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<blockquote data-quote="birdman941" data-source="post: 9120311" data-attributes="member: 29150"><p>I would like to add a few additional comments if I may.</p><p>Above, I questioned whether using meth in order to run a higher CR was worth it.</p><p>When making a decision like that, you must also plan for part failure.</p><p>Maybe some hotrodders are in denial, but it does happen.</p><p>When building a motor that REQUIRES METH,</p><p>what are the external requirements?</p><p>A module to regulate it, a pump to pump it, lines and/or nozzles,</p><p>the meth itself, etc.</p><p>There are defects in every product on the market, and there always will be.</p><p>This goes for every part including the meth mixture itself.</p><p>What if the meth or any associated pieces are not up to snuff?</p><p>How will you know?</p><p>Now, you build a 12:1 CR or higher motor RELYING on every part of that system,</p><p>plus other systems to work perfectly.</p><p>Now, what if a pump fuse blows, or the pump itself fails.</p><p>What if the module fails?</p><p>If ANYTHING goes wrong, BANG!</p><p>I added this sentence to see if you are paying attention.</p><p>There goes your expensive engine.</p><p>And it WILL happen at the most inopportune time.</p><p>Same goes for electric water pumps.</p><p>Is it worth it?</p><p>That is something people need to decide for themselves.</p><p>Risk vs. reward.</p><p>I am neither for nor against using it,</p><p>but I have been a Ford Hotrodder for a long time,</p><p>and hate seeing folks risk too much for a couple of HP.</p><p>Personally, I am far more a fan of reduced parasitic loss</p><p>and reduced rotating mass to gain an advantage.</p><p>That along with the old school "Just add displacement".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdman941, post: 9120311, member: 29150"] I would like to add a few additional comments if I may. Above, I questioned whether using meth in order to run a higher CR was worth it. When making a decision like that, you must also plan for part failure. Maybe some hotrodders are in denial, but it does happen. When building a motor that REQUIRES METH, what are the external requirements? A module to regulate it, a pump to pump it, lines and/or nozzles, the meth itself, etc. There are defects in every product on the market, and there always will be. This goes for every part including the meth mixture itself. What if the meth or any associated pieces are not up to snuff? How will you know? Now, you build a 12:1 CR or higher motor RELYING on every part of that system, plus other systems to work perfectly. Now, what if a pump fuse blows, or the pump itself fails. What if the module fails? If ANYTHING goes wrong, BANG! I added this sentence to see if you are paying attention. There goes your expensive engine. And it WILL happen at the most inopportune time. Same goes for electric water pumps. Is it worth it? That is something people need to decide for themselves. Risk vs. reward. I am neither for nor against using it, but I have been a Ford Hotrodder for a long time, and hate seeing folks risk too much for a couple of HP. Personally, I am far more a fan of reduced parasitic loss and reduced rotating mass to gain an advantage. That along with the old school "Just add displacement". [/QUOTE]
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