My only Problem with Methanol was sitting on the line next to someone
running it when I was strapped in waiting to go.... I about gagged on the
fumes...
I think John and Brad were both concerned and it was very distracting .....
When you get to the line you really need to be thinking about the
requirements of driving the car and what your game plan is... not choking
on Methanol....
other then that I agree it's the fuel of choice if you can put up with the
hassles of running it.... especially in the Turbo mode... it simply allows
a bunch more boost without the associated detonation problems...
Keith
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> From: dferguso@ebmail.gdeb.com
> To: Land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Methanol Solves Mysteries
> Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 4:16 AM
>
> well, maybe some of the veteran land speed racing gurus can help out
here,
> but i think methanol has an equivalent octane of near 140 , and while a
> gasoline internal combustion engine utilizes an air / fuel ratio ( by
> weight ) of 14+ to 1, methanol is at around 6 or 7 to 1, and nitro is
near
> 1 to 1, so jetting, still critical, becomes less sensitive with the
latter
> fuels. but likewise fuel flow demands increase dramatically, especially
> when nitro is introduced. another quality of methanol is that for a given
> expansive force on the piston during combustion, the net thermal
component,
> or heat output , of the methanol is a little less, so the engine tends to
> run cooler yet still makes alot of power. other factors are involved-
> unfortunately there is no direct correlation between gasoline and
methanol
> since they are very different compounds, but the fact that top alky drag
> racers can run static compression ratios of 12 or 14 to 1 with big 14-71
hi
> helix blowers and such with viscious overdrives and go through the lights
> at very high rpm sheds light on why methanol stands as an important fuel
to
> racing. dont forget that methanol is somewhat corrosive, so this is a
> disadvantage which must be weighed against some of the superior qualities
> if your not into draining and flushing your fuel system on a regular
basis
> . - doug @ black radon
>
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