I am looking for a place where I can buy methanol. Does any one know a place I live in bremerton so I am sure I will have to drive to get it.

 

Just use alcohol, it is pretty much just as effective with a lot less of the work finding it. Plus it's cheaper and doesn't have the corrosive properties.

 

 

UGH

 

haha, shoot. I meant more expensive, but easier to find.

Not as corrosive...? haha

The only thing i know about meth and alky i have read on here. That may be the problem.

 

is methanol corrosive?
time to geek out and google it huh?

 

Methanol is highly corrosive to aluminum (severe pitting) and rubber lines and seals if left in contact. Flushing it out with gasoline in normal driving is more than enough to take care of it. Methanol and Ethanol are both "alcohols", ethyl being grain and Meth being wood alcohol.

I used to think that denatured alcohol (95% Ethanol 5% meth...enough to kill you if you drank it thusly why its "denatured") were the same other than one is corrosive. Main difference is Meth is about 155 octane and Ethanol is 107. Both have the same evaporitive qualities more or less, but octane boost is TOTALLY different.

 

thanks for the base information John I really was intersted about this

 

Wow, i didn't know it was that much of a difference. I knew meth was better, but i thought it was like 110 octane as compared to 107 octane of alky. Oh well, i will be running denatured alcohol on my car, way easier to find.

I guess let us know if you find some place that is a good meth hook up Dustin.

 

Ive found chemical and solvent stores carry methanol, and alot of the places that carry race gas also carry methanol.

 

We have a couple barrels of racing grade methanol at RRev Motorsports, $5/gallon.

Brian

 

ok if meth is corrosive against on alumminum and i have meth spraying into my upper ic pipe is that going to be problem? i know that it evaporates but do i need to take some more safety precautions?