I was thinking today I want to convert my 86 n/a to methonol. What would I have to do? Is there anything special about FC conversion?
I was thinking, you get more power and it is better for the environment. Although I would have to buy special fuel, The benifits out weigh the price. What does methonol go for a gallon anyway in the Midwest? Its right around the price for 91 octane I think right?

 

... you and your silly ideas...

 

its $1.80 a gal plus tax, you will need new fuel lines, and a new ECU. The thing is methnol makes about 2/3 the power of gas per gal. but you can run twice as much. The more you buy the cheaper it gets. $20 for 10gal or $75 for 50. etc.

 

at the track they sell it for $5.00 a gal

 

Hah! If I could find it cheap I would run it on my secondarys for high boost and the cool popping noise.

 

oh, you better run aluminum or SS fule lines and the same with the gas tank, cuz its going to rust really fast.

im with Liquid Anarchy.

 

Well, so much for that dream. I dond't want to run twice as much if it is $1.80 per gallon. what about alcohol? or any other alternate fuel?

 

There was some website a while ago that was telling how to convert gasoline cars to a diesel made from chicken fat. I wonder where that went....

 

besides it being highly corrosive, i'm trying to find other reasons to, or not to, want to run methanol.

Methanol is easier to store but is poisonous and also creates carbon dioxide as a by-product. It can be made from the fermentation of plants like sugar beet, and amazingly enough car engines don't need much modification to run on methanol. Indeed some buses in London now run on it. -- http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/databas...9/e00046d.html

Methanol ("wood alcohol"), like ethanol, is a high-performance liquid fuel that emits low levels of toxic and ozone-forming compounds. It can be produced at prices comparable to gasoline from natural gas and can also be produced from coal and wood. All major auto maufacturers have produced cars that run on "M85," a blend of 85 percent methanol and 15 percent gasoline. Cars that burn pure methanol (M100) offer much greater air quality and efficiency advantages. Many auto manufacturers have developed advanced M100 prototypes. Methanol has long been the fuel of choice for race cars because of its superior performance and fire safety characteristics. -- http://greennature.com/article243.html

and please, though i doubt you ever would, don't use animal fat to run your car. that's disgusting. also, it causes "crystalline precipitation and subsequent cloudiness in cold weather."

i haven't found too much on methanol yet, but if i find something worth knowing, i'll repost.

 

Dude... Thanks. Now I really want to do it anyway. What is your take on ethonol? is it easier or cheaper?

 

When it comes to alternitive fueled RX-7's, locally call up Xtreme Imports and ask for Charlie. He's the local in town w/ a Blown, Nitro-Methane FC. He'll probably be at the March meet as well.

 

Yeah I know Charlie well. I haven't talked to him since Mo-Can race

 

*MOKAN