E85 versus methanol
Incidentially, I agree with dieselgeek. I just like a wide degree of feedback before making any decisions. With respect to the IAT issue, BDS and Hilborne both install IAT's above the blower. Plus, I read a string elsewhere where a guy switched his IAT from below to above the blower and the car ran better on the street.
Switching from E85 to methanol is NOT a simple task. Methanol is very corrosive and you must have special fuel tanks for it and all lines, regulators, etc. must be methanol compatible. Methanol is also more hygroscopic than ethanol. The complete fuel system should be flushed with gas when not in use. E85 is much more forgiving. I can run the same pump, lines, tank, with E85 as I do with race gas so I could switch between gas and E85 fairly easily.
Pic of my set up (as MFI). Its not easy to see on this pic but basically the intake is low and two intake runner plenums are near impossible to put injectors on them.
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Incidentially, I agree with dieselgeek. I just like a wide degree of feedback before making any decisions. With respect to the IAT issue, BDS and Hilborne both install IAT's above the blower. Plus, I read a string elsewhere where a guy switched his IAT from below to above the blower and the car ran better on the street.
Switching from E85 to methanol is NOT a simple task. Methanol is very corrosive and you must have special fuel tanks for it and all lines, regulators, etc. must be methanol compatible. Methanol is also more hygroscopic than ethanol. The complete fuel system should be flushed with gas when not in use. E85 is much more forgiving. I can run the same pump, lines, tank, with E85 as I do with race gas so I could switch between gas and E85 fairly easily.
Pic of my set up (as MFI). Its not easy to see on this pic but basically the intake is low and two intake runner plenums are near impossible to put injectors on them.
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