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Old 02-20-2009, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by phillips91
so it probably wouldnt be a good idea to mix in the methanol lol. i was only thinking about adding half a gallon or so per 40 gallons of diesel. ive got 220 gallons of methanol i need to use up, but its not worth blowing up a set of injectors for.......unless of course that would be a good way to convince the wife i NEED a set of stage 1's lol.
Where to you live? I could use some Methanol....Ok a lot of methanol if its good stuff.
 
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IC! Water/Meth later for towing or playing but you also have to remember that in the winter you run into freezing problems if your in that climate.
never froze with a 50/50 mix yet.......

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I would run water/meth before PP. Even just water alone is a good deal for cooling. meth is just a little extra HP.
Water/meth wont reduce EGT's like an IC. Water/Meth will hold EGT's at whatever temp the system kicks on at and you'll blow through a tank of 50/50 in one long grade in no time. Im workin on a 25 galln SS tank from Northern Equipment to hold a little extra juice for me....

Also, remember that 50/50 is not cheap and in the long run it would be cost affective to buy a IC.

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Old 02-20-2009, 04:08 PM
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im in kingsport tennessee. i bought four 55 gallon drums of it with the intention of making bio out of it. but the place i was getting my oil cut me off when they got a paying contract on their oil. theyve never even been opened. id have to check the bill from them, but im thinking i paid somewhere around 1k for them. but id say im too far away for you to be interested lol.
 
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Originally Posted by powerstroked162
never froze with a 50/50 mix yet.......


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I wouldn't want to run 50/50 though. Do you just run washer fluid or do you actually mix it?

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im in kingsport tennessee. i bought four 55 gallon drums of it with the intention of making bio out of it. but the place i was getting my oil cut me off when they got a paying contract on their oil. theyve never even been opened. id have to check the bill from them, but im thinking i paid somewhere around 1k for them. but id say im too far away for you to be interested lol.
Yeah too bad your that far away. Post it in the classifieds at infopop and you might be able to get rid of it depending on market prices. I haven't bought Methanol for a few months so I am not sure where its at right now.
 
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Originally Posted by tjbeggs
I wouldn't want to run 50/50 though. Do you just run washer fluid or do you actually mix it?
Windsheild fluid for me. Drugs are a tricky mix, pro's and con's to each ratio for each drug. Most run 60/40. On the dyno I run 30/70-ish mix of my own but I would never run it on the street. However I dont have access to meth anymore to make my own.......

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What are the pros and cons to running different ratios?
 
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What are the pros and cons to running different ratios?
More water....More cooling. More Methanol...more chance for screwing something up!!

I think 70% methanol is about the max anybody will tell you to run but like Steve it should be very limited. Many run washer fluid but I am not sure the ratio of that. It will depend on the freeze temp of the fluid. Lower freeze temps have more methanol.
 
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