WMI installation Part 1
Part 1:
Right Lads( and ladies) between Business trips/holidays/shite weather and family commitments i managed to find 5hrs spare today so i decided to get my WMI install going.I purchased a Devils Own Stage 2 kit with progress 3bar map sensor build in.I have been toying with the idea of WMI for a while and a hybrid turbo but before i go hyrbid i decided to give this a go as some peeps where reporting very good gains from it. At first i was slightly intimidated by what this would involve and the thought of injecting water/methanol into the intake but i have got used to the idea now so i felt confident to install it.I have been reading countless threads on this over the past few weeks, so i had a good idea what i was in for.
A few decisions i made before i started.
: I would definitely install the nozzle a few inches after the cold side of the cooler rather than just before the throttle body, its better for atomisation (so I hear!)
: I decided to use the washer bottle for my water meth mix until I get a proper boot install going, reason being i am screwed for space in my bay. I can use the built in low level sensor instead of additional wiring.I can still use the my water/meth mix to clean the windows without any damage to the paint assuming i don't create to strong of a mix. I am not worried about running out of mix as i will be installing an on/off switch for the pump ( in case the missus is driving, LOL)
: I would have to install the pump 6ft away from the water/meth tank: reason, i have Fu$k all space on the drivers side of the bay, its a gravity feed so as long as the pump is lower than the tank i should be good. I cleared this with Devil's own and they said it wouldn't be a
problem. Again this is another reason to get the boot build going.
:I will initially run one Nozzle that’s capable of running 4gph of mix, later I plan on adding a second nozzle.
Anyways, here's a few pics of the progress I made today, I am having some problems getting the WMI controller kicking in at the right PSI, so at the moment I am only injecting water, I will go at it again tomorrow to try and get it sorted.
Bumper off
Mounted a mounting bracket to the passenger side bumper, as it was the only space i could find.
Just about got the pump mounted, I had to alter the rotation of some of the IC piping clamps and i wanted to be sure that nothing would rub.
Next up was mount the nozzle adaptor on the cold side.
Then i routed the tubing from the pump to a check valve and then in the the nozzle end
I ran the tubing from the tank along the crash bar, it was the most direct route and its better than having even more junk in the bay.
Part 2 below i could only post 10 pics per post