Gas Saver - Is this true?

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Originally Posted by savoyracer

...... good article, still can't help but think.....about a turboed car, say in comp eliminator, or maybe super stock, [don't know the rules] and decide to set a record or maybe have a tight race next round, crank up the boost, and spray water, do not know how it would work, but as I read it, in that scenario you can get a short term HP increase.

In a piston engine, it prevents pinging by cooling the combustion chamber and protecting the engine; there are not power gains. In a turbine engine, it cools down the hot section of the combustor so the pilot does not exceed the EGT and torque limits of the turbine engine.