Went to the dark side...................

69F100 wrote:Do you have a lean out hooked up if not it will help with warming the engine up plus turn the air mixture screws in 1 complete round in it will help warm it up faster. I can open my lean out turn the screws in in warm mine up to 180 on less than 2 gals most of the time about 1 1/2 gal to get it up to temp. 165 is alittle cool to leave on line on or is on mine mine runs the best leaving 175 to 180. What ever you leave at the line if it temp drops it to fat if it getting hotter it running to lean.  

AL Q wrote:I use the primer plus system from Ron's injection under the throttle body, warm it to 180 on pump gas. No reason it wont work with a carb as well, drive up to the lanes on pump gas too. the vacuum leak lean out works ok too, but use more alky.

jcoxracing wrote:I have been thinking about swapping to alcohol for consistancy reasons. However, I don't know if a 10.1 to 1 compression motor will work with alcohol.
Justin

HorsinAround wrote:For those of you running injected alcohol, do you have a rear mounted fuel cell? If so do you have it plumbed to a surge tank? Just curious as I was reading on killerrons where they recommend a surge tank with rear mounted cell's. An electric fuel pump fills the surge tank, and the surge tank feeds the mech. pump.
Is this necessary?

Also, is a shutoff valve the same thing as the lean out valve mentioned above?

I have an oil pan set up for 2 heating elements. Is this effective in getting the motor up to operating temps?

HorsinAround wrote:How big of a front cell do you run and where are they typically mounted?

fe50stang wrote:you might as well put your old gas setup for sale because once you go alky you will never consider going back. The price of fuel is a good bonus also

richter69 wrote:rear cell is fine for a carb deal with elec pump, inj and belt pump carb set ups need a front cell. 4 gal is the min imo unless you tow it to the lanes and back. The vac leak type leanout is for carbs only, the gas primer plus can be used with either but is almost a must with inj.

richter69 wrote:rear cell is fine for a carb deal with elec pump, inj and belt pump carb set ups need a front cell. 4 gal is the min imo unless you tow it to the lanes and back. The vac leak type leanout is for carbs only, the gas primer plus can be used with either but is almost a must with inj.

cool40 wrote:
i have never ran a gas primer and dont know why i'd need one. 

dr's wife racing wrote:I've drove Davids car it is a cool set up. No prob keeping heat in it.Yall have me thinking I may put one on my new car as my cell is only three gallons. It would extend my crusing range.

David Cole wrote:

cool40 wrote:


My Primer Plus cut my my alky use by 2/3.  Before the Primer it would burn almost 3 gallons from trailer to lanes, several starts in lanes, burnout, pass and return road.  About 1 mile round trip I guess.   With the Primer it is a little less than 1 gallon of alky and 1 pint of 93 oct pump gas.   Drive it on gas everywhere except the burnout and pass.   On warm up for the first start of the day I would use 3 Gal + of alky.  Now 1 qt of pump gas gets it to 200° where I shut it off and let it heat soak.

This is what I'm talking about