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Originally Posted by GQ4Life
I know people that ran 100% & 70/30..
If it makes more might depend more on setup. Meth does cool intake but water cools a little better. Meth gives u more octane where water doesn't. Now the reason to run 50/50 is really safety. Meth has a flash point of 80 degrees which makes it very unsafe. Water raises that. U really don't want Meth vapors to fill trunk on hot day then a spark happens & boom..
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Its true methanol increases octane, however water lowers your engines octane requirements. nothing beats water for preventing detonation. Water does not burn and is not combustable. Water cant detonate.
Methanol cools very quick, however it does burn. We sell alot of kits to high powered diesels, what do you think happens when they run 100% methanol and they are towing? EGT goes out of control. add 50% water and EGT drop like a rock.
Customers need to take safety factors into play when deciding what mixture to run. 100% methanol boils around 147F and is very flammable. Personally I believe in running a mixture of methanol/water, but everyone has an opinion.
CM