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Old 09-05-2011, 01:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
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How much water do you need to carry?
Initially open-loop so a 5 gallon container should do for testing. There is no assurance it will actually work and deliver a measurable performance gain. In the off chance that it actually works, there is a lot of space in the rear hidden under the bumper cover:


My thinking is take the bumper cover off and use thin-walled, folded aluminum piping, This should provide enough area to condense a significant part of the injected and combustion water. A small pump picks up the condensate and feeds it to the water tank.

Bob Wilson
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