Sure it is. I compare it to running a boost a pump on a system that actually needs more fuel.
If your meth "pump" decides to quit. You go lean, and then bad things happen. It has great benefits and cools the intake charge excellent, but my paranoia would always be worrying. There are guys that use it to make big power on pump gas.
Most tuners will set it up so that if the AIT rises past a set temp the ecu will add fuel and pull timing. Sort of a fail safe. It isn't the best option but beats losing a pump and the ECU doing nothing.
No thats not how you setup or use meth.....
You use meth as a failsafe to prevent bad shit from happening like pulling timing in this case NOT tune the car on meth and ADD timing.
In that case then yes meth would be a bandaid. Without the drug in this case the meth the engine would not be happy and likely eventually become suicidal.
LOL.
Class dismissed.
What are you talking about? That isn't how the rest of the world uses meth kits.
It’s worth it. Especially now with the TVS. I’m going to order the remote bypass for even more cooling. The heat exchanger becomes a heating element to the killer chiller once it gets beyond 90f.
The Killer Chiller works great. But like Johnny said, it can be set up better. I would say that it is a great option for a street driven car.
Water / meth injection works great when sprayed after the air is compressed. When used on a positive displacement blower and sprayed before the blower, the cooling effects are reduced. Due to the compression of the air increasing the heat of that air again. But if the air going into the blower is cooler than ambient air, it still helps.
Also, the cooling effect comes mostly from the water. If you are worried about a tune being more aggressive with the water/meth mixture, and losing the pump, just run water. You can also have it tuned to run on just water and then run a small percentage of meth with it for track days and what not. A little added insurance with the added octane. The a/f will richen a little but if the mixture isn't extreme it would still run fine and not cause issues.
Water / meth injection can be a band-aid if you are using it just to increase your lacking fuel system capacity. But it is also an option to add levels of efficiency and power potential.