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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Right - FFS don't any of you boys go trying this without a wideband lambda, datalogging and enough cash in your back pocket to rebuild an engine

But...

This mix should theoretically should work - it sees the introduction of Nitromethanol. The same fuel thats used in top fuel/funny cars.

Nitromethanol's chemical formula is CH3NO2, to compare, petrol is usually composed around C8H18.

If this was added to a H20 (Water) and CH3OH (Methanol) mixture of around 47% CH3OH to 45% H20 to compose the remaining 8% - running alongside maybe 2 grades colder plugs - then a gain should be seen.

The problem is trying to stop the Nitromethane seperating whilst mixed with the water and methanol - if this happens then one minute you'll be running rich, the next lean.

The other option involves looking into nitropropane - but we'll save that till i'm less hungover
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