solvent-
not to mention corrosive effects .
can not link just now but all these solvents have corrosive effects on *different* metals .. methanol and ethanol are corrosive to different metals ..
the body of the carb comes to mind. .. then the plastic parts . fuel lines. fuel level float , internal parts in the fuel pump , carb bowl float..
this is going straight from the jar in engine bay down a short copper pipe to centerpoint cast iron intake manifold ..
in the *thought* experiment phase of this i examined the flash points ,density, solubility ,miscibility, so forth of these substances.
on the net one can find various wild men adding nitromethane to a gasoline fuel tank.a waste of time i think since i do not think nitromethane mixes with gasoline and with a higher density goes to the bottom and rolls around ..
i have read claims of acetone in the tank increasing FE - some claim 35% [none proved to my satisfaction] its cheap and easy to obtain but the flash points and flammability are scary flash point for
Acetone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -17C. Nitromethane and fuel grade methenol , on the other hand are not so easy to procure and costy. Methenol/water mixes are easy to procure [AKA windshield washer fluid]
net research will reveal many New ,pressurized [pump driven] top injectors using MW 50 [methanol/water 50% ] some with 20% nitromethane ,, injecting into turbocharged units , intent to cool the exhaust flow in order to keep from melting down the turbine blades ,, but these cats are running EGT upwards 1600F - if i see 1400 i back out and adjust ..target value of 1250 .
EGT is a nice gauge, i would like CHT [cylinder head temp] and oil temperature but i am running out of panel space for gauges.
since i have to run a full tank [ or substantial portion] to calculate FE it will take me a very long time to run these trials .
a header tank with increments would be nice ,