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ALCOHOL What is the difference ?

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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 08:43 PM
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A local gas station is advertising racing fuel and methanol for sale. What is the difference between racing methanol and racing alcohol ?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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big difference one makes u drive fast and accurate the other makes u drive fast and crazy....lmao j/k....actually there is some difference but i dont think there is much? i think the big difference is the methanol is less polutant than the alcohol but that about it i think not to sure on this subject.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 09:41 AM
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methanol is the same thing i used to work in that feild. dont let any body tell you diffrent. make sure you use some top lube in the four strokes.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 11:38 AM
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Thank you. It sounds like I can use eithor one in my atv.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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well, usually, you get more power out of alk. but you have to jet up big time and will probably go through twice as much alcohol than gas.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 05:11 PM
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propolaris, I used the top end lube in the 2-stroke as well, and that way you can mix it 32:1 gas/oil ratio and save money on that expensive oil.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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when u use alcohol, you drive faster, jump farther, and crash harder. not to mention you can't focous [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
 
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 10:57 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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I already use alcohol. What I was wondering was if methanol was the same thing and if I could use it instead ? I believe this is methanol not corn liqueor gasahol. Any ideas ?
 
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 12:29 PM
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when i used to work for a solvent company these speed equipment shops around the fort smith area would have us bring them some methanol, and they would tell ever body it was racing fuel.
 
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