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Oct 28, 2006 | 04:51 AM

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Marshall, do you know if they can sell it in smaller quantities?

As I recall, they couldn't split up drums because that would've required a fuel distribution permit, but that may have just been a valid-sounding excuse because it would've been a pita...

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Oct 28, 2006 | 08:27 AM

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Isopropyl alcohol is much more expensive than methanol. What makes you say that its better? Every statistic of Isopropyl alcohol that Ive seen shows that it is worse than both ethanol and methanol.

Sounds like I was wrong about Isopropyl, I searched but couldnt find much on that specifically, but I did find this:

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/waterinjection.html

denatured alc. (around 80% eth. and 15% meth usually) has a higher octane rating than meth.

I have read somewhere that it was 129 compared to 123 for meth or so..

You can get it at lowes for pretty cheap from what I have read

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Oct 28, 2006 | 11:26 AM

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The benefit of methanol injection isn't really the octane rating. And denaturated alky is around 10 bucks a gallon I thought.

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Oct 28, 2006 | 12:06 PM

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Re: Local Methanol sellers?

When I lived in Pennsylvania if I needed any I could just buy a few gallons at a time off of local sprint car racers.

If you know anyone that races dirt track they may be able to sell you a few gallons.

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The benefit of methanol injection isn't really the octane rating. And denaturated alky is around 10 bucks a gallon I thought.

Yea I know, but it can only help.. I wish I knew the prices, but I haven't looked :\

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