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Originally Posted by coolman
Methanol burns and it's boing point is alot lower then water 148deg f.
This is the shit they run in race cars. I don't think the inventer intended to blow up his invention. I'm a 25 year refrigeration man, I know all about the boiling points of fluids. I'm going to stop feeding the troll now.  |
I'm fully aware that methanol burns. its been used in more than race cars. on top of its burning properties, it also cools an air intake charge. or have you never heard of methanol injection? commonly used in boosted applications and even in some N/A applications (that arent full blown race cars). part of the diesel and otto process involves blowing up fuel and air... or did you forget the basics of internal combustion engines?
boiling point isnt the topic of the discussion, the freezing point is.
or did you mean something else by this comment?
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Love to see how that's going to work in the winter.
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and the "200lbs of water" is a far stretch.
the amount of water needed to be sprayed into the comb chamber to cool it down is not much. granted, if you are on a 2000mile cruise accross the country, then yes, you will be refilling about every other fuel stop.
and the troll comment. thats just funny.
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Originally Posted by Mindz
hrmmmm?
Nice necro spike.  |
thanks. its a worthy topic of discussion as its a new look on things, tho some people just cant get their minds out of their own heads to look at all aspects before criticizing.
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Originally Posted by manimsoblack
Look at his post count and yours and re-evaluate that statement. Just because he may not know as much about a particular thing than you do doesn't make him a troll. The exchange of ideas is the point of forums, try contributing.
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I think that's a cool deal. When not have it run on just gas during the heating period and have a separate section that turns on once optimal temperature is reached. Also I'm sure chemists out there can come up with some crazy liquid that'll serve that purpose.
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its not just the post count... its also the time I've been here... and the date I originally posted the thread.
and the setup is designed so that the water isnt even injected till the engine reaches 400*F which is around 200* C.