great white
Well-Known Member
Ok.
As some of you already know, I've possibly got a BIG trip ahead of me.
Just a bit shy of 4100 miles, from the west coast to the east coast. Crossing mountain passes and running across the plains in spring/summer.
Loaded down with the fam (me, wife, two big dogs and a bunch of stuff) and hauling my 35 foot travel trailer behind the ol' 98.
I'm considering installing a water injection system to help with the EGT's during the climbs and for a possible increase in MPG's.
But;
Snow's is going to cost me somewhere around 1100 bucks for the EGT referenced system and devils own will be around 700 for a similar (but less fancy) EGT referenced injection.
It will probably just be water as I'll be filling it quite often. I'm not planning to put a huge tank in the truck.
I'm planning on setting the system to start spraying around 800-900 F.
I'm anticipating 8-10 MPG AVG while towing without water injection.
I guess my real question is if I use the water injection, what kind of MPG increase can I expect?
Can I recoup the cost of the system over such a long trip, or even a decent portion of the cost?
:???:
As some of you already know, I've possibly got a BIG trip ahead of me.
Just a bit shy of 4100 miles, from the west coast to the east coast. Crossing mountain passes and running across the plains in spring/summer.
Loaded down with the fam (me, wife, two big dogs and a bunch of stuff) and hauling my 35 foot travel trailer behind the ol' 98.
I'm considering installing a water injection system to help with the EGT's during the climbs and for a possible increase in MPG's.
But;
Snow's is going to cost me somewhere around 1100 bucks for the EGT referenced system and devils own will be around 700 for a similar (but less fancy) EGT referenced injection.
It will probably just be water as I'll be filling it quite often. I'm not planning to put a huge tank in the truck.
I'm planning on setting the system to start spraying around 800-900 F.
I'm anticipating 8-10 MPG AVG while towing without water injection.
I guess my real question is if I use the water injection, what kind of MPG increase can I expect?
Can I recoup the cost of the system over such a long trip, or even a decent portion of the cost?
:???:
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