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running alcohol on street?

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7.7K views 15 replies 9 participants last post by  purselljacob  
#1 ·
i have a 496 bbc 14.1 750 solid roller 4.56 gears in my 63 nova id love to stop running race fuel. under half the price for alcohol i no use more fuel the farthest this car will be driven is 25 miles one way then back. i no my fuel system is up to the task except carb its a hp1000 i would like it to run cooler witch it will with alcohol is this a bad idea and why thanks.
 
#4 ·
Methanol would be the best solution . It's been used for many , many decades . Very inexpensive , very easy to find . Any race dealer , and any chemical supply company has it . Price is usually around $2.20 to $2.50 per gallon . A very distant second would be E- fuels . And of course there's always the option of de-tuning down to pump gas level . Contact BLP in Orlando for all the parts and information you need to run methanol .
 
#6 ·
Your going need a BIG fuel cell. i go threw about 3 gal on a 1/4 pass and drive back to pits.
 
#7 ·
We did on a Crower 8 port tunnel ram, It sucks on the street in the 1980's. If your going to buy a 55 gallon drum of alky, then you can fill a 55 gal drum of E85 just the same without the issues
 
#10 · (Edited)
The Carb will need switch over, if the fuel system can move the added volume, I would if I had the 110 LBS Injectors I had some and sold them ,,,,, sucks when Hoarders Buried Alive comes to my house, I will hang my hat on that for sure.
 
#13 ·
It will depend on your cylinder pressure not your static comp ratio and yes E85 takes aournd 30% more not double like alky plus there are web sites that show you where all the pumps are.