methanol???
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Racer
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From: Austin Texas
methanol???
Is this for Nitrous/turbo/supercharged cars only.... or could a normaly asperated engine see significant gains from this..???? I hope some one here knows cuz i have spent way too much time one the internet reserching and have come up empty handed.. alls it talks about it octane, cooling with turbos and no where about a non charged car
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
You could use it, but it won't help.
Methanol is used as an anti detonation tool among other things. Some people will argue with me, but there are no gains to be had using methanol over gasoline, in fact you may see just the opposite.
Most people running FI use methanol as:
1. an alternitive fuel when there pump/injectors are maxed out
2. Anti detonation tool, since Methonal is high octane, it is less flamable
3. To cool Intake temps due to the FI creating more heat.
It would not be beneficial to run Meth on a NA setup.
Methanol is used as an anti detonation tool among other things. Some people will argue with me, but there are no gains to be had using methanol over gasoline, in fact you may see just the opposite.
Most people running FI use methanol as:
1. an alternitive fuel when there pump/injectors are maxed out
2. Anti detonation tool, since Methonal is high octane, it is less flamable
3. To cool Intake temps due to the FI creating more heat.
It would not be beneficial to run Meth on a NA setup.
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Burning Brakes
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The purpose of Methanol is to stop detonation on extremely high compression engines. If you don't have a supercharged or turbocharged 15:1 engine, or something like that, there is absolutely no point.
Methanol is a slower burning fuel, and without that high compression, you'll just end up with carbon build up on your pistons and so on, as it wouldn't efficiently burn all of it. Same reason you shouldn't run 92 octane in your Geo Metro...
Methanol is a slower burning fuel, and without that high compression, you'll just end up with carbon build up on your pistons and so on, as it wouldn't efficiently burn all of it. Same reason you shouldn't run 92 octane in your Geo Metro...
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
The only possible benifit i can see to running Meth on an NA motor would be lower intake temps. But the offset would be a decrease in power. Again, if someone will show me proof, I'll shut up.
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '10
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