View Single Post
Old 07-04-2012, 03:00 AM   #11 (permalink)
dwtaylorpdx
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Portland OR
Posts: 204
Thanks: 1
Thanked 30 Times in 21 Posts
Methanol is very very hard on aluminum... (I race sprint cars its a known issue.) Klotx makes fuel additives that prevent the alcohol from crystallizing. You also LOSE mileage when running on methanol. It takes up to 40% more alcohol than gasoline to move a vehicle the same distance as gasoline. Alcohol also cools the cylinder head on the intake stroke, good for power not so good for efficiency.

Check out the term turbo-normalizing, its how small planes use a turbo to just adjust the intake altitude to sea level for better power at lower rpm.

The life of a leaf blower with repeated charging is not good...

positive manifold pressure without adequate modifications to the injection and timing is risky.

Smog pumps dont last long under pressure, tried it years ago, building a supercharger for a motorcycle.

Dave

__________________
If it has a motor its worth playing with.......
  Reply With Quote