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The Boost CoolerŪ is Snow Performance's latest generation
water/methanol injection system. The primary function of water/methanol
injection is to provide "chemical intercooling". In gasoline engines,
as with any intercooler, this suppresses detonation so more power
producing boost and timing can be utilized. Water, with its high latent
heat of vaporization cools the intake charge and combustion. Methanol
cools the charge and combustion but also acts like an extremely high
octane fuel (some researchers claim as high as 120 octane) as well as
adding more oxygen to combustion. In diesels, the
effect is three fold: 1. The intercooling effect provides for more
available air and all the benefits of a higher positive pressure ratio
(more power giving fuel can be utilized safely without high combustion
temperatures). 2. The combustion of water provides for more power on
the power stroke. 3. Methanol acts as an additional fuel for more
power.
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