Methanol vs Alcohol?
05-18-2009, 08:49 PM
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Powerlabs, always with the answers...next he's going to tell me that me drinking grain alcohol is bad for me!
But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct? I just want to be safe since I am pushing everything as is with this ECS kit.
But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct? I just want to be safe since I am pushing everything as is with this ECS kit.
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05-18-2009, 10:50 PM
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Powerlabs, always with the answers...next he's going to tell me that me drinking grain alcohol is bad for me!
But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct? I just want to be safe since I am pushing everything as is with this ECS kit.
But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct? I just want to be safe since I am pushing everything as is with this ECS kit.
05-18-2009, 11:00 PM
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Powerlabs, always with the answers...next he's going to tell me that me drinking grain alcohol is bad for me!
But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct? I just want to be safe since I am pushing everything as is with this ECS kit.
But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct? I just want to be safe since I am pushing everything as is with this ECS kit.
Unless its on the very bleeding edge of tune you should not see the difference between methanol and ethanol... It really depends on how much fueling is provided by alky kit and or is it a safety net? Before you quantify or answer that, everything else is speculation.
05-18-2009, 11:09 PM
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according to ECS it is only for cooling.
But, maybe I should just hand over the $55 for the VP Racing, and be better safe than sorry.
I mean I'm not exactly going through it like crazy since it's a summer only car
But, maybe I should just hand over the $55 for the VP Racing, and be better safe than sorry.
I mean I'm not exactly going through it like crazy since it's a summer only car
05-18-2009, 11:46 PM
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If the car is tuned for straight meth, ECS will tell you to run 100% methanol. In a pinch you might get by with alcohol or boost juice but it wouldn't be worth the risk for me.
05-19-2009, 07:20 PM
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But, I really shouldn't run alcohol, as a substitue for my methonal tune, correct?
If it's tuned for Meth, run straight meth.
05-19-2009, 08:36 PM
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called a friend of mine who races and is a dealer for VP Racing
I'm looking all over summit and can't find a damned plastic 5 gallon fuel jug WITH the long clear hose...anybody got a link?
I'm looking all over summit and can't find a damned plastic 5 gallon fuel jug WITH the long clear hose...anybody got a link?
05-20-2009, 12:36 AM
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05-20-2009, 08:27 AM
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12-01-2022, 09:11 AM
#31
Whats the difference? Based on skimming Wikipedia, I don't see a "major" difference between the two.
With my car that I just bought, it was tuned for VP Racing Methanol, the expensive crap
I can't get VP around here, but the track carries Sunoco Methanol....anybody know of a difference?
With my car that I just bought, it was tuned for VP Racing Methanol, the expensive crap
I can't get VP around here, but the track carries Sunoco Methanol....anybody know of a difference?
Methanol is AlcoholEach are created differently.
Ethanol is liquor
Methanol is Poison
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