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05-06-2011, 07:35 PM | #1 |
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Meth kits and Power
Since my posts are being deleted I would like to show the community something.
My car bone stock went 13.6 @ 101.x mph in the 1/4 miles. The car had roughly 300 miles on it with the temps still on it. I used that for my baselines. I fully bolted it, including meth, then had a fuel pump go out so I went back to stock. After my car was fixed, I simply put on the tune/dci/basic devils own meth kit since I did not want to deal with install/uninstall of more time consuming parts. With just that set up(dci/meth/tune) I was able to go 12.3 @ 116mph on street tires. Picking up roughly 15mph in the trap at 17ish psi. I have many logs showing this, timing was perfect. I am amazed on what happens on this site latly, so here is a log of that 12.3 run. 93 octane plus meth on a do10 nozzle. Meth was activated by a basic on/off boost switch. awesome 15mph trap gains sounds like ohhh about 120-130whp to me. |
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Maybe I've missed something but what is this post showing?
I thought you were using COBB.
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05-06-2011, 07:53 PM | #3 |
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A log of a 12.3 @ 116 run that was done with a dci/meth/tune. You can compare that to the stock baseline and come up with an idea of how much power you can expect from a basic meth kit at that boost pressure.
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05-06-2011, 07:57 PM | #4 |
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In fact what you are indirectly saying is that Shiv's new meth kit yields similar power to the basic meth kit you were running?
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Aren't you running COBB or did you revert back to Procede just for this test?
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05-06-2011, 07:59 PM | #7 | |
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And being that I cant say this in threads without my posts being deleted, I figured I would show it in my own thread. |
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05-06-2011, 08:02 PM | #8 | |
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Coolingmist/devilsown/hfs/snow ect can all make the same power and can be installed in under an hour. I personally have it installed in the trunk and run meth lines underneath the car in fear of having a meth leak/pump inside a scorching hot engine. |
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If you ever get a chance to drive an Aquamist or FJO meth injection kit, do so. It will be an eye opening experience for you. |
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You know the good thing about this car? Stock the boost goes to 8, so timing is optimized up to 8psi at all throttle angles. Anything above that is where you need to tune. Maybe you drive at 9/10/11 psi around corners for hours on end, but if im over 8-9psi I am floored and my meth kit is spraying. |
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What makes me laugh sometimes is when people ask me, "You run meth with GIAC? I didn't know they supported that." It's like running a meth kit takes a NASA engineer. All methanol does is let you run higher boost and more timing safely. (just like race gas) The only difference that I see with various kits is fail safe devices, but one kit will not make more power than the other
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05-06-2011, 08:12 PM | #12 | |
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My previous set up, I used 30x30 tables, after the recal work I used a 20 dollar on off switch. Mario Andretti couldnt tell the difference. I made a post about running meth on cobb a couple days ago and got a couple pms, OMG how do u run meth on cobb. Things like that frighten me lol |
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05-06-2011, 08:16 PM | #13 | |
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Given this safety concern, I'm ok with location in engine compartment -- on the other side of the firewall -- but might run 50/50 instead of 80/20. I'd happily give up a little power for the additional safety. Just my 2 cents! Neil |
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05-06-2011, 08:19 PM | #15 | |
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I still don't understand why people preach progressive meth kits or whatever gimmicky controller out there on this platform. This DME is closed loop; target an AFR, it hits that AFR. With excess fuel (in this example, excessive meth injection) the DME will dump fuel to hit the targeted AFR. Spray meth too early, guess what the DME does. Not rocket science.
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05-06-2011, 08:23 PM | #17 |
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You really want a volatile substance running through the cabin of a car? I sure as hell don't. I work for the epa and we have air quality controllers we use for safety on superfund sites. For shits and giggles I cracked the lid to my meth tank and hovered the PID above it. OSHA regs state anything over 2 ppm for a sustained 2 min, you must evacuate the site. I hit 9999 and broke the PID.....
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Carbs work well enough too. They kept drivers satisfied for decades. Then when fuel injection came out, things drive better and made more power. And did so under a wider range of driving conditions. An on/off meth kit that sprays the same amount of meth at 8psi as it does at 18psi and then dribbles as it comes on and turns off may be good enough for some people. And that is perfectly fine. But as with most technologies, you can improve upon it. And thankfully so. This is what Aquamist has been doing for years. And this is also why people who have switched over to Aquamist from other systems have never gone back. It isn't because these people like spending more money. But rather because the cars drive better, use less meth, and don't "fail". Over the next few weeks/months, there will be many PWM meth kits hitting the street. If you get a chance, take a drive in one and see if you can feel a difference. I think some people tend to resist change. And that isn't a terrible thing at times. But when change is for the better, it's only a matter of time before they have to change their mind.
On a personal note, I was one of the people who didn't fully appreciate Aquamist's approach to meth/water injection. As a matter of fact, if you go back over a decade ago, you'll find online debates between me and Richard Lamb (owner/found of Aquamist) about the merits of water/meth injection. After I gained more first hand experience over the course of the next several years, I finally understood/realized the benefits of water/meth injection. And another few years after that, I realize the benefits of controlling it like fuel (ie, constant pressure, PWM metered). I'm more stubborn that most people. But it's hard to stare at the detail and not eventually change your mind. Last edited by OpenFlash; 05-06-2011 at 08:30 PM.. |
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I do it outside the car as well, if the line rubs on the interior panels long enough and eventually develops a crack or hole, you will have a major headache (literally).
At least if the line is damaged on the outside, it gets dumped outside without you inhaling those fumes. I doubt anyone will have a meth kit in for the years it may take for this rare occurrence, but better safe than sorry.
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