Alcohol

[solid snake]

Has anyone tried to run their rig on alcohol? I was wondering because I see a section in the owners manual regarding gasohol, it talks about wood and methyl alcohol, but there is no sufficient data to ensure all methanol blends are suitable for use on nissan cars. I really want to run my rig on vp racing fuel, but I don't know if this will cause bad side effects on the engine though.

[denisb]

Nah, I usually keep the alcohol for myself.

[Guest Dingo3243]

I've run mine on paint thinner...

 

 

 

Laugh, but I'm serious: toulene and xylene. you can pick up a gallon of either for $10. They are ingredients in fuel anyways, you'd just be boosting the amount. It's equivalent to boosting the octane a few points. Works well to clean everything out IMO.

[88pathoffroad]

You've run it on paint thinner alone, or mixed it with the regular gas? Yeah, toluene adds a few octane points, but it's a listed chemical...can be used to make meth, therefore limited in sales.

[jason]

...can be used to make meth

How do you know?

[88pathoffroad]

Because it's a big problem here and it's in the news all the time. You can't just go out and buy toluene anymore in Oregon at the hardware store.

[solid snake]

You've run it on paint thinner alone, or mixed it with the regular gas? Yeah, toluene adds a few octane points, but it's a listed chemical...can be used to make meth, therefore limited in sales.

Yeah, I know what you mean 88. Dumb kids around here would prefer to inhale that crap too.

[solid snake]

What I was thinking is mixing regular gas with alcohol. But I'm afraid of screwing up my engine though.

[Vsicks Pathy]

Nah, I usually keep the alcohol for myself.

I second that! -alcohol-

[nige]

...can be used to make meth

How do you know?

"Keep the ice off the streets, brah"

[Slick]

Nah, I usually keep the alcohol for myself.

I second that! -alcohol-

me third! -alcohol-

 

GREAT. That did nothing for my confidence 88... we want to get OUT of Cali for the sheet you say is rampant there? crap.... lol. Still moving..can't be any worse than here!

[Guest Dingo3243]

No, mixed with 94 octane, not straight!

 

I didn't know toulene was a listed chemical? I can get it at paint stores around here still...(mass)

[02silverpathy]

I used to use 2 quarts of isopropyl in my '94 saturn with 170k to get it through maryland emmissions, low low low fuel amouts, 2 bottles for dry gas a(to suck up the remainder of water that is in the alch.) and 2 quarts of alch to make it burn crazy hottt!! that poor car would run so hot when that stuff was in the tank but it would pass every time with it!!! LOL, i love beater cars!!! You just need to fill up when your done that heat will wear out sensors and get all sorts of stuff way to hot.