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Old 08-29-2008 | 08:42 PM
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do u know why it would be benificial (pro's/pro's) <---meaning it's ALL GOOD!
PEEP THIS.....

Alchohol/Water Injection (commonly referred to as Methanol Injection) is
best described as a "chemical intercooler". Methanol is extremely
effective on supercharged and turbo-charged (boosted) engines and is
also an effective power adder on naturally aspirated engines.

There are 4 separate benefits to Methanol Injection.

1. Methanol will significantly lower your Intake Air Temperatures.
Methanol is very cold (similiar to the way rubbing alchohol is cold when
applied to your skin) in its natural state. When Methanol is injected into
the incoming airstream it creates a cooling fog that will drop your intake
air temperatures between 30-70 degrees! The resulting cooler air is
denser which in turn packs more oxygen into the engine, which as you
may already know will increase the power potential of the engine.

2. Methanol is a fuel that has a very high octane rating.
When Methanol is sprayed into the intake, it is effectively bumping up
your total octane rating only when you need it most, under boost! With
93 Octane fuel and the total combined benefits of Methanol Injection, you
can have the equivalent of running C-16 (116 octane) race gas! Let me
help you understand what this means. High octane race gas allows you to
run more compression and/or timing while avoiding detonation. Under
boost, the compression ratio of your engine will be temporarily increased
requiring higher octane. The more boost you run, the higher your
compression ratio is, the higher octane fuel you need to avoid
detonation. Methanol Injection allows you to use lower octane pump gas
for the majority of your (off boost) driving and increase your total octane
rating when you dip into the boost. Methanol is only injected under boost.

3.Unlike Nitrous, what makes Methanol so safe is the fact that it adds fuel
as it adds more oxygen.
In fact, Methanol adds much more fuel than oxygen which helps handle
the high fuel demands on boosted, forced induction engines. If your AFR
(Air/Fuel Ratio) is not ideal it is much safer to be rich than to be lean.

4.Methanol Injection saves you money while maximizing your engines
power potential!
You no longer need to waste money on high octane race gas! What does
it cost these days to fill your tank with race fuel? $100? $200? Methanol
will cost you pennies per tankful. Methanol can cost between $2.50 -
$6.50 per gallon depending on where, when and how much Methanol you
purchase. What makes it so cheap is that Methanol is only used during
boost conditions. Additionally, most set-ups use a 50/50 mixture of
Methanol and water. To help you understand how inexpensive Methanol
is, we recently Dyno tested a turbo-charged 8 cylinder vehicle and did
over 20 WOT (Wide Open Throttle) runs. The Methanol container was
filled with a 50/50 mix of Methanol and water prior to the runs and then
checked after the runs. Total volume used was approximately 8-10 oz.
50% of that was water, using only 4-5 oz. of Methanol.
Old 08-30-2008 | 09:33 PM
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never knew that think I'll look into it now thanks and surely didnt know it was a win win good lookin out just never looked into where i could get the meth around here dont think you can find it on my local street corner lol had to travel about 1 1/2 hr just for a decent tune
Old 08-30-2008 | 09:46 PM
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well u'll def need another tune with the meth...they sell kits as the fittings/harware need to be for that specific application do to alcohols ability to dry out rubber/fittings...but once u do some homewrk you'll be able to get the proper materials and a huge improvment with running under boost.
Old 08-31-2008 | 12:20 PM
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p.s u can get methanol at home depot or hardware stores as well as
paint supply stores...
Old 09-03-2008 | 06:45 AM
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Just found out the Cobra is bone stock down to the paper filter. The pulley is stock and the stock exhaust has been put back on from the dealer.
Old 12-11-2008 | 03:56 PM
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Late one night and heading home, a guy who lives in my town happened to merge on the highway just in front of me. It was late. He had a bone stock '03 Cobra conv and my '04 V was also bone stock at the time.

On a run from 80-155 I pulled about 1 1/2 lengths on him. His shifts sounded clean and I didn't miss any, either. Since that was early on, I hadn't hit top end on the V yet, so I ran it up to 160 and watched him fade back. Afterward, we got off at the same exit, my exit, and we stopped and chatted for a little bit. That's how I knew he was bone stock. He was shocked, he had no idea what a V was.

From a dig, I'm sure the V gets left behind. But once rolling, it's a driver's race...stock for stock...
Old 12-11-2008 | 05:53 PM
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If you buddy ever wants anything for his cobra, i am in the process of putting mine all back to stock to sell it in the spring.

f1A procharger kit,
Sullivan intake, plenum, and 1300cfm throttlebody,

Rims,

Handheld programmers,

Ect.. I have a TON of engine parts.

The car is worth more stock than modded.... It is a blast to drive at 22lbs of boost though..



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