Alcohol Injection Systems, LLC would like to personally address and answer any questions members may have about the use and effects of water alcohol/methanol injection. We found many of the responses and posts here in this forum to not be completely accurate.

Let us know what your questions are so we can help better inform everyone about water alcohol/methanol injection and how to tune for it properly.

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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=264945

but it is nice to have a resident expert.

 

We created this thread because we found to many other posts to be incorrect or not completely accurate by other members. Rather then going through all the prior post and adding our comments we felt it would be best to simply start a new thread in which we could address and answer each question as we see fit.

https://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/264945-alcohol-methanol-water-injection-q-and-a-6.html

 

ok what HP should I gain from meth injection?

 

Also Will my gas mileage improve?

 

whats the best way to tune ur car with WI since ur A/F aren't accurate.
(correct me if im wrong.)
u'll gain power with only 10 psi of boost?
what mixture should i go with?
10x!

 

Horsepower gains with the addition of a water methanol injection system vary and are relative to many other factors such as;

How much boost one is running?
Type supercharger or turbocharger used.
How efficient the intercooler is if equipped?
Base horsepower without water methanol injection.
Type fuel being used.

What are you running?

 

Have you tested using Alky injection on a N/A setup? if there were benefits, was it only on highly built N/A applications? does it require tuning?

 

Does anyone have a DIY/FAQ on methanol kit installation?

 

Yes, the only benefit running a water methanol injection system on a NA application is the added octane enhancement it offers. So for applications which are having difficulty running on lower grade fuels such as pump gas and experiencing detonation, water methanol injection can suppress detonation considerably more allowing the user to make more horsepower on pump gas.

 

Some say they have increased gasmilage however we have not confirmed this or done any testing looking into this.

 

Why wouldn't it, if you are taking away fuel and replacing it with meth?

 

here's my setup :

How much boost one is running? === >10 psi
Type supercharger or turbocharger used. ===>Vortech s/c
How efficient the intercooler is if equipped? ==> the one that came with the kit.
Base horsepower without water methanol injection.==> 370 hp
Type fuel being used. ==> 93 oct.

 

There is a nice article in this month's 5.0 Mustang magazine. They added a Stage 2 MAF Snow Performance kit onto a mildly modded Shelby GT500. To summarize the article, they were running 10 psi of boost, leaned the A:F out to 12:1 and picked up 62 HP and 50+ ft-lb to the wheels with a 50/50 mix of water/methanol.

 

Sure but it's been off set by another fuel. Also alcohol requires nearly 2.5 times the amount to replace one part of gasoline. Collectively you have to ask your self did you gain any gas mileage considering the cost spent to fill both tanks.

As a company we would like to say it does increases gas mileage but the fact is if it does its only marginally better and may not be significant enough to make a real differnce in cost saving for customers. It does do the following....

• Lower air temperatures by 50-250+ degrees

• Reduces cylinder temperatures by 250+ degrees

• Increase your 87-93 pump gas by 8-20+ points

• Increase horsepower safely by 8-15%

• Allows you to safely run more boost and timing

• Longer more stable combustion expansion and progression

• Removes carbon build up from combustion chambers, pistons and valves

• Reduces & helps eliminate damaging engine detonation & pre-ignition

• No need for expensive racing fuel or additives

 

With conservative tuning we are seeing gains of 25-35 horsepower with the Vortech systems. Injection takes place right after the aftercooler (air-to-water intercooler). Higher horsepower gains have been made with more aggressive tuning.

Are you running the UTEC? If so you can simply use our Stage 1 system and use the UTEC to control the water methanol injection system.

 

Do N20 (wet) and meth get along? If so which one should be mounted closer to the TB? Recommended or is this pushing it? Welcome to the forums btw..

 

I'am way ahead of you Bert

 

Last time I checked you were about 6 cars behind me

Other opinions are always nice!

 

Yeah! well we never did a mid boost or a high boost run, so theres alot still in question??
I guess we'll never know that outcome, but I'll have aleast another 100hp ontop of my last high boost "for sure" and an extra 1k on my RPM. So it will be fun!