Test drive 1 – Banks Power Universal Car & Truck: (Gas or Diesel ’50 - 14 Universal) Water-Methanol: Straight-Shot and Double Shot, Vehicle specific applications User Manual

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code if the 40 PSI pump output pressure

switch is not triggered. However, if this

value is set too high, the initial output

pressure spike and injection ‘hit’ can be

too severe and cause the engine to bog

or misfire.

13.

Repeat step 12 to set remain-

ing reference values and accompanying

duty cycle percentage values.

: Straight-Shot systems

have two reference values with

accompanying duty cycle values.

Double-Shot systems have four ref-

erence values with accompanying

duty cycle values.
EXAMPLE: For boosted applications,

your water-methanol injection system

will be inactive until boost pressure

reaches the first boost reference value

(B1), at which value first injection noz-

zle (or nozzle set) will begin to spray

with a volumetric flow rate based on

the first duty cycle value (BDC1). This

injection nozzle (or injection nozzle set)

will continue to spray while flow rate

increases (with increasing pump duty

cycle) until boost pressure reaches the

second boost reference value (B2). At

this value, the pump duty cycle will

equal that of the second duty cycle

(BDC2) percentage, and will remain at

this duty cycle if boost continues to

rise. Similarly, for Double-Shot systems

the second injection nozzle (or second

injection nozzle set) will begin spraying

once boost pressure reaches B3 with a

pump duty cycle equal to BDC3. Flow

rate will increase until boost pressure

reaches B4, at which value the pump

duty cycle will equal that of BDC4.
For non-boosted applications, your

water-methanol injection system will be

inactive until percent throttle opening

reaches the first throttle reference value

(T1), at which value first injection nozzle

(or injection nozzle set) will begin to

spray with a volumetric flow rate based

on the first duty cycle value (TDC1) . This

injection nozzle (or injection nozzle set)

will continue to spray while flow rate

increases (with increasing pump duty

cycle) until throttle opening reaches the

second throttle reference value (T2). At

this value, the pump duty cycle will equal

that of the second duty cycle (TDC2)

percentage, and will remain at this duty

cycle if throttle percentage continues to

rise. Similarly, for Double-Shot systems

the second injection nozzle (or second

injection nozzle set) will begin spraying

once throttle opening reaches T3 with

a pump duty cycle equal to TDC3. Flow

rate will increase until throttle opening

reaches T4, at which value the pump

duty cycle will equal that of TDC4. Note

that DC stays constant past T4 setpoint.

Test Drive
1.

Drain water from windshield washer

fluid reservoir or high capacity tank. Fill

with Banks PowerBlend injection fluid.

2.

Start vehicle and allow it to reach

operating temperature before driving.

3.

Ensure the Water-Methanol injection

system is turned on (see System Setup

and Testing, step 8).

4.

Set injection controller to display

pump duty cycle (see System Setup and

Testing, step 9) to check if pump is run-

ning during driving conditions.

5.

Drive normally in a minimal traffic

area where you can safely monitor the

injection controller. Once boost pres-

sure reaches the first boost reference

point, the injection controller should

display the first pump duty cycle (BDC1).

Pump duty cycle should increase as

boost pressure increases, until boost

pressure reaches the second boost ref-

erence point (B2).
If injection controller only displays zero for

pump duty cycle, the pump is not turning

on. Ensure system is turned on. There

may be an issue with the wiring or setup.

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