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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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I'm in the process of getting the final parts of my build together and need to think about intercooling......

In a 100% race application what is more effective at lowring AIT's

Iced A2W intercooler
100% alcohol or 100% methanol used as fuel at WOT?

Car will be running the BS3 with staged injection, i was thinking running the car w/ 28lbs part throttle and 8 160lb methanol injectors to fuel it @ WOT.

If using Methanol/alcohol as fuel is there any real benefit in having the intercooler?
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Intercoolers only cool to ambient temps, Alcohol or Methanol not only drop AIT's but also increase the octane. I think the Combo of both would be the best but if only one then your best bet is looking into a meth injection kit. Least thats the way I understand it, maybe an expert will chime in here.
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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I wouldn't run a meth injection kit, i would use a staged injection to run the car almost entirely of methanol/alcohol
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IN a 100% race app, iced a/w can't be beat. And this opinion is coming from a guy who thiks a/w's are useless on the street. BTW, running straight meth for fuel with an iced a/w would give great results, but at the expense of a slight bit more maintenance.
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Old Mar 12, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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IF this is a 100% race app, why even mess with staged injection at all? If it truely is a 100% race app as you say, run straight alchy or c16, etc. Why complicate ****? The less parts on a race car, the more reliable they are.
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because starting a car in 40* weather at the track on pure methanol/alcohol can be a real pain in the ***.......
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