No use at all except on a Wrangler with their Sidewinder Turbo System. Strange that they're marketing a water-meth kit for the XJ despite there being no turbo kit available for it.
Absolutely it did. I have no doubts about that at all.........
Keep in mind that the Methanol is just antifreeze. The actual working fluid is the water.
Water when converted to steam expands 1,700 times (on average, pressure dependent...) in volume and it is this expansion that delivers the power whilst cooling to combustion chamber. Expansion is exactly how Steam Engine operate. Not on the pressure of the Steam but it's ability to expand forcing the pistons to move.
In operation, it is a tad tricky to adjust. If you go too far from optimum, the water will put out the fire. The line between optimum and "Oh Dear"*, is a fine one indeed.
I have ran these systems in the past, Not only on my Forced Induction applications but on Normally Aspirated ones as well.
IMO, you need high compression or as in the case of the Motorhome, an engine that is labouring under extreme loads. Elsewise, it is a waste of funds.
And yes, it is still on my to do list... I even have the injector installed.
A nice side effect of running the system is that you wind up with exceptionally clean combustion chambers and exhaust pipes...
I'm definitely not arguing the benefits, but Banks' part numbers show that it's a universal kit (not model specific), and it's quite pricey at/about $700.
Universal kit to be sure. Given the low (OK, nonexistent) demand from the Cherokee Community, universal kits are all that will ever be available.
Expensive? Yup. At issue here is the control electronics. The injector and the high pressure pump are relatively small potatoes in the grand scheme of things. It is the programmable controller that drives the cost.
AEM offers three versions of their kit, one for Normally Aspirated engines and one for Forced Induction as well as one for Diesels.
I suspect that there is some rather significant firmware differences between the kits. But for all of that, they too are universal in fitment. Research would be required.
Made my own system for my '79 turbo Mustang. Carburetor jet spraying into turbo housing, using windshield washer pump and plastic bottle for a reservoir. This let me crank boost up from 8psi to 10 without pre-ignition. Big power increase.
No use at all except on a Wrangler with their Sidewinder Turbo System. Strange that they're marketing a water-meth kit for the XJ despite there being no turbo kit available for it.
the CARB EO for the turbo kit includes the XJ. I'm not sure how you would bolt it up, but if you managed to, it would be emissions legal..
The water meth kit would be helpful for anyone who runs high compression and wants to cool their fuel charge for a little more power and less detonation. We've been discussing running it on the 4643 car to try and back off of the race gas, but haven't really committed to it yet. For us though it would be strait water, as methanol isnt class legal..
the CARB EO for the turbo kit includes the XJ. I'm not sure how you would bolt it up, but if you managed to, it would be emissions legal..
The water meth kit would be helpful for anyone who runs high compression and wants to cool their fuel charge for a little more power and less detonation. We've been discussing running it on the 4643 car to try and back off of the race gas, but haven't really committed to it yet. For us though it would be strait water, as methanol isnt class legal..
