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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

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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"

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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???

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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

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