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    Text & photos by Ira V. Panganiban
     

    WATER has always been a vital component of the internal combustion engine. Engineers have always used it as a cooling agent by making it flow in and around the engine block.

    But did you know that in the old days, water was actually used in the fuel combustion cycle of an engine? Old warplane engines used this not only to cool down their combustion chambers faster but also to raise their power.

    Today, with the growing demand for a technology designed to bring fuel costs down, Speedlab has introduced a system that uses both water and alcohol to cool down and enhance the fuel efficiency of any engine.

    Known as the Devil’s Own, this water and alcohol injection system from the United States adds oxygen to the combustion process as well as significantly cooling the combustion chambers.

    This old, little-known but rediscovered process allows for a complete burning of fuel and decreases exhaust gas temperatures which, in turn, reduces the emission of harmful nitrogen (NOx), hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide.

    The system works by spraying fine droplets of a water-and-alcohol mixture into an engine’s intake to remove carbon deposits from the engine and to increase fuel efficiency.

    “We can use water or any off-the-shelf alcohol drink and pour it into our specially engineered pump and nozzle injection device. This technology is nothing new and, in fact, has been around since the 1900s and is a time-honored way to reduce inlet temperatures and keep detonation at bay, making any gas or diesel engine cleaner and less polluting,” explains Bilal Muhammad, president of Devil’s Own, the company that produces the product.

    Water is a normal part of the combustion process and injecting proper amounts of water and alcohol in accurate delivery time has been proven to have no downsides. The immediate effect of the gadget is a cleaner fuel burn, cleaner emission, increased fuel efficiency and a little more horsepower.

    Visit www.speedlab.com.ph or call 376-4648 or 51 for more information.

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