Common Questions to Fluid use in the Systems
1. Where can I buy methanol?
This depends upon which fluid you are using. If wanting a 50/50 mix, most of the alcohol injection manufacturers sell their own brand of fluid. This is usually very costly but convenient. If you want a 30% methanol/70% water, many washer fluids are available. Just be sure there are no detergents in the fluid as this is not good to put through your engine.
If you want to go straight to the good stuff, 99.9% pure (or M1 as it's called) is available at most power sports stores(motorcycle/boat/PWC stores). You can also check speed shops and engine rebuilding shops in your area. Another good place to look is the car forum for your make of vehicle. They usually have a list of retailers. If all else fails, send us an email and we'll try to help you find one. Please read item #4 for containers.
2. Is all methanol the same?
No. With the Aquamist systems you want to have pure(99.9%) methanol, sometimes called M1. Other grades of methanol are made that have lubricants added in for alcohol drag racing and some have nitro methane mixed in. These substances will cause problems with your system that may not be covered under warranty.
3. Do I need to do anything special to the methanol before use?
No. Actually the 99.9% methanol is much cleaner than the water you would put through the system. As long as the container is clean and sealed, the methanol is fine. As for the water you may mix with it, that's another story.
4. Can I put methanol in a gas can or other container?
Maybe. Only use new/perfectly clean containers for your methanol. For example, gasoline is a hydrocarbon, with very different properties to alcohols(methanol, ethanol, etc.). If you put methanol in a used gasoline can no matter how clean or dry you may think it is, the methanol will absorb the hydrocarbon residue and pump it through the system. This will swell seals and cause you many issues with your injection system.
5. How to check methanol for contaminants.
Methanol is colorless, check the contents under daylight and not filament lamps. Put a few drops into a clean glass of water and watch carefully for change in transparency as it disperses. The transition from “clear to cloudy” and “back to clear” is very quick, so pay attention. If it gets cloudy, it has contaminants.
Above is courtesy of
Jeff at Howerton Engineering
Howerton Engineering
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Below are some places you can get methanol. Remember, For W/A injection you want as pure methanol you can get. Methanol with additives is a NO NO, the additives over time (??) eat up the seals in the W/A components.
You can also use this link
VP Racing Fuels Contact to help find the regional VP sales rep for a nearest VP Racing Fuels reseller location if you can not find a place using the info below info
Alabama
Bessemer Petroleum
Bessemer, AL
(205) 424-2970
R&R Speed & Machine Shop
1221 Meridia St., N.
Huntsville, AL 35801
256-539-0890
Duda Diesel LLC
7055 Greenbrier Rd
Madison, AL 35756
DudaDiesel.com Biodiesel Supplies
Alaska
Arizona
Dons Hot Rod Shop
2811 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
(602) 884-8892
Speedway Race Fuels
2300 W. Broadway RD
Phoenix, AZ 85041
(602) 276-9250
Arkansas
Centerville Dragway
Track is 11 miles south of Russellville, Arkansas . Take Highway 7 south to Centerville , then go west on Highway 154 for 1 mile.
Simons Petroleum
Industrial Road
Clarksville, AR
Take 58 exit off I-40, go north 1 block to Industrial Road turn right just past Johnson Chevrolet Dealership.
California
ERC Racing Fuel
610 East Lewelling Blvd.
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(510) 276-9334
SEE POST #3 for feedback and additional info
Marysville Performance Auto Supply
Marysville, Ca., 95901
Sacramento Raceway
5305 Excelsior Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 366-7378
Socal Performance
9723 Washburn Road
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 862-9122
Teegarden Motorsports Specialties
11383 Pyrites Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 638-7223 (RACE)
Fax: (916) 638-2885
Colorado
AAI racing
5985 Lamar
Arvada, CO 80003
(303) 422-3571
Bowers Performance Racing Engines
117 Smokey Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 226-6040
Cox Oil CO.
555 E 8th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 352-9208
(800) 660-2604
Lanier's Speed Shop
106 Pueblo Av
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 - 2118
(719) 633-1378
Connecticut
Grasmere Sunoco
Fairfield CT
New England Racing Fuel
John Holland / Mike Joy
271 Spielman Highway
Burlington, CT 06013
(860) 673-9555
Delaware
Snookies Speed Shop
Milton , DE
(302) 684-8466
Florida
ACTION Performance
Nova rd.
Daytona bch, FL.
American Motorsports
4130 North Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 290-6565
American MotorSports - High Performance Parts and Service
Bradenton Motorsport Park
21000 S.R. 64
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 748-1320
Bradenton Motorsports Park Bradenton, Florida
Corrigan Oil Company
744 East South Street
Jackson, MI 49203
517-937-4061 Salesman Steve Cell #
Minimum 55 Gal $88 quoted price to delivered + drum Deposit $?
Hole Shot Engineering
6584 50th Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL
(727) 546-3541
Johnson's Performance Ent.
4954 Fruitville Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 378-2693
VP Fuels
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Phone: 954-565-7670
Fax: 954-565-7696
vpflorida@aol.com
Georgia
Green Flag Automotive
2308 Jay Cee Shack Road
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 244-1624
(Located in South Georgia)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Cady Oil Company
5023 N. Galena Rd.
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
(309) 688-2111
E&R Automotive Machine
205 W. North Ave.
Villa Park, IL
(630) 279-5464
www.enrracing.com
Indiana
Lowes Speed Shop
Kokomo , IN ( Northern Indiana)
(765) 452-5955
Tom Jones Sales & Racing
3627 Washington St
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 623-3210
VP Racing
PO Box 3202
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 232-7253
Iowa
Kansas
WICHITA
Smiley's Racing
3801 W Pawnee St.
Wichita, KS 67213
View map
316.945.4000
Kentucky
Louisiana
AM Racing
56381 Frank Pichon Rd.
Slidell, LA. 70458
(985) 690-6453
$3.75/gal 5/28/07
Maine
Maryland
Capitol Raceway
Crofton, MD
Welcome to Capitol Raceway - The Drag Racing Capitol of the Nation
Cecil County Raceway
Maryland
Maryland International Raceway "MIR" (Bud's Creek)
Paradise Racing
10020 Marguerita Avenue
Glenn Dale
MD
USA
20769
Telephone: 240-508-1449
Fax: 301-809-1750
VERVE MOTORSPORTS
1720 South State Road, Unit #101
Upper Darby, PA 19082
Dennis J. Choi
Operations
856.693.3117
dennis@vervemotorsports.com
VERVE MOTORSPORTS || Performance, Repair, Car Audio/Video & Navigation, Car Alarms & Auto Start || http://www.vervemotorsports.com
Massachusetts
Michigan
Briner Oil Co.
325 Beck St.
Jonesville, MI 49250
(800) 451-4191
(517) 849-2144
Fax (517) 849-2143
Corrigan Oil Company
744 East South Street
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 937-4061
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
McMurtry’s Automotive
3204 B. Ave.
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 863-4139
Speed Sports
11566 St. Charles Rock Road
St. Louis, MO 63044
314-291-5858
Speed Sports Top Fuel Race Boat
$3.70 gal. as of 5/22/07
Actually located off of St. Charles Rock Road
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
A-1 Racing Specialties Inc
180 E. Railway Ave
Paterson, NJ 07503
(800) 783-2262
(973) 684-7755
Atco Raceway
Atco, NJ ( South Jersey )
Atco Raceway
Englishtown Raceway
Oldbridge, NJ ( Central Jersey)
World class drag racing, motocross racing, monster truck shows and other exciting things to do in New Jersey at Raceway Park, Englishtown NJ
PowerMist Racing Products, Inc.
67 Stickles Pond Road - Newton, NJ 07860
Welcome to PowerMist Racing Products
New Mexico
New York
No Limit
65 Montauk Hwy
Bluepoint, NY 11715
631-363-8659
Import Performance Parts
steve@nolimitmotorsport.com
Contact is Steve
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Norwalk Race Park
1300 State Rt.18
Norwalk, OH
(419) 668-5555
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY
Smiley's Racing Products
3208 SW 59th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73119
View map
405.686.7112
Grand Prix Auto Aports
Tulsa, OK
(918) 836-8487
Oregon
Tarr Chemicals
2429 N Borthwick Ave
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 288-5294
Pennsylvania
Sunoco Race Fuels
P.O.Box 1226
Linwood, PA 19061
(800) RACE GAS (722-3427)
Fax (610) 859-1643
Overview - Race Fuels
lmdavis@sunocoinc.com
Ships only.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Full Throttle Race Parts
1130 Davidson St
Nashville, TN 37213-3152
(615) 650-7999
SEE POST #9
Texas
Conley's Performance Plus
1443-A Aldine Bender
Houston, TX 77032
Craig Caulk Racing Heads
115 Avenue D
South Houston, TX 77587
(713) 947-6787
High Performance Fuels and Additives
2476 Bolsover Suite 211
Houston, TX 77005
(800) 834-0202
jhewitt@syndiesel.com
Houston Raceway Park
2525 FM 565 South
Baytown, Texas
Smiley's Racing
2017 Peachtree Rd.
Balch Springs, TX 75180
Near Dallas
DALLAS
Smiley's Racing
103 Gross Rd.
Mesquite, TX 75149
View map
972.289.7223 (RACE)
972.289.8055 fax
FORT WORTH
Smiley's Racing West
700 W Kennedale Pkwy.
Kennedale, TX 76060
View map
817.572.7467
HOUSTON
Smiley's Racing Products of Houston
1622 Sawdust Rd.
The Woodlands, TX 77380
View map
281.362.7872
SHERMAN
Jeff Hills Automotive/Smiley's Racing Products
19053 US Hwy 82 West
Sherman, TX 75092
View map
903.868.0016
Toronto, Canada
ETD Racing in Newmarket
Toronto, Canada
(905) 953-9260
Utah
Kellerstrass Oil Company
1500 West 2550 South
Odgen, Utah 84401
Kellerstrass Oil CO
Chuck Beaman
General Manager / Racing Fuels
801-392-9516 Ext.16
800-548-8172 Ext.16
cbeaman@kellerstrassoil.com
Vermont
Virginia
Performance Dynamics
7187 Stonewall Pkwy
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 427-5908
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
NVR Racing
5161 N 124th St
Butler, WI 53007
(262) 781-5252
Wolf Oil
444 Kettle Morraine Dr
Slinger Wis
262 644 5030
$1.99 per gallon
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