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That critic guy was dickhead.

agreed..." well you wont necessarily be getting much fuel economy because you have to carry all the water, adding extra weight"

that guys knob... i dont think an extra 20kg is going to affect shit... almost the same as a sub

not so sure about the power output staying the same though

The reporter is an asshole. He spilt all that water :blink:

But the nerd made up for it when he drank the exhaust fumes :blink:

Funny, our kids are gonna come on these forums and ask "How do i mod my car?" and the reply is "buy a bottle of water"

The reporter is an asshole. He spilt all that water :)

But the nerd made up for it when he drank the exhaust fumes :(

Funny, our kids are gonna come on these forums and ask "How do i mod my car?" and the reply is "buy a bottle of water"

haha! yea drinking the exhaust was a bit nasty... an yea the critic has no idea... im still skeptical on the power though... how could it stay the same with all that water???

Speaking to my old man, they used to build water powered engines for thier race cars. same basic principle of a steam train. apparently because you cant combust steam you can actualy 'gain power' if its tuned right. Also apparently a steam engine makes more torque than a deisel :)

in my old mans race cars though they would only switch to water power at the exits of corners as a 'power boost' an then convert it back to petrol on the straights and corner entries.... this is all hard for me to beleive

Edited by zertek

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