Where to get Methanol?
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Where to get Methanol?
I installed my meth kit a while ago.. havent used it yet and Im getting on the dyno for some tuning on Friday.
Where can I get methanol?
Thanks.
Where can I get methanol?
Thanks.
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Answered you over in NorCal. For anybody else in the east bay:
ERC Racing Fuels in San Lorenzo/Hayward:
http://www.ercracingfuels.com/
ERC Racing Fuels in San Lorenzo/Hayward:
http://www.ercracingfuels.com/
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Thanks guys!
I didnt even think about it until I was at work but there is a drag racing boat team where I live, they own a shop here, and was able to score some there.
I didnt even think about it until I was at work but there is a drag racing boat team where I live, they own a shop here, and was able to score some there.
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While this is convenient, we feel there are much more affordable solutions to these expensive pre-mixed water methanol solutions. Additionally, by the time you add shipping your looking at paying $50.00- 60.00 for basically two gallons of methanol and two gallons of water. Lets face it your really paying $60.00 for two gallons of methanol. Not only are there are many other more affordable solutions. It doesn't make sense to ship water around. Additionally, you can buy two gallons of methanol for about $12.00.
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Best way to get it is to pick it up yourself locally than pay the shipping as it being a hazard class it will cost you more than just standard shipping would.
I started a link similar to this about a year ago and found a site with locations in every state where to get it. I'll try to dig up the site and post it up.
Basically, you can get methanol many places though. Some hardware stores have it. I have looked at numerous Lowes and Home Depot stores and not been able to find any. I'm not saying the don't sell it, but I know the handfull of stores around me in central Jersey don't have any.
Lots of race tracks/drag strips have it for sale. You might also want to check farmer suppliers, as they use TONS of methanol. I remember calling a guy once asking for 10 gallons, and he chuckled and said "son, we only sell it by the 55 gallon drum, and the minimum you can buy is 3 drums". Granted the price he offered me per gallon was a little over a dollar, but I just didn't need that much.
Since I have used my meth last year, I have romped the snot out of my car for a solid 6 months, and I only went through about 7 gallons total. It depends on your kit, as some guys seem to go through it faster than others, but on 1 gallon, I can usually get a strong 3 weeks of TONS of WOT. Some guys say they go through a gallon while making a half dozen 1/4 runs at the track, but my car doesn't go through nearly that much. The point I am making with all of this, is you might not be using as much as you think at first, so stay with the smaller quantities like start with 10 gallons.
I started a link similar to this about a year ago and found a site with locations in every state where to get it. I'll try to dig up the site and post it up.
Basically, you can get methanol many places though. Some hardware stores have it. I have looked at numerous Lowes and Home Depot stores and not been able to find any. I'm not saying the don't sell it, but I know the handfull of stores around me in central Jersey don't have any.
Lots of race tracks/drag strips have it for sale. You might also want to check farmer suppliers, as they use TONS of methanol. I remember calling a guy once asking for 10 gallons, and he chuckled and said "son, we only sell it by the 55 gallon drum, and the minimum you can buy is 3 drums". Granted the price he offered me per gallon was a little over a dollar, but I just didn't need that much.
Since I have used my meth last year, I have romped the snot out of my car for a solid 6 months, and I only went through about 7 gallons total. It depends on your kit, as some guys seem to go through it faster than others, but on 1 gallon, I can usually get a strong 3 weeks of TONS of WOT. Some guys say they go through a gallon while making a half dozen 1/4 runs at the track, but my car doesn't go through nearly that much. The point I am making with all of this, is you might not be using as much as you think at first, so stay with the smaller quantities like start with 10 gallons.
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Okay, I found the info from my old post. Here's where you can get methanol per state;
Alabama
Bessemer Petroleum
Bessemer, AL
(205) 424-2970
Alaska
Arizona
Dons Hot Rod Shop
2811 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
(602) 884-8892
Speedway Race Fuels
2300 W. Broadway RD
Phoenix, AZ 85041
(602) 276-9250
Arkansas
Centerville Dragway
Track is 11 miles south of Russellville, Arkansas . Take Highway 7 south to Centerville , then go west on Highway 154 for 1 mile.
Simons Petroleum
Industrial Road
Clarksville, AR
Take 58 exit off I-40, go north 1 block to Industrial Road turn right just past Johnson Chevrolet Dealership.
California
ERC Racing Fuel
610 East Lewelling Blvd.
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(510) 276-9334
Sacramento Raceway
5305 Excelsior Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 366-7378
Socal Performance
9723 Washburn Road
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 862-9122
Teegarden Motorsports Specialties
11383 Pyrites Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 638-7223 (RACE)
Fax: (916) 638-2885
Colorado
AAI racing
5985 Lamar
Arvada, CO 80003
(303) 422-3571
Bowers Performance Racing Engines
117 Smokey Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 226-6040
*** Oil CO.
555 E 8th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 352-9208
(800) 660-2604
Lanier's Speed Shop
106 Pueblo Av
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 - 2118
(719) 633-1378
Connecticut
Grasmere Sunoco
Fairfield CT
New England Racing Fuel
John Holland / Mike Joy
271 Spielman Highway
Burlington, CT 06013
(860) 673-9555
Delaware
Snookies Speed Shop
Milton , DE
(302) 684-8466
Florida
American Motorsports
4130 North Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 290-6565
www.americanmotorsports.net
Bradenton Motorsport Park
21000 S.R. 64
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 748-1320
http://www.bradentonmotorsports.com
Hole Shot Engineering
6584 50th Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL
(727) 546-3541
Johnson's Performance Ent.
4954 Fruitville Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 378-2693
Georgia
Green Flag Automotive
2308 Jay Cee Shack Road
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 244-1624
(Located in South Georgia)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Cady Oil Company
5023 N. Galena Rd.
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
(309) 688-2111
E&R Automotive Machine
205 W. North Ave.
Villa Park, IL
(630) 279-5464
www.enrracing.com
Indiana
Lowes Speed Shop
Kokomo , IN ( Northern Indiana)
(765) 452-5955
Tom Jones Sales & Racing
3627 Washington St
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 623-3210
VP Racing
PO Box 3202
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 232-7253
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Capitol Raceway
Crofton, MD
www.capitolraceway.com
Cecil County Raceway
Maryland
Maryland International Raceway "MIR" (Bud's Creek)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Briner Oil Co.
325 Beck St.
Jonesville, MI 49250
(800) 451-4191
(517) 849-2144
Fax (517) 849-2143
Corrigan Oil Company
744 East South Street
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 937-4061
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
McMurtry’s Automotive
3204 B. Ave.
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 863-4139
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
A-1 Racing Specialties Inc
180 E. Railway Ave
Paterson, NJ 07503
(800) 783-2262
(973) 684-7755
Atco Raceway
Atco, NJ ( South Jersey )
http://www.atcorace.com/index2.shtml
Englishtown Raceway
Oldbridge, NJ ( Central Jersey)
http://etownraceway.com/
New Mexico
New York
No Limit
65 Montauk Hwy
Bluepoint, NY 11715
631-363-8659
www.nolimitmotorsport.com
steve@nolimitmotorsport.com
Contact is Steve
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Norwalk Race Park
1300 State Rt.18
Norwalk, OH
(419) 668-5555
Oklahoma
Grand Prix Auto Aports
Tulsa, OK
(918) 836-8487
Oregon
Tarr Chemicals
2429 N Borthwick Ave
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 288-5294
Pennsylvania
Sunoco Race Fuels
P.O.Box 1226
Linwood, PA 19061
(800) RACE GAS (722-3427)
Fax (610) 859-1643
www.racegas.com
lmdavis@sunocoinc.com
Ships only.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Conley's Performance Plus
1443-A Aldine Bender
Houston, TX 77032
Craig Caulk Racing Heads
115 Avenue D
South Houston, TX 77587
(713) 947-6787
High Performance Fuels and Additives
2476 Bolsover Suite 211
Houston, TX 77005
(800) 834-0202
jhewitt@syndiesel.com
www.hiperfuels.com
Ships as well
Houston Raceway Park
2525 FM 565 South
Baytown, Texas
Smiley's Racing
2017 Peachtree Rd.
Balch Springs, TX 75180
Near Dallas
Toronto, Canada
ETD Racing in Newmarket
Toronto, Canada
(905) 953-9260
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
NVR Racing
5161 N 124th St
Butler, WI 53007
(262) 781-5252
Wyoming
Alabama
Bessemer Petroleum
Bessemer, AL
(205) 424-2970
Alaska
Arizona
Dons Hot Rod Shop
2811 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
(602) 884-8892
Speedway Race Fuels
2300 W. Broadway RD
Phoenix, AZ 85041
(602) 276-9250
Arkansas
Centerville Dragway
Track is 11 miles south of Russellville, Arkansas . Take Highway 7 south to Centerville , then go west on Highway 154 for 1 mile.
Simons Petroleum
Industrial Road
Clarksville, AR
Take 58 exit off I-40, go north 1 block to Industrial Road turn right just past Johnson Chevrolet Dealership.
California
ERC Racing Fuel
610 East Lewelling Blvd.
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(510) 276-9334
Sacramento Raceway
5305 Excelsior Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 366-7378
Socal Performance
9723 Washburn Road
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 862-9122
Teegarden Motorsports Specialties
11383 Pyrites Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 638-7223 (RACE)
Fax: (916) 638-2885
Colorado
AAI racing
5985 Lamar
Arvada, CO 80003
(303) 422-3571
Bowers Performance Racing Engines
117 Smokey Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 226-6040
*** Oil CO.
555 E 8th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 352-9208
(800) 660-2604
Lanier's Speed Shop
106 Pueblo Av
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 - 2118
(719) 633-1378
Connecticut
Grasmere Sunoco
Fairfield CT
New England Racing Fuel
John Holland / Mike Joy
271 Spielman Highway
Burlington, CT 06013
(860) 673-9555
Delaware
Snookies Speed Shop
Milton , DE
(302) 684-8466
Florida
American Motorsports
4130 North Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 290-6565
www.americanmotorsports.net
Bradenton Motorsport Park
21000 S.R. 64
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 748-1320
http://www.bradentonmotorsports.com
Hole Shot Engineering
6584 50th Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL
(727) 546-3541
Johnson's Performance Ent.
4954 Fruitville Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 378-2693
Georgia
Green Flag Automotive
2308 Jay Cee Shack Road
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 244-1624
(Located in South Georgia)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Cady Oil Company
5023 N. Galena Rd.
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
(309) 688-2111
E&R Automotive Machine
205 W. North Ave.
Villa Park, IL
(630) 279-5464
www.enrracing.com
Indiana
Lowes Speed Shop
Kokomo , IN ( Northern Indiana)
(765) 452-5955
Tom Jones Sales & Racing
3627 Washington St
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 623-3210
VP Racing
PO Box 3202
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 232-7253
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Capitol Raceway
Crofton, MD
www.capitolraceway.com
Cecil County Raceway
Maryland
Maryland International Raceway "MIR" (Bud's Creek)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Briner Oil Co.
325 Beck St.
Jonesville, MI 49250
(800) 451-4191
(517) 849-2144
Fax (517) 849-2143
Corrigan Oil Company
744 East South Street
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 937-4061
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
McMurtry’s Automotive
3204 B. Ave.
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 863-4139
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
A-1 Racing Specialties Inc
180 E. Railway Ave
Paterson, NJ 07503
(800) 783-2262
(973) 684-7755
Atco Raceway
Atco, NJ ( South Jersey )
http://www.atcorace.com/index2.shtml
Englishtown Raceway
Oldbridge, NJ ( Central Jersey)
http://etownraceway.com/
New Mexico
New York
No Limit
65 Montauk Hwy
Bluepoint, NY 11715
631-363-8659
www.nolimitmotorsport.com
steve@nolimitmotorsport.com
Contact is Steve
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Norwalk Race Park
1300 State Rt.18
Norwalk, OH
(419) 668-5555
Oklahoma
Grand Prix Auto Aports
Tulsa, OK
(918) 836-8487
Oregon
Tarr Chemicals
2429 N Borthwick Ave
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 288-5294
Pennsylvania
Sunoco Race Fuels
P.O.Box 1226
Linwood, PA 19061
(800) RACE GAS (722-3427)
Fax (610) 859-1643
www.racegas.com
lmdavis@sunocoinc.com
Ships only.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Conley's Performance Plus
1443-A Aldine Bender
Houston, TX 77032
Craig Caulk Racing Heads
115 Avenue D
South Houston, TX 77587
(713) 947-6787
High Performance Fuels and Additives
2476 Bolsover Suite 211
Houston, TX 77005
(800) 834-0202
jhewitt@syndiesel.com
www.hiperfuels.com
Ships as well
Houston Raceway Park
2525 FM 565 South
Baytown, Texas
Smiley's Racing
2017 Peachtree Rd.
Balch Springs, TX 75180
Near Dallas
Toronto, Canada
ETD Racing in Newmarket
Toronto, Canada
(905) 953-9260
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
NVR Racing
5161 N 124th St
Butler, WI 53007
(262) 781-5252
Wyoming
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Not that it makes much difference to anybody in this thread, but if you are near central Arkansas there are a few different VP dealers, all of which have or can get Methanol. Pro Tire in Searcy (my supplier), Auto sports center in NLR, Steves speed shop, etc
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As for HEET. It is pretty much pure methanol, and you can use it, however in the small containers it comes in, and considering that they are like $4.95 I don't know how you can call it a "cheep" alternative.
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I just go to my local Cycle Gear and the Special Order a VP 5 gallon jug. It takes about a week to get but it's only around $25 bucks. I use the the 5 gallon pail for used oil once I empty it.
http://www.cyclegear.com/store.cfm
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http://www.cyclegear.com/store.cfm
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I found a local supplier in my town called Ramos Oil. They carry 5gal jugs for $6 a gallon. I live in a small town of 16,000 people so its nice to know its right around the corner.