Drivetrain Selecting a Water/Methanol Injection System
OVERDRIVE
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Thanks to everyone for the all the input! I ordered a trunkmount kit with the Varicool progressive controller from Coolingmist - the proprietor, David, was very knowledgeable (he's familiar with some of the NAM members who ordered from Coolingmist). I also obtained 20ft of stainless steel Teflon hosing and the flow/clog detector, and will be doing the install on the weekend of Jun 30th - I won't be tapping the IC exit horn myself, so I'll be making an appointment for that sometime in mid-July.
Also found a good source of methanol in the Bay Area. Priced at $3.25 per gallon, and you can bring your own container (min. 5 gallon). They also offer various racing fuels (for off-road use only, of course!
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Engine Research Co.
610 E Lewelling Blvd
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(510) 276-9334
ercracingfuels.com
Also found a good source of methanol in the Bay Area. Priced at $3.25 per gallon, and you can bring your own container (min. 5 gallon). They also offer various racing fuels (for off-road use only, of course!
).Engine Research Co.
610 E Lewelling Blvd
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(510) 276-9334
ercracingfuels.com
Does ERC ship? I couldn't find any info at their site...
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5th Gear
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I didn't ask ERC about shipping, but their website front page (above the Champion logo) states "UPS, stage, air freight shipments." Seems like a good bet to me - call toll-free at (800) 445-1479 if you'd like to find out more firsthand.
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May I inquire why you are selling your WI setup? What are you going to (or what are your plans)?
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I was originally planning on just going with a Stage 1 system from Coolingmist and giving it some time to determine whether I need to upgrade to a progressive controller, but I couldn't resist the temptation of spending money to save money. 
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Sid, when you were running the UniChip, did you ever simply flip the switch to use Map B (100 octane) to see if you could reap the benefits of increased timing without actually "tuning" for the WI?
OVERDRIVE
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I never thought of that...Oii...
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You can't be on all the time. 
I'll give it a shot once I've got the system together - my local UniChip tuner was telling me that performance on Map B depends in large part on how the car responds to WI. When I told him about the IATs at 10F below ambient in your MINI, the tuner conceded that it sounded promising. I've got my hopes up!
Does anyone know if there is an equation to calculate how much the effective octane rating would be, given the flow rate of a 50/50 meth/H20 mixture and any other factors, when used with 91 octane fuel?
I'll give it a shot once I've got the system together - my local UniChip tuner was telling me that performance on Map B depends in large part on how the car responds to WI. When I told him about the IATs at 10F below ambient in your MINI, the tuner conceded that it sounded promising. I've got my hopes up!Does anyone know if there is an equation to calculate how much the effective octane rating would be, given the flow rate of a 50/50 meth/H20 mixture and any other factors, when used with 91 octane fuel?
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