hey lads its me again been a bit a busy so i put the ca plans on hold for a while but hopefully after chrissy i can pick up the block and start just a reminder as to what im doing a nirous prepped ca 18 to run through a c4 and i had an idea to run it on methanol for sumthing different just wanted to know the pros and cons of methanol?

Con: half the power of gasoline, so you need twice as big a tank to go the same distance. Also it is corrosive to alluminium

Pro: You can make it at home

methanol or ethanol?

lol then what is the benefit? arent u supposed to get more power? (excuse my naivity but im still 18 lol hey gotta learn)

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burns cooler ? at a guess

little advantage for the street and probably
illegal in all states anyway. It's a racing fuel

C4 .. Ford tranny? or is that an ecu?

Yes, it is used in many racing series (e.g. Indy 500) because if it catches fire, it can be put out with water, plus there is no smoke to cloud up the race track.

methanol is much safer than fuel, in an event of a fire, as it can be put out with water.

Methanol has a much higher octane rating than your average petroleum fuel.

Methanol does not deliver as much energy per mass, as fuel.... BUT

and this is why Methanol is so potent....

It brings it's own booz to the party.... or otherwisely stated, it brings along a couple of it's own O2 molecules. so you can fit a hell of a lot more methanol\ air mixture through the same hole in the same time... giving you a much bigger bang.

it's toxic to the touch, i.e. your skin absorbs it.... not good.

it collect water vapor from thin air, so after time it's useless.

it's cheaper than fuel....

methanol is safer because it is less volatile
than pump fuel and doesn't "explode"