If one was building a dedicated drag racing car (ie not too worried about on the road performance) and was seeking to achieve good power without having to resort to supercharger, and already has NOS.....
What would be involved in building the car for running on methanol? Typically what compression ratio do these run at? I'm assuming a custom aftermarket ECU can adequately deliver the fuelling, but would you need different fuel injectors or could the same be used? Also, I know you'd need stainless steel fuel lines and tank, what about the fuel pump? What about all the rubber fittings, etc?
And at the end of it all, is it worth the hassle in power gains, and what else is likely to be affected? I know they don't need so much cooling (the fuel runs cooler, I think due to a higher latent heat of evaporation).
Anyone with real world experience here?
What would be involved in building the car for running on methanol? Typically what compression ratio do these run at? I'm assuming a custom aftermarket ECU can adequately deliver the fuelling, but would you need different fuel injectors or could the same be used? Also, I know you'd need stainless steel fuel lines and tank, what about the fuel pump? What about all the rubber fittings, etc?
And at the end of it all, is it worth the hassle in power gains, and what else is likely to be affected? I know they don't need so much cooling (the fuel runs cooler, I think due to a higher latent heat of evaporation).
Anyone with real world experience here?