building a methanol tank, need some advice
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See the links above classicauto supplied. I basically just made the cap from those parts.
Yes it is aluminum and I am aware of the corrosive properties between meth and aluminum. I never ran pure meth in it though and besides, it could always be coated inside. The most meth I ran was a 75/25 meth/water ratio due to the Aquamist setup I had and their system could only tolerate that much methanol at the time. I eventually ended up running pure water because NASA does not allow any type of alcohol injection and meth is not readily available and is not free and.......
The tank was also made with the idea that it may end up being an oil tank for my 20b dry-sump setup, hence the capacity.
Yes it is aluminum and I am aware of the corrosive properties between meth and aluminum. I never ran pure meth in it though and besides, it could always be coated inside. The most meth I ran was a 75/25 meth/water ratio due to the Aquamist setup I had and their system could only tolerate that much methanol at the time. I eventually ended up running pure water because NASA does not allow any type of alcohol injection and meth is not readily available and is not free and.......
The tank was also made with the idea that it may end up being an oil tank for my 20b dry-sump setup, hence the capacity.
get it hard anodized,, even if its a water/meth mix it will start to carrode pretty quickly, wich coild lead to a clogged filter or nozzel resulting in engine failure..
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