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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:40 PM
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What the hell does 'alky' mean. I hear this alot in drag racing but dont know what the hell it is.
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:43 PM
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alcohol
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:43 PM
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I believe it means that they are running on alcohal in the enigine instead of gas.
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:43 PM
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alky is alcohol. Many drag racers use alcohol instead of racing gas because it generally runs the motor much hotter than gas, giving more performance.
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:43 PM
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It means running on alcohol for fuel.
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:43 PM
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More often than not it also means the bike is FAST [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:45 PM
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Can also mean that the quad has been boozing it up.......okay, that was kinda lame. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:46 PM
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I run on "alky" fuel[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:46 PM
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Old 09-10-2003 | 08:58 PM
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Originally posted by: HiFlyinRaptorRyder
alky is alcohol. Many drag racers use alcohol instead of racing gas because it generally runs the motor much hotter than gas, giving more performance.
Actually alky runs cooler than gas, running it much hotter would be bad.

 
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