running a vg30 on alcohol

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  1. matt

    matt New Member

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    What mods would you have to do to a vg30, so that it can run on alcohol?
     
    matt, Jan 25, 2009
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  2. 90TTZ

    90TTZ Back From The Dead

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    Depends what you are going to use, personally I reckon Extra Dry would be great ;)

    Na, seriously I would think the fuel delivery lines may need to be changed with something compatible as well as the FPR, not to sure on fuel pump either. A major remap of the ECU as the Stoich for Methanol as a guide is something like 6:1.
     
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  3. heavytrevy

    heavytrevy "Hammer time "

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    Bigger injectors and a tune to suit. :)
    Why don't you wait for E85 to become available? even 98 with 10% ethanol gives quite good gains.

    Trev
     
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    Running methanol will require:

    1. Bigger fuel pump x 2.5 times.
    2. Fuel hoses, fuel pump & regulator to be alcohol compatable (any rubber components in the fuel system).
    3. Bigger injectors x 2.5 times.

    You will burn twice the amount of fuel you are currently using.
    You will gain an increase in HP of around 10%.

    ECU will not need remapping.
     
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