Project Methanol
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:54 am
As the existing tuning has been going well I thought it was about time to start to have some tests with running Methanol directly in the fuel tank.
A lot of the top tuners have been running this for a while, such as Andy F, Bob Rawle, Paul at Zen etc etc so I want to see what the fuss is about.
Advantages of Methanol:
- higher octane
- increased cyclinder cooling
- higher resistance to Det/Knock
- cheaper than vpower
Methanol is more enviromentally friendly than normal petrol but has its downsides.
Disadvantages:
- corrosive
- can attract water
- conducts electricity
- highly poisonous
The long and short of it is that you 'should' be able to run; more boost, more timing, less fuel or a combination of all three if the turbo/engine can take it. This will result in greater torque and more power.
According to John Banks on his Subaru it was able to push a car that was maxxed at 380 with its good tune on vpower to 434bhp with 10% methanol mix. 54bhp is some increase
My methanol arrives tomorrow so tuning will commence then in time for running with this at the weekend
I will update this thread with the results.
A lot of the top tuners have been running this for a while, such as Andy F, Bob Rawle, Paul at Zen etc etc so I want to see what the fuss is about.
Advantages of Methanol:
- higher octane
- increased cyclinder cooling
- higher resistance to Det/Knock
- cheaper than vpower
Methanol is more enviromentally friendly than normal petrol but has its downsides.
Disadvantages:
- corrosive
- can attract water
- conducts electricity
- highly poisonous
The long and short of it is that you 'should' be able to run; more boost, more timing, less fuel or a combination of all three if the turbo/engine can take it. This will result in greater torque and more power.
According to John Banks on his Subaru it was able to push a car that was maxxed at 380 with its good tune on vpower to 434bhp with 10% methanol mix. 54bhp is some increase
My methanol arrives tomorrow so tuning will commence then in time for running with this at the weekend
I will update this thread with the results.