If you watched to the end of Episode 56 with Harvey, we talked about making a bonus episode about Methanol, and this is it!
For the Bonus episode of the Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast, Jon, Ryan, and Tasso talk with Harvey (the owner and Tuner/Calibrator from The Boostcreep) about Methanol as a fuel, and Methanol injection.
Tasso had started working out whether or not he could possibly switch from running E85 in his hill climb STI to Methanol. Could it be done? And would it be worth it?
Because it is related, we also talk a bit about Methanol injection in this episode as well.
In this video:
00:00 - Intro to the Bonus Episode
00:16 - Why does Tasso want to run Methanol?
06:13 - Do you need a intercooler if you run Methanol?
07:46 - What are all of the benefits of running on Methanol?
08:39 - What about just running Methanol injection?
11:37 - What are the risks of running Methanol injection?
13:56 - How do other fuels, and other fuel systems fit into rule sets?
14:50 - Now E85 makes a lot more sense
15:49 - Dangers of dealing with Methanol?
17:53 - Is it worth working in the gray area of the rules?
21:13 - What about spraying water on the intercooler?
23:50 - How limiting would it to run Methanol if you could make it work?
27:00 - Using a Methanol injection system to spray water on the intercooler
30:00 - Bonus episode wrap-up!
I hope you enjoy the conversation, and thanks for listening!
