About Alcohol Injection
Car enthusiasts are constantly trying to find a way to increase their cars' horsepower. For those that run a turbo system, alcohol inje...
Car enthusiasts are constantly trying to find a way to increase their cars' horsepower. For those that run a turbo system, alcohol injection is one of the easiest ways to significantly increase the horsepower of your car. If you are good with a wrench, you can find easy do-it-yourself alcohol injection system instructions online and boost your car's horsepower (see Resources below).
Benefits
One of the most obvious benefits of using an alcohol injection system is that you can safely run your vehicle at a higher boost level. Drivers have found that they can run their boost at 5 to 10 psi higher than they could when their vehicle did not use alcohol injection. Another benefit of alcohol injection is that it raises the overall octane rating of your gas, and higher octane equates to higher boost.
Risk Factors
Alcohol injection systems can be hit or miss as far as safety and efficacy are concerned. If you are installing a do-it-yourself alcohol injection kit, then you run the risk of exposure to the dangerous chemicals used in most forms of alcohol injection. If you take proper safety precautions, you can easily mitigate this risk.
Effects
When a vehicle is equipped with an alcohol injection system, it can run at a higher level of boost. As the boost is increased on a car, the horsepower goes up. As a result, the car is faster than it was prior to having an alcohol injection system installed.
Misconceptions
The main misconception that is held about the alcohol injection system is that the alcohol that is used in the system is corrosive and will do significant damage to your engine. Yes, alcohol is corrosive, but when used in an injection system, it is no more corrosive than gasoline. The alcohol is merely sprayed into the car's intake system. No part of your car will sit in a pool of alcohol, and thus there is no time for corrosion to take place.
Type
Alcohol injection is a general term used to describe a fuel injection system used in cars to increase the car's boost and ultimately the car's overall horsepower. There are many types of alcohol that can be used, with the most popular being methanol. Other commonly used types of alcohol are rubbing alcohol, ethanol and even the increasingly popular E85 Flex Fuel.
