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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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I have a 675 nozzle from Snow. I have it set to come on at 3# and full at 8#. Lately it seems to go through the whole 60 fl oz very quick. Like I filled it up Thurs or Fri and it was empty today. I dont beat on the truck much at all since Im trying to keep the tranny a little longer. I get into boost (2 or 3#) pretty often, but very rarely do I give it enough to even hit 5#. Do I suddenly have a leak maybe?? I just put in 24 fl oz and let it sit for a few minutes and looked around and felt around and found no leaks or loose fittings . This just seems like an awful lot of meth to me in a short period of time. Any thoughts ??
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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How much boost are u running? Let it come on at 6 and full by 8... I dont see why would u need it at 3.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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1 gallon last's me 7-10 days. Mine comes on at 5psi and is all in at 15 psi.


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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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i go through about an 8 ball a day, makes me really paranoid, and i think my teeth are falling out.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by IMD
i go through about an 8 ball a day, makes me really paranoid, and i think my teeth are falling out.
LOL, I was wondering how long that would take!
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by IMD
i go through about an 8 ball a day, makes me really paranoid, and i think my teeth are falling out.
I have it set to come on so early since I currently have no intercooler and I like to have the ability to run a little more timing when I get around to tuning again.
I guess I could turn it down a bit now. So that sounds like I could be using that much that fast with such a low spray on point??
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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sounds excessive
mine is in the washer tank. i can run through that in about 8 full passes with the same nozzle

fooling around on the street it lasts a week easy.

i would check the intake fitting to make sure your jet has not fallen out??
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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At 13psi with no ICV I was going through meth like my name was Tyrone Biggums!

I have about a 1ga cell and I used half of it on the way home one night. LOL

With the IC I barely use any now though. I'm sure that will change when the boost goes up.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by F8L Z71
At 13psi with no ICV I was going through meth like my name was Tyrone Biggums!

I have about a 1ga cell and I used half of it on the way home one night. LOL

With the IC I barely use any now though. I'm sure that will change when the boost goes up.
That makes me feel a little better. I put about 24 oz in while I was at work and checked 4 hours later and there was none used. I drove home and just barely got it in boost and checked when I got home and there was no noticable usage (that I could see). Im going to check the nozzle.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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wow I ran a 5 gallon tank on my ati setup with no intercoolers, just water alky and it would last for months.

guess I don't get on the car as hard as you guys????
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hope it isn't getting siphoned out
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good point, do you run a one way check valve?
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I don't but mine stays on the floor!!!
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
good point, do you run a one way check valve?
yes I do. It very likely has to do with me lowering the spray on point as well as lowering the full on point. Ive set it as low as possible before the engine bogs and it seems to make quite a bit more power this way with the ability to run more timing. I'll probably keep the timing somewhat lower since I plan on spraying it with a small shot as well.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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After putting some water in the container, I found some puddling under the casing for the pump. It seems that my pump on the inlet side is leaking from the casing. Snow is sending me a new pump no questions asked!! They asked if I would be willing to send the old pump back. That is SERVICE!!

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I just got a new pump...I got the "15" nozzle from SMC and mine won't bog at full speed just cruising down the road...not enuff pressure I guess.
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Has anyone tried using R/C car fuel. It's a methanol nitromethane mixture.
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I like the way you think!!


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Has anyone tried using R/C car fuel. It's a methanol nitromethane mixture.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 10:54 PM
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I like the way you think!!


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I remember a site selling that. You were supposed to add a single 8 oz container to an otherwise full tank of meth I believe. I dont remember how much it said it would help, but it was pretty significant. It may have been Snow Performance site.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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r/c fuel also has 2 cycle oil. I'm not sure if that would cause any problems.
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