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Old 04-20-05, 05:16 PM
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Alcohol Trick?

hmm...need to pass emmsions!!....where can i buy the denatured alcohol...is there a different name for this?..

i have tried LCBO....the beer store....all drug mart....all asked..."wth is that"......

just wondering if i can also use isopro. alcohol instead?...or is it the same thing?...

99% iso. or 70%(rubbing iso.) if i can use it....

please help out noob that just got his fc...and cant register it+(!...
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try a hardware store?
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and ask for denatrued?.....is there another name for it...and yea..i have tried hardware store..like homedepot in canada ..
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Home Depot here suppostedly carries it. It's in the paint section.

I was thinking I would have to use it but I replaced the air filter and the spark plus and I passed. try that first and see if does the trick.
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use like 2-3 bottles of 'Heat' inline water remover $.99 a bottle at any store. im pretty sure its just denatured alcohol. should probably get a confirmation on that though.. haha my 2 cents
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Originally Posted by rcefstsfecr
Home Depot here suppostedly carries it. It's in the paint section.
That is correct, HOme Depot at the PAINT section. Look for Denaturated Alcohol
Old 04-20-05, 06:28 PM
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damnitt...those guys know NOTHING!!


anyone can tell me a specific location and the alise?....cuz man home depot looking for alcohol...is kinda hard...lol
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Hmm whats the ratio of alcohol to 1 gal of gas?
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Originally Posted by akina86
damnitt...those guys know NOTHING!!


anyone can tell me a specific location and the alise?....cuz man home depot looking for alcohol...is kinda hard...lol
Just go the the paint department, and look for the chemical aisle, you will find there acetone, denaturated alochol, etc. The aisle should be filled of metal containers!
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Originally Posted by trainwreck517
Hmm whats the ratio of alcohol to 1 gal of gas?
1/2 to 1 gallon in a quarter tank of gas or about 1 1/2 to 2 gallons in around a half tank of gas.
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Thanks, will be doing this tomorrow. :-(
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good luck. it only reduces co2 and hydrocarbons emissions, though, it didn't lower my nox numbers. the full name is methyl-denatured ethanol (what some cans say) and it usually comes in a squarish metal can. don't do it with a lot of gas, because the stuff costs about 12 bucks a gallon!
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yea...it cost quite a bit of cash...thouhgt it would be cheaper...neways..i m gonna go get sum and sdo it todya....hope it works, my emmsions failed like BADLY!!....i mean triple thje limits.....hope this works=)
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Originally Posted by akina86
yea...it cost quite a bit of cash...thouhgt it would be cheaper...neways..i m gonna go get sum and sdo it todya....hope it works, my emmsions failed like BADLY!!....i mean triple thje limits.....hope this works=)
Are you premixing? What cat are you running?
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I dont think this will solve your problem if you are failing that bad. Chances are its a tuning issue, just check all the sensors and make sure everything is in range.
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damit......this is bad... FAILED again....any sugggeestions guyz?....

look here:

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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...50#post4279750
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