Well for those that saw my last trunk set up in the raw here is the new set up all texture coated to match the trunk. The old mounting plate left the top exposed showing the tank and the pump. This new set up covers the top cleaning things up even more. The texture coat really looks cool and lets it blend right into the boot

Longboard

 

Looks great as usual

now get it to Buttonwillow

 

Nice Bryan!

Does the pretty cover mean you have even more horsepower now??

 

Come on Bryan! You know red is a faster color. You probably could have gotten one or two more horses if it were.

BTW, it does really make it clean looking.

 

Very classy looking, Bryan. Any data on methanol consumption yet? Does the methanol cool the charge at the IC internally (and is burned as fuel) or externally (and is evaporated)? Is it on all the time or only on with boost?

 

Well hey Mr. Miller .

I'm running a one gallon tank. I'm getting about one gallon to every two fill ups depending on how hard I drive the car. The system runs off injector duty cycle and only starts spraying when it needs to. I spray directly into my intake manifold which both cools the charged air and burns as fuel adding HP.

LB

 

Looks good, you should add a window slit on the side so you check the fluid level at a glance.

 

It keeps looking better and better, but I'd still rather see using the headlight washer tank

 

That's a great idea . I have a light on the gauge but I like your idea as well.

Longboard

 

It has been done using this system. They actually connected both tanks. The pump was in the cowl next to the ABS.

Longboard

 

looks really clean man!

 

LB is it OK to comment here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice setup. Get that thing to the track. I want to know how much meth you use there. Nice job as always.

 

I've been thinking about connecting both tanks in my system. I'm curious - do you know if whoever did this (a) actually tied the tanks together across the bottom, to make effectively one bigger tank or (b) ran feeds from the pump to both tanks - drawing from the two tanks in parallel?

 

Hey Blimey,

To my understanding they tied the two tanks together making effectively one large tank. Sound like a cool idea.

Longboard

 

Yep - I traded PMs with Jeff and he gave me the details. Thanks!

 

So why methanol and not ethanol? Is the performance enhancement that much better? With ethanol being routinely added to gasoline, I would think that ethanol availability and cost would be considerations. Is methanol readily available? Has anyone looked at the possible problems with methanol attacking seals, gaskets and such? Are there any seals or gaskets that the methanol comes in contact with? Curious ....

 

In short, methanol is more readily available, cheaper in the small quantities used in this type of application, and most of all cools much better than ethanol. Folks have been know to use methanol, ethanol, de-natured alcohol and other products. Each has it's pro's and con's, methanol evolving to the one used most in these applications.
Methanol is usually available where ever race gas is sold. Many speed shops, motorcycle/jet ski/boats shops etc. If you buy it mixed, you can even mail order it in.
The way the fluid is injected into the engine, it usually goes straight into the intake track and then into the cylinder. In light concentrations and usage it would generally pose no problems. In race engines that run on 100% methanol( no gasoline) the cylinder walls can get washed and cause excessive wear, so top-end lubricants are added to the methanol. In secondary injection systems it is generally preferred to use 99.9% pure methanol, but some systems are more tolerant to impurities than others.
Yes, methanol is a dangerous substance, you should avoid getting it on your skin and treat it as a hazardous substance.....but then again so is gasoline and many other items we deal with everyday. Hell, too much water will kill you but that's another story........

 

Thanks for education Mr. Wizard .

I re-mounted my high speed valve to a little better location. It's now screwed onto the ECU cover. The hose no longer hit the hood Jeff .

 

Looks like it's meant to be there. You just need to add the second nozzle now and up the ante a bit. There's more power in it.

 

Damn LB
Theres a mark on your strut bar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yep. That car has totally gone to crap.

 

Very Interested in your Trunk set up design, Longboard Mini, Can we get one to Las Vegas?

 

Call RMW (Jan) for one. With you living a LV it's the best mod you will could ever add to your car.

Here is the new cover with LED back lighting so you can see the fuel level.

 

LOOKS LIKE MOOD LIGHTING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Again you come up with another first.

 

actually Jeff did it