Meth vs. Alky?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Inland Empire CA
Methanol is a type of alcohol, and it's what most people use. So Meth = Alky. The ECS kit is very popular and proven. Andy @ A&A just came with his own trunk mounted setup that is basically plug and play and doesn't use the windshield washer tank. 
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Dublin CA
I knew it could be a dumb question. 
I thought "Meth" was some sort of nitromethane mix.
So the options are water/alky or straight alky?
I've seen a few HorsePower TV shows where turbo diesels use propane injection. Is this an option for cooling the charge?
I thought "Meth" was some sort of nitromethane mix.So the options are water/alky or straight alky?
I've seen a few HorsePower TV shows where turbo diesels use propane injection. Is this an option for cooling the charge?
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Oak Park CA
The temperature drop for ethyl alcohol will be more than twice that of gasoline, and for methanol the drop will be over three times as great. A stoichiometric mixture of methanol and air has a greater latent heat of vaporization (i.e., colder) than a similar alcohol/air mixture, producing more Btu/lb on each stroke, due to an increase in mass density of the charge.
Methanol is the preferred fuel additive, for high HP tunes.
Last edited by caseyse; Jun 9, 2007 at 02:04 PM.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Dublin CA
Thanks guys, that explains alot.
Looks like ECS and A&A are again the de-facto sources for meth kits. What should a kit cost? How are they triggered? Is water added to reduce fire risk?
Looks like ECS and A&A are again the de-facto sources for meth kits. What should a kit cost? How are they triggered? Is water added to reduce fire risk?
Last edited by blu00rdstr; Jun 9, 2007 at 02:32 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: MI
Running the ALKYCONTROL (pre ECS) kit for 3 years (2nd C5 kit) with straight meth...very happy. I just upgraded to all of the new features and the alkycontrol kit is still one of the best mods I've made to the car. Bought one for my TT GTS...wouldn't trust any other kit.
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PM me your setup and I can tell you which one you need.
I can also take your order and get you setup right away.
If you have any other questions... let me know.
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