Posted by GeneMO on March 19, 2008 at 15:35:57 from (216.74.196.145):
I have heard lots about "power fuel" , distilite, burning kerosene, etc. during the war due to gas shortages.
I am reading a book about the "Marianas Turkey shoot" in WWII. A fighter pilot in an F6F hellcat is chasing an enemy plane. Here is what the book says, " Dean, eager for another kill, shoved the throttle through "the gate": He pushed the lever past the safety-wire stop on the quadrant, engaging the water-methanol mixture that boosted his engine's power. The water injection feature added two hundred horsepower to the usual two thousand, accelerating the big Grumman beyound normal performance. It was good for only five minutes: Afterward, the Pratt & Whitney would begin to burn itself out.
Sorry for the long post, but thought this was interesting as this is technology that was invented when the H and M Farmalls were in their heyday.
Why are we not using this today? Not to the extreme that we burn out the engine, but maybe to squeeze more performance out of our gas?
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