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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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Exclamation methanol injection how does it work

i searched but i havent found the response i needed, does it turn on at a certain rpm? can i control it manualy, or can i do both?
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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It turns on at a certain boost level .....

With alkycontrol you can set:

a) what boost it turns on at
b) the initial amount of meth that it spays
c) and the ramp rate.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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same for my snow performance kit.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Alkycontrol is the kit to buy. The service is beyond. Great. The kit is one of the best out there. I have over 100 gals though my kit so far.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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im planning on a magnacharger setup for my fbdoy, with a 383, i hear that the maggie gets hot iacs after 600 hp, will the alky system help me lower those to run 8 psi safely on the egine
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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I use alkycontrol and it works great.
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any of the kits will help cool your charge
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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You can run any window switch or any series of window switches that you want to make it activate. RPM, Boost, Throttle position, EGT, etc. You can set them up similer to safty switches for nitrous. Once all your switches reach the correct range then the system will activate. Most people just run a boost based switch so when the desired boost is reached the kit activates but like i said you can add as many switches to as many functions as you would like.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Yes it will lower air temps alot if tuned for it. non meth my iat temp is 160 with meth. Ive seen iat 86 on a 90 degree day
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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any of yall attempted to build your own?
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There isn't a hole lot too it. Probably the biggest two things are the pump and the nozzle. Other then that the only other components are the lines, reserve, wiring, and switches. Very simple when you think about it.
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lol the reason i asked it seems to be straight forward so i cant understand the 500 dollar price tag
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Well i think snows base kit is in the 300 bucks range if i am not mistaken. But i agree if you are just trying to build a simple basic kit you should be able to build one under 200 with the most expensive part being the pump some where in the 80-120 bucks range.
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You do not want to go cheap with a meth kit. If tune to make more power and the system breaks or starts to weaken. Its will cause your engine to fail.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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From what I saw when researching it looked like almost all of the kits used the same design and same or similar pump. I went with the snow performance stage 2 (god I hate that word) boost kit. You dial in at what boost it should start spraying and also dial in at what boost it should be full on. It then scales the amount based on what boost it sees.
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