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Originally Posted by 88mxR Gas has a lot of energy but it requires too much oxygen. I don't remember the number, but you can use several times more fuel per stroke with nitro. That and the explosiveness of nitro compounds makes it a superior fuel.
Methanol is a better race fuel than gas despite having less than half the energy per gram. Fuel/air ratio along with the compression it can safely take makes it produce more power. If power was just based on heats of combustion, I'd be running my truck on McDonalds. |
hahaha. Interesting idea. Never thought about trying to put a happy meal in my tank.