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methanol supports much higher compressin ratios as well as having a lower calorific vlaue than petrol. So carbs to run methanol are usually metered completely differently, to the point that its not just a case of changing jets. Know a couple of people have tried.
So you will need to change the carb and the compression ratio which may mean new head(s) or new pistons.
valve timing may well be different too. I've seen "methanol cams" before but that could just be marketting.
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Last Edit: Jun 4, 2007 14:32:45 GMT by HoTWire
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phoenix
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no ebay links in general? Heres a pic  i assume you cant run meth on the street? |
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I wouldn't assume anything.
If you can buy enough methanol to get where you are going and back again...
My only worry would be that if its built to run alky it will be a race engine, which means it may not be exactly a comfortable and relaxing rid e on the street... narrow powerband, overheating, that sort of thing
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well, it wont have to sit in traffic ;D
Would make a super sweet stop light racer!
Been toying with the idea of building a bobber for years. To be honest, I wont buy this one, but it sure is tempting.
Maybe I should stick with petrol.
Then again......................
How much is meth?
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Last Edit: Jun 4, 2007 14:47:49 GMT by VW
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Keep the aging slicks and see the disaproval on the local fuzz's face  |
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If running methanol you wont have any issues with overheating, I know of a turbocharged drag car that after a full power 1/4 mile run by the time he's back to the pits the heads are cool enough to to work on! Its street legal to run and after paying duty on it i think its roughly £1.30 litre.
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do you not need a licence to buy the fuel its not cheap and its not all that easy to get hold of
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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i've never tried, never needed to, but that can be today's challenge...  |
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Biggest issue is that it destoys oil, not a problem for Sprinters/Drag biges when they change it after every run, but gets expensive if you are doing it on the street  On the plus side - Alky and Castrol R is THE best smell in the world  ;D |
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running on methanolstealthstylz
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Its more or less impossible to run on the street for much mileage. As CR500Dom says it destroys oil. Unless you can completely seal the combustion chamber from the sump (virtually impossible) the methanol will get through. It also washes the oil off the bores which means rapid bore wear. The jets you'll need in the carb are massive. I've got an alky carb off a big block ford, and the jets are huuuuuuuuuuge
Matt
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not just the jets, the whole meterig plate will be massive!
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What are the circuit racers running on then?? Ethanol or methanol?? That has a lovely smell too ...
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...or petrol laced with nitromethane.
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What are the circuit racers running on then?? Ethanol or methanol?? That has a lovely smell too ... What circuit racers ? |
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I ran my bike on paint thinners for a bit, roughly the same calorific value as methanol and 110 octane or something. Ran ok, a little lean and bloody stank. Was really noxious smelling, like made you gag uncontrollably but at 30p per litre when petrol was up there near £1 per litre I was broke and I didn't care.
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;D
