LS Turbo w/ straight methanol
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on the 6.0 , pig rich afr at 9.8:1 on a gas scale, it was burning 950lbs of fuel at 12 psi. so im estimating around 950hp, or about 530 on motor. 6.0, stock 862 heads,10.5:1 compression
I am going to need some help tuning mine! I am still planning on stock truck coils, msd6012, ms1 with cheap bosch 160lbers. contemplating running 16 volt trigger to the coils.
I have never had any experience with methanol, but I am committed to running it now beings how I have a filled block and filled heads, and no I/C
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We went 204 on truck coils with M1 running all the way down to 3.0:1 AFR. We are having trouble going faster then 204 on the truck coils and now switching to a mag44.
We went 204 on truck coils with M1 running all the way down to 3.0:1 AFR. We are having trouble going faster then 204 on the truck coils and now switching to a mag44.
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What about running lube in the alcohol with electronic injectors? Will it gum them up?
I was planning on draining the tank at the end of the day, filling it up with gasoline (possibly 2 stroke mix) and running it through the engine to flush the alcohol through.
I was planning on draining the tank at the end of the day, filling it up with gasoline (possibly 2 stroke mix) and running it through the engine to flush the alcohol through.
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everything should run on nitro! haha. Can you imagine how fast nitro would spool up a turbo! I ran some r/c nitro mix in my 120cc thumpstar pit bike, and I swear it picked up 10mph.
I am going to need some help tuning mine! I am still planning on stock truck coils, msd6012, ms1 with cheap bosch 160lbers. contemplating running 16 volt trigger to the coils.
I have never had any experience with methanol, but I am committed to running it now beings how I have a filled block and filled heads, and no I/C
I am going to need some help tuning mine! I am still planning on stock truck coils, msd6012, ms1 with cheap bosch 160lbers. contemplating running 16 volt trigger to the coils.
I have never had any experience with methanol, but I am committed to running it now beings how I have a filled block and filled heads, and no I/C
tuning mine was easy with the holley efi. i found an ls tune and doubled EVERYTHING (cranking fuel, enrichment, main table) then let the software try to hit my afr targets. i made it very rich because methanol can be pig rich and still burn.
i think certain versions of megasquirt also have autotune. i would look into one of those if you plan to go that route.
i would also recommend a belt drive pump if you are going methanol. the enderle 110 that i use is cheap to rebuild, and flows about 12gpm(6 times more flow than an a1000), flow is constant as you raise fuel pressure, vs electrics that flow less as pressure is raised. and can be picked up used for under $300
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M5 saw pretty decent gains in our blown alcohol cars. But the best gains were seen above 15% true nitro mix.. Anything under 15% just got you a little nitro smell, and a lil extra pop out of the header..
We will be coming out with a methanol turbo car soon.. Hope to debut it by Bowling Green if all goes well.. If not it will be in Indy..
Wont fit any class, but we will bring it anyways.
We will be coming out with a methanol turbo car soon.. Hope to debut it by Bowling Green if all goes well.. If not it will be in Indy..
Wont fit any class, but we will bring it anyways.
agreed. spool would be insanely fast on a mix of nitro and methanol
tuning mine was easy with the holley efi. i found an ls tune and doubled EVERYTHING (cranking fuel, enrichment, main table) then let the software try to hit my afr targets. i made it very rich because methanol can be pig rich and still burn.
i think certain versions of megasquirt also have autotune. i would look into one of those if you plan to go that route.
i would also recommend a belt drive pump if you are going methanol. the enderle 110 that i use is cheap to rebuild, and flows about 12gpm(6 times more flow than an a1000), flow is constant as you raise fuel pressure, vs electrics that flow less as pressure is raised. and can be picked up used for under $300
tuning mine was easy with the holley efi. i found an ls tune and doubled EVERYTHING (cranking fuel, enrichment, main table) then let the software try to hit my afr targets. i made it very rich because methanol can be pig rich and still burn.
i think certain versions of megasquirt also have autotune. i would look into one of those if you plan to go that route.
i would also recommend a belt drive pump if you are going methanol. the enderle 110 that i use is cheap to rebuild, and flows about 12gpm(6 times more flow than an a1000), flow is constant as you raise fuel pressure, vs electrics that flow less as pressure is raised. and can be picked up used for under $300
M5 saw pretty decent gains in our blown alcohol cars. But the best gains were seen above 15% true nitro mix.. Anything under 15% just got you a little nitro smell, and a lil extra pop out of the header..
We will be coming out with a methanol turbo car soon.. Hope to debut it by Bowling Green if all goes well.. If not it will be in Indy..
Wont fit any class, but we will bring it anyways.
We will be coming out with a methanol turbo car soon.. Hope to debut it by Bowling Green if all goes well.. If not it will be in Indy..
Wont fit any class, but we will bring it anyways.
how much power are you trying to make? my 160lbs at 900hp are at 66% or so duty cycle at a base 63 psi. i can bump these to 90 psi base and they would effectively be 320 lb injectors(which is exactly what the 500lb injectors are= they flow 500lbs at 90 psi.)
i think 160s should be able to support over well 1500hp on methanol at high pressure.
M5 saw pretty decent gains in our blown alcohol cars. But the best gains were seen above 15% true nitro mix.. Anything under 15% just got you a little nitro smell, and a lil extra pop out of the header..
We will be coming out with a methanol turbo car soon.. Hope to debut it by Bowling Green if all goes well.. If not it will be in Indy..
Wont fit any class, but we will bring it anyways.
We will be coming out with a methanol turbo car soon.. Hope to debut it by Bowling Green if all goes well.. If not it will be in Indy..
Wont fit any class, but we will bring it anyways.
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347 cubes, WORK Turbo 88, methanol, lightweight...
agreed. spool would be insanely fast on a mix of nitro and methanol
tuning mine was easy with the holley efi. i found an ls tune and doubled EVERYTHING (cranking fuel, enrichment, main table) then let the software try to hit my afr targets. i made it very rich because methanol can be pig rich and still burn.
i think certain versions of megasquirt also have autotune. i would look into one of those if you plan to go that route.
i would also recommend a belt drive pump if you are going methanol. the enderle 110 that i use is cheap to rebuild, and flows about 12gpm(6 times more flow than an a1000), flow is constant as you raise fuel pressure, vs electrics that flow less as pressure is raised. and can be picked up used for under $300
tuning mine was easy with the holley efi. i found an ls tune and doubled EVERYTHING (cranking fuel, enrichment, main table) then let the software try to hit my afr targets. i made it very rich because methanol can be pig rich and still burn.
i think certain versions of megasquirt also have autotune. i would look into one of those if you plan to go that route.
i would also recommend a belt drive pump if you are going methanol. the enderle 110 that i use is cheap to rebuild, and flows about 12gpm(6 times more flow than an a1000), flow is constant as you raise fuel pressure, vs electrics that flow less as pressure is raised. and can be picked up used for under $300
