Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Micromashington OP t1_iuj8eon wrote

Reply to comment by Leucippus1 in ELI5: How exactly do we get some much power from engine now, than we did 40, 50, 60 years ago? by Micromashington

Very interesting. Thanks for the info. But if this system is so good, why has it not been a regular things in use for cars?

1

Leucippus1 t1_iujcysz wrote

Wouldn't want to inconvenience anyone by making them fill up with gas AND water.

Similarly, you can eliminate much of the nitric oxide and other damaging chemicals by mixing diesel with a bit of propane. Propane injection has been used by tuners for years to make their diesels go really fast.

https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/872095/

So why don't we do that? Well, because it is more convenient to replace diesel exhaust controls (the blue liquid) every 6 months than it is to add propane every fill-up, despite it being a better for the environment and better for the engine.

2

greatvaluemeeseeks t1_iujeeeu wrote

Because it's a other thing to break and if the engine is expecting water and methanol to be injected and it fails to do so you will shoot engine parts out the side of your engine.

2