Engine aquamist system worth it? good price?

Thats like saying "is an intercooler worth it?" yes, totally. I can drive my car now with no fear of detonation (even from getting crappy gas), with the intake on. Also if you want to get a bigger pulley I'd highly recommend it.

That aquamist kit is expensive and Ive heard some complaints, but for the most part its an awesome system.

I went with the system from snow performance, it only ran my $300. I have a Matrix friend over at MO.com whose is running it also. His only complaint is that the reservoir is kinda small and runs out quick, but you can tap into your winshield washer fluid reservoir to fix that problem.

aquamist system worth it? good price?

is the aquamist system 1 worth the money, also were can i get a good price. the best i've found is 499.

also PM black03corolla. I know he has his and i believe he said to tap into the water resoviour is only a small inexpensive part. From what i heard it's worth it if you want to go at a higher boost.

side note...trd s/c is a 7lb pulley right? Then it goes from 9,10, 12 from other manufacturers? am i right on this cause i heard someone had a 4lb pulley?

what is the aquamist kit?

it a hose that squirts water into ur engine to make ur car faster

or instead of $400..... just go to a pullapart junkyard, find a squarish windshield washer bottle with pump in it, mount it in the trunk, and run rubber hose to the intercooler (or wherever you plan to put it)..... that alone will work, if you want smaller droplet sizes then you can easily find some windshield sprayer nozzles for probaby a couple dollars at a junkyard as well. Last thing you need is a momentary switch and some wiring..... and you've just saved probably around $390

There is a big difference between what you are talking about and what aquamist puts out. Spend the extra money up front and do it right. Raamaudio from Matrixowners put together a scrap set and a good one at that and compared that to the aquamist setup and there was no comparison. I love the aquamist system. And the trd pulley is 7.5 lbs and the aftermarket one out is 9 lbs but with the header and mid pipe combo you end up being right around 7.5 still because you are freeing up your exhaust. IF you go above the 9 psi pulley you are going to need a new belt. I hope that sums some of that up.

no, its not a intercooler water sprayer.. its a system that squirts water into your intake to make car go faster as stated earlier

actually it MISTS a mixture of water and methanol into your intake pipe at a set amount of boost. The mist absorbes most of the heat out of the air making the air colder by the time it enters your engine. It does the same job as an intercooler and is alot more complex than a windshield washer system.

Like when football players sit in-front of those fans misting water into the air... it makes it colder, same thing.

if you're talking about water injection, that's something else....... but if you're just talking about pretty much what a stock STI has where it sprays water over the intercooler to keep it cool...... you don't need to embellish it anymore than what i said above.....

Do you guys ever worry about water getting into the engine? The first time I heard about that system it kind of shocked me but it does sound like a decent idea.

that is called a water injection system

no water ever gets into your engine. You have to realize the water is misted into the intake and it is vaporized before it even gets into the cylinder. the water/methenal raises the octane level of the fuel equal to the boost. it isn't like hooking a water hose to the car and cranking it, the mist is a calculated mist. It does to the same thing as an intercooler to a point. The intercooler cools the air by shocking it with colder air, but the water/methane injection mixes o2/water/methane/and fuel. When the mist is squirted, it immedietly is turned into steam, and soaks up some of the heat, thus illimenating some of the heat, the methanol raises the octane, or combustion level of the fuel when mixed right. raising the combustion level of the fuel allows you to run more boost without the risk of detonation. People use water/methane injection in leu of actane booster..but there would come a time that you would have to run a different mix of fuel depending on compression ratios and such

thats what we've been talking about this whole thread, the aquamist "water injection system"

2003 Corolla 5-spd CE with 45,000 miles. I have a AEM CAI and Magnaflow resonator-back exhaust. I am running N/A, but would a water-injection system benefit me. I'm not so concerned about increasing power, but I get detonation like mad from 1800-2800rpms @ 1/2-full throttle. It's really bad on hot days and only barely audible on cold days. Would a water-injection system help out with this at all?

Late,
Trav

yes it would help... its weird that you are getting detonation though? It will reduce knock and give you some more horsies (i'd guess about 10ish)

which system is the best for the money, also are there any drawbacks: gas milage, or other?

to make it simple...... when there is gas in the chamber and the spark plug fires... there is a controlled flame front that ignites.... the gas burning starts in the center (where the plug is) and the flame moves its way outwards toward the piston wall (this, of course, happens very fast)..... detonation is AFTER the spark plug has ignited the gas, and in a random spot (or generally 2/3 spots) there are pockets of other gasses that ignite themselves..... generally this occurs from the engine being under a hard load (like towing, or going up a steep hill in like 4/5th gear at 30mph....) and excess heat is occuring in the combustion chamber......

basically, a diesel car ignition is based off of detonation... where excessive heat in the chamber actually ignites the gasses, not an actual spark..... this is why diesel engines sound different and generally cannot rev as high (pre-ignition occurs, where the gasses ignite before TDC).... but this is a very chaotic flame front unlike a gas engine

what is detonation