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Offline MS1COYS

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Adding methanol to your petrol....
« on: 24 September 2012, 14:39 »
I've asked this in my thread in the mkv section and got bored waiting for a reply.

Is it possible to add a percentage of Methanol to your tank of petrol, relatively safely. I've heard of people adding up to 25% on Impreza's and realising an extra 10% bhp.

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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #1 on: 24 September 2012, 20:10 »
I like the irony relating to my comments made in the op. 29 read 0 replies  :grin:
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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #2 on: 24 September 2012, 20:20 »
Doesn't methanol eat rubber? Wouldn't it destroy all the fuel system over time?

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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #3 on: 24 September 2012, 20:53 »
No point as to get methanol to work it has to be a really high combustion and you need to use twice as much as petrol, so adding a little to your fuel will do f**k all. Well it will run clean and cool.

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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #4 on: 24 September 2012, 20:54 »
No point as to get methanol to work it has to be a really high combustion and you need to use twice as much as petrol, so adding a little to your fuel will do f**k all. Well it will run clean and cool.

So nowhere near as efficient as Wmi?
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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #5 on: 24 September 2012, 20:55 »
read this and then tell me you want to play with methanol  http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=360226

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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #6 on: 24 September 2012, 21:09 »
read this and then tell me you want to play with methanol  http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=360226

I failed. Thank you hobnob. Me thinks Wmi is much safer  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #7 on: 24 September 2012, 21:28 »
if its not a good idea then why do the evo, impreza and skyline boys swear buy 10 or 20% to a tank.

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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #8 on: 24 September 2012, 21:32 »
if its not a good idea then why do the evo, impreza and skyline boys swear buy 10 or 20% to a tank.

This was my reason for asking?
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Re: Adding methanol to your petrol....
« Reply #9 on: 24 September 2012, 21:56 »
No point as to get methanol to work it has to be a really high combustion and you need to use twice as much as petrol, so adding a little to your fuel will do f**k all. Well it will run clean and cool.
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