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Re: alcohol questions
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Originally Posted by dbmx66
what is the point of putting the fuel cell in the front? are there particular reasons?
car is either getting 1050 cfm alcohol carb or enderle bugcatcher injection hat on a victor ram
car already has bg400 pump and 4 port bg regulator.
car is running q16 right now.
anything else we need to watch out for?
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One of the reasons is that a column of liquid can contain a lot of mass and have its own inertial properties that can be tough to overcome during launches. Running methanol requires considerably more volume of fuel (and more pressure in the upper rpm ranges) compared to a similar gasoline combination. Those factors can be disasterous if your fuel supply stumbles for a moment. I would highly recommend against an electric fuel pump on a methanol combination...a belt- or cam-driven pump is a much, much better option. You probably already know this, but it's always worth mentioning...you have to be vigilant with disassembling your fuel system to clean and lubricate the lines and fitting since methanol is hydroscopic and absorbs water, accelerating corrosion.
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