Seriously why isn't everyone on earth

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additional high-octane fuel without engine tuning would make you run over-rich.

I would suggest some tuning then. This is not a problem for me because I do this myself anytime I want while in the car, but I also can't believe you would run overly rich just from a little bit of alcohol being mixed in.

And Corky Bell is an engineer/author. I have never read any of his books so I don't know what he has to say about water injection, but his effeminate name is what led me to that joke. I don't know why he would disagree with a water injection sytem.

When your octane value is high enough, an intercooler becomes unnecessary. Similarly, if your cooling is cool enough, very high octane gas would not be needed. Water/alcohol injection does both -> it cools the charge because of it's high heat latency and the alcohol provides a little bit of octane.

A very solid kit will run half the cost of a very good intercooling kit for most cars (500$ as opposed to 1,000$). It it also (I imagine) a lot easier to install. Adjusting it however is a little harder when you consider the fact that just throwing a big/efficient intercooler will achieve your goal just by being on the car.

When I'm talking about intercoolers I'm talking air/air. Water/air are kind of complex and I would never use one on my car.

-T