out on the interstate. Maybe I can figure out some way to make this thing turn on when it reaches a certain temperature energizing some sort of intermittent relay.
12V Universal Car Windshield Washer Pump System with Jet Button Switch 160186 Reservoir Tank Bottle Kit Universal Windshield Washer Kit Amazon product ASIN B06Y131DQ7

 

[robmobile73]

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[JDM Journeys]

Tried DIY water injection today and it seems to work. The bj-73 runs a lot better and makes a lot more boost without the intercooler, but egts and coolant temperature do get hotter. Egt's actually fluctuate with ambient temperature as well.

Been thinking about trying water injection for some time now in lieu of intercooling. My initial setup is quite simple I bought a $18 universal window washer pump kit on Amazo(tank with pump, switch, lines, nozzles. Mounted it under the hood drilled a hole in my steel air intake just before the turbo and install the nozzle and put a momentary switch on one of the blank plates for the auxiliary switches on the dash...... It's full manual but it seems to work. If I need to accelerate to interstate speed on a slight grade or try to hold speed on a rolling Hill I can push the button for a couple seconds when my EGTs Spike and they stop climbing.

Did a full throttle pedal to the floor run to 70 mph tonight normally I can Spike my egts hotter than 720c. With the water injection I start giving some short intermittent pushes of the switch at 650c and the EGTs stop climbing. The test was with straight water not the 30% methanol window washer fluid that's supposed to work the best.

Putting the nozzles pre-turbo helps atomized the water and is a simpler setup because a simple washer pump will work. Supposedly water spray hitting the turbo blades will eventually cause erosion of the blades but cooling the bearing will make the bearing last longer. Erosion supposedly starts to occur at about 80,000 MI of use. I'll be ecstatic if my $120 made in China turbo last that long.

Looking forward to trying this thing out on the interstate. Maybe I can figure out some way to make this thing turn on when it reaches a certain temperature energizing some sort of intermittent relay.
12V Universal Car Windshield Washer Pump System with Jet Button Switch 160186 Reservoir Tank Bottle Kit Universal Windshield Washer Kit Amazon product ASIN B06Y131DQ7
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I once had a washer jet aiming at the intercooler on my 2800 4m40 Pajero, and even a quick spray at the bottom of a climb could keep the egts down by a 100° or so. And my Lancer Evo IV had a manual intercooler sprayer from the factory. So even the OEMs saw the benefits...

I've always thought that an Auber egt gauge would be a great way of triggering water meth, based on temp. They have an output on the back for an alarm - maybe this could be used for water injection instead?

 

[robmobile73]

I once had a washer jet aiming at the intercooler on my 2800 4m40 Pajero, and even a quick spray at the bottom of a climb could keep the egts down by a 100° or so. And my Lancer Evo IV had a manual intercooler sprayer from the factory. So even the OEMs saw the benefits...

I've always thought that an Auber egt gauge would be a great way of triggering water meth, based on temp. They have an output on the back for an alarm - maybe this could be used for water injection instead?

I have found a digital EGT guage with relay outputs tonight for $58. I will experiment manually for awhile. The window washer nozzle is really too big delivering too much water. It requires intermittant activation. If you spend $300+ you can get a system where it is already all figured out. I just like doing and learning on my own...The sophisticated systems you can buy allow you to used much increased fuel settings so most of the time you have alot more fuel/power on tap and the water/methanol injection kicks in to keep EGT's under control. I don't need this under normal driving, I'm just hoping to stave off heat at 65+mph on grades, hills, and accelarating.

This is water injection into the engine itself. As in into my turbo intake sucked in cooling charge air and sent through the cylinders with the burned fuel air and out............I know wet air mixed with fuel for combustion how does it work?.. First read about this being used in the late 70's for low octane gasoline in high compression engines.. It's not a "intercooler sprayer" to help cool the outside of the intercooler to cool the intake air.

 

[JDM Journeys]

I have found a digital EGT guage with relay outputs tonight for $58. I will experiment manually for awhile. The window washer nozzle is really too big delivering too much water. It requires intermittant activation. If you spend $300+ you can get a system where it is already all figured out. I just like doing and learning on my own...The sophisticated systems you can buy allow you to used much increased fuel settings so most of the time you have alot more fuel/power on tap and the water/methanol injection kicks in to keep EGT's under control. I don't need this under normal driving, I'm just hoping to stave off heat at 65+mph on grades, hills, and accelarating.

This is water injection into the engine itself. As in into my turbo intake sucked in cooling charge air and sent through the cylinders with the burned fuel air and out............I know wet air mixed with fuel for combustion how does it work?.. First read about this being used in the late 70's for low octane gasoline in high compression engines.. It's not a "intercooler sprayer" to help cool the outside of the intercooler to cool the intake air.

I totally get why/how you're delivering the water. And yep, Snow Performance has been offering kits for a while now. I was simply referencing my experience.with cooling down the egts via the IC.

I'd like to eventually inject water/meth as well - really good at cleaning the intake track in addition to its other benefits. But I have no high speed impeller, so a fine mist would be necessary. And likely not as beneficial as with forced induction.

 

[AirheadNut]

Took advantage of a day above freezing to borrow my landlord's Hotsy pressure washer and blast all the winter road salt off. Snow is pretty much gone, mud season is upon us.

 

[Felde]

Dropped the Cruiser at a specialist to have body cavity preservation applied.
Mike Sanders into the body cavities, FluidFilm and PermaFilm for the frame and underbody.
One week of wellness spa for the Cruiser.

 

[jblueridge]

The window washer nozzle is really too big delivering too much water.

I have been looking at mist nozzles. Seems you would need a heftier water pump.
The low octane petrol in a high compression engine can ignite like diesel before the spark plug gives its spark. The water injection cools the vapor and prevents premature ignition. As you remember these systems were popular when unleaded low octane fuel became prevalent. I used to take my MGB to the airport to get real petrol.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Just added to my Aussie hat collection.

 

[cruiserdan]

The middle hat clashes. You should send it to me.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

The middle hat clashes. You should send it to me.

That one just came in with an order….

 

[cruiserdan]

That one just came in with an order….

Including....?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Including....?

“A” pillar pod for mounting Red Arc gauges.

 

[cruiserdan]

“A” pillar pod for mounting Red Arc gauges.

Photographic evidence?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Photographic evidence?

It’s at the shop and I’m at home but it’s similar to this one, only in LHD.

 

[cruiserdan]

I bet you bought that to get the hat.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I bet you bought that to get the hat.

I did. After I got the hat and sticker out of the box I threw everything else in the trash.

 

[FJ73Texas]

I bet you bought that to get the hat.

Probably, the things some people do to get swag.