Thread: Methanol Mixed with Fuel???
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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Talking Re: Methanol Mixed with Fuel???
Meth is good for cooling the motor to allow high temp/pressure operation w/o detonation. But the alcohol will displace / replace the fuel and reduce the BHP. Your warming air to produce torque in the motor, and you want the most heat within parameters for max hp and lifespan.

Water injection does pretty much the same thing, costs less and is reasonably acceptable. War planes did it but needed the alcohol to act as antifreeze due to the low temp operation at altitude, bad day to go to war power setting and have to wait for the water to melt.

If you can carry nuff alcohol, you could use it instead of gas, just have to burn like twice the amount of fuel to get the same effect. Twice the fuel will help cool the motor and make it easier to run with out scorching the pistons/valves

Water Injection - A technical description

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