Why did we discontinue our original nozzle?
With nearly 16 years of experience and over 10,000 units sold, we have gained a deep understanding of our original brass nickel-plated nozzle. We sourced this brass nickel plated nozzle from a company in the US called Monarch Manufacturing Works. It was an agricultural nozzle we were able to buy in different flow rates. In recent years. Identical copies are now being mass produced in China and can be purchased from AliExpress and Temu for $25.
Our new stainless steel nozzle is the result of our commitment to performance and quality. Key improvements include enhanced flow control, affordable adjustable flow options, consistent spray patterns, increased durability and longevity.
We believe this new design offers significant benefits over the previous version. Please follow along as we compare the two nozzles and share the inspiration behind these enhancements. This is what innovation looks like.
Why is brass not good?
This issue is particularly apparent when customers store their vehicles for the winter. During these periods of inactivity, the nozzles frequently corrode and clog shut. This is especially problematic for direct port users, as this would require the direct port to be completely removed in order to clean all the nozzles.
Why were our original water methanol injection nozzles made from brass?
Nickel plating. While nickel plating certainly provides a higher-quality appearance compared to plain brass, I recommend avoiding it for a few reasons. The primary issue is that the nickel plating lacks durability and tends to flake off over time, potentially clogging the nozzles. Remember, as stated earlier. Some interior surfaces of the nozzle are nickel plated. Additionally, plated nozzles are incompatible with ultrasonic cleaners because the cleaning process will remove the coating entirely.
Why did we eliminate the threaded filter design?
Surprisingly, the threaded filter feature on our original brass nickel plated nozzle has many issues associated to it.
One, if the filter vibrates loose, it fails to keep the internal atomizer seated against the orifice. Consequently, when the nozzle is pressurized. The atomizer will become unseated and float ovr the orifice. Fluid flows freely around the atomizer, bypassing the slots intended to spin the fluid and compromising the nozzle's performance.
If the fluid is not spinning before exiting the nozzle orifice, the nozzle will no longer spray a hollow cone spray pattern. Instead, it will produce a solid stream. This causes the nozzle and the overall performance of the water-methanol injection system to fail, inconsistent, making it difficult and confusing for customers to diagnose.
Next, customers over-tighten the filter, unknowingly crushing the soft brass internal atomizer. This leads to reduced flow or completely shutting the nozzle off. It doesn't take much to pinch off the small thin slots on the face of an atomizer.
Next, threaded filters are prone to creating microscopic metal shavings. Each time they are threaded and tightened, the friction between the two metal surfaces causes wear, which can result in the release of these shavings.
Next, the original nozzle are equipped with a 170 mesh screen rather than a true filter. The openings between the woven wires are visible without magnification, and while the screen is effective at stopping debris of 0.007 or greater, it does not effectively filter particulates or prevent nozzle clogging.
Our new nozzle uses a press-fit 10-micron stainless steel filter. Filtering out particulates 0.0004" or larger. Making it very effective at preventing any particulates from passing through the nozzle and potentially clogging the nozzle. This is the same filter technology used with OEM fuel injectors.
Finally, consider the difficulty of cleaning the nozzle. It's very hard to clean female threads inside the nozzle and confirm they are clean. This was another benifit to removing the threaded filter.
How does the old atomizer compare to the new atomizer?
Adjustable flow rate nozzles. What does that mean?
Each nozzle can have its flow rate adjusted within a set parameter specific for that orifice by changing the internal atomizer. Atomizers come with different number of slots. More slots equeals more flow. Less slots equals less flow. Customers no longer need to buy complete nozzle assemblies to have different flow options on hand. Customers can buy the atomizers seperatly to change the nozzles flow rate for much less money. This can be very benificial for direct port users saving them lots of money.
We have a total 9 different atomizers available. We have over a 90 different nozzle flow flow options available providing customers the ability to fine tune their water methanol injection sysstems and direct ports.
Sealed nozzle design. Why does that matter?
We designed our nozzles with a oring around the outside diametr of the cartridge. When the nozzle cartridge is inserted into the nozzle. The only way for fluid to pass through the nozzle is through the 10 micron pressed-fit filter. We wanted to make every effort to prevent any unfiltered fluid from passing through the nozzle.
What is the purpose of the spring?
The purpose of the spring is to apply constant downward pressure on the internal atomizer. When you screw the assembled nozzle with spring into our nozzle holder. The spring will make contact iinside our nozzle holder.pushing the nozzle cartridge downward against the atomizer. This ensures the atomizer is always seated against the orifice no matter the vibrations of how much boost someone is running.
What is the advantage of selecting orifice size?
This is very beneficial to direct port users and anyone using small orifice low flow rate nozzles. For example, direct ports commonly use very small nozzles. These smaller nozzles are prone to clogging due to their very small orifice size.
To resolve this, we determined that the most effective solution is increasing the orifice size while using an atomizer with the fewest number of slots. This combination allows us to use a much larger orifice, often double in size, which significantly reduces the risk of clogging while still meeting the required low flow rate. The larger orifice also produces a wider spray pattern for better atomization.
Are the new nozzle interchangable with the old nozzles?
Why should you buy our water methanol injection nozzle over competitors nozzle?
