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Methanol..... Safe as you are. Blindness is caused by drinking it, you oxidising it to methanal (formaldehyde) which then attacks your retina. Methanol itself is not that bad, it's formaldehyde in your blood which f's you up. The calorific value is lower and you require high fuel loads and big boosts to make it work properly. The snag is that you are nearing the volume of the fuel getting towards hydraulic locking. Methanol also is more "reactive" than Ethanol with things you don't want it to react with. In my opinion, ethanol is only a fuel for yoghurt weavers, you want to take advantage of the cool burn with an explosive to bring up the dHc (eg nitromethane). Ethanol doesn't give you this leeway. There is also the buggering about of duty/etc. I'd rather run something like home spun avgas which is pretty possible if you can be arsed.

Bugger off, I'm getting there.

Methanol..... Safe as you are. Blindness is caused by drinking it, you oxidising it to methanal (formaldehyde) which then attacks your retina. Methanol itself is not that bad, it's formaldehyde in your blood which f's you up. The calorific value is lower and you require high fuel loads and big boosts to make it work properly. The snag is that you are nearing the volume of the fuel getting towards hydraulic locking. Methanol also is more "reactive" than Ethanol with things you don't want it to react with. In my opinion, ethanol is only a fuel for yoghurt weavers, you want to take advantage of the cool burn with an explosive to bring up the dHc (eg nitromethane). Ethanol doesn't give you this leeway. There is also the buggering about of duty/etc. I'd rather run something like home spun avgas which is pretty possible if you can be arsed.

Bugger off, I'm getting there.

Sorry about the multiple post, my finger was just reaching the vinegar strokes

Bugger off, I'm getting there.

I got a sneaky peak under Matt's bonnet at MITP and there was no shock, just a faithful 5 port A series. Only change I could see from the last time I saw it (years ago) was a differnet colour head (might be mistaken ... has been a while), MegaJolt ignition and the NOS set-up.

I'd guess he knows as he's still got the highest proven BHP of any road legal, A series engined, Mini in the UK .. maybe even the world and runs pump fuel.

I must admit that nothing would convince me to run a fuel that I couldn't get easily within a few miles of any major town as I'd always be running out!

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

My bonnet was closed for no real reason apart from if I leave it up people climb over the wings to look round the back of the engine and scratch the wings, this is what I have found I the past as some people don't have any respect at shows! Sadly no new top secrete gadgets to hide which I what you might have thought

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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LMAO Nic