31-308 INDEX - Terms 5,000 HP on Methanol A B Abbreviations - 280 Backfire - 52, 94, 102, 106, 119, 126-27, 159, 162, Additives - 21, 45, 130, 139-40, 168 171, 198, 209, 225-26, 233, 236, 243, 253, 265, Additives, fuel - see enhancers, fuel 281 Adiabatic (heating) - 95, 126-27, 159-60, 177, 194, BAE methanol engine photo - 62 196, 204, 253, 264, 281 Barometer - 41, 90, 113, 114-15, 118, 138, 147, 241 Aerated nozzle - 167 Barometric pressure - 91, 104, 114-17, 123, 137-38, Aftercooling - 70, 281-82 240, 262 Air cooled engines - 47, 84 Batten 4 valve engine - 271 Air density - 29, 72, 103-05, 107, 113-19, 137-38, BDK valve (FI high flow bypass valve) - 35, 41 150, 170, 172, 180, 197, 200, 229, 233-34, 237, Best burn ratio (AFR value) - 93, 96-100, 103-04, 240, 244, 251-52, 260, 266, 279 119, 133, 149, 180-81, 208, 210-11, 238, 259 Air density gage - 114-15, 118, 262 Best power ratio (AFR value) - 98-99 Air density, water grains - 117 Big Block V-8 engine - 19, 32, 34, 37, 52, 58-60, Air density pressure correction table - 116 66, 72, 87, 118, 125, 149, 162, 189, 231, 246, Air int. path. vol. - 105-06, 163, 188, 253, 271, 282 248, 252, 271, 299, 301 Air pressure into injectors - 128 Blend, gasoline - 21, 74-75, 120, 122-23, 129, 131, Air scoop, polished - 57 133-35, 139-40, 144, 147, 179, 198, 200-202, Air scoop pressure - 188, 253-54, 280 258, 260, 263, 295 Air to fuel ratio - 18, 20, 24, 27, 68, 71-74, 87, Blending methanol with gasoline - 130, 133-34, 89-83, 96, 98-107, 109, 113, 119-20, 125, 130- 147, 179, 225, 263 132, 136, 138, 140-45, 163, 165, 172, 185, 193, Blower boost - 60, 68-69, 213, 244, 251, 270 195-96, 198-201, 203-04, 205-09, 211, 219, 221, Blower displacement - 54, 56, 66, 261 227, 229, 232-39, 241-42, 246, 255, 258-59, Blower inlet - 56, 171, 191 262, 265-66, 269, 271, 279 Blower overdrive - 32, 56, 67, 72, 90, 137, 184, Air to fuel ratio, air standard - 99 233, 236, 239-40, 244, 251, 266, 274-75 Air to fuel ratio, methanol standard - 98-99 Blower restraint (safety) - 162, 226 Air to fuel ratio tables - 110 Blown alcohol (supercharged) - 19, 56-62, 65, 70, Alcohol types - 23 72, 87, 89, 125, 132, 135, 136, 150, 164-65, Aldehydes (exhaust contaminants) - 108-09, 112, 169-73, 190-91, 210, 226, 234-36, 238, 242, 210, 221, 224-25, 259, 262, 265 244, 275, 269-70, 273, 302-04 Algon fuel injection - 32 Blown alcohol idle setup - 170 Allen Johnson engine photo - 62 Blown alcohol power levels - 89, 132, 236, 242-43, A-Nostalgia fuel dragster, Ray Hadford - 43 257, 273 APBA boat racing - 34, 293 Blown gas (supercharged) - 56, 70, 130, 251 Arao Engineering (4 valve V-8 heads) - 271, 292 Bluing - 250 Area specific weight loss (ASWL - corrosion) - 112 BMEP (brake mean effective pressure) - 211, 280 Atmospheric effects - 20, 50, 97, 104, 122 Boat racing - 77, 78 Atomization - 120-21, 125, 128, 153, 156-58, 163, Boiling point (fuel) - 74-75, 86, 122-27, 133, 158- 164, 166-67, 183, 188-89, 191, 194, 198, 201, 59, 158-59, 177, 182-83, 200, 260, 262-64 204-07, 209, 218, 239, 241, 263 Boiling point, methanol (table) - 183 Atomization, definition - 156 Bonneville (land speed racing) - 32-33, 50, 270 Author’s blown alcohol Chrysler Hemi setup - 56, Boost (supercharger) - 17, 27-29, 34, 43, 49-50, 54- 69, 119, 141, 144, 170, 186, 190, 232-43 55, 60-61, 66-72, 80, 89, 91, 95, 102, 106, 109, Auto-ignition (fuel self ignition) - 24, 96, 130-31, 114, 123-24, 126-28, 130-33, 135, 155, 158, 195-96, 199-200, 202, 264, 294 164, 167-68, 171-76, 180-83, 189, 191, 195-97, Autolite spark plug - 249 207, 213-14, 224, 226, 233-35, 238, 244, Chapter 31: INDEX - Terms 31-309 Boost (supercharger) continued - 251-53, 257-58, Carburetor continued - 261, 263, 266, 270, 277, 263, 267-270, 272, 274-75, 298 281, 289, 292, 296, 302-05 Boost lag elimination, turbocharger - 173 Carb., CSU carb components - 164, 292 Brake specific fuel consumption or BSFC - 67, 141, CART Champ cars reference - 35 149-50, 186, 263, 279-80 Centrifugal supercharger - 38, 123, 169, 172-75 Braswell carb. high capacity float bowl - 49 Charge-air cooling (intake) - 17, 25, 27-28, 67-72, Brunton Air Density Gage - 118 131-32, 175-76, 195-97, 212, 242, 258, 263, BSFC - 67, 149-150, 279-80 270-71, 273, 281 BSFC table for various fuels - 149 Charge-air cooling, ice water - 175 BTU’s of energy - 73, 182, 206-08, 280 Checker, Schuck’s, Kragen TF-FC team - 56 Buick - 65 Chemistry of fuels - 25, 29, 73-75, 78-83, 89-112, Burst panel, manifold (backfire relief) - 225-26 115-119, 138, 144, 146, 147, 156-57, 178-83, C 194-96, 199-202, 209-14, 218, 221, 223-25, 227, CD ignitions - 212 246, 279, 280, 282 Calculation for air scoop pressure (CASS) - 253-54 Chevelle - 86 Calc. for air to fuel ratios - 97-105 Chevrolet (Chevy) - 29, 62, 66, 72, 100-01, 119, Calc. for atmospheric effects - 104 185, 252, 277-78, 295, 301, 303 Calc. for atomic weight - 96 Chevrolet 396 big port example - 185 Calc. for condensation (intake air) - 251-52 Chevy, Minor Bros. hemi engine photo - 62 Calc. for boost / air density - 132, 251 Chrysler - 303 Calc. for compression heating - 196 Chrysler Clinic - 205 Calc. for equivalence ratio - 211 Chrysler D-4, D-5 cylinder head - 185-87, 190, 281 Calc. for exhaust gas residual - 110 Chrysler Labs methanol fuel loop tests - 72 Calc. for fuel pump size requirement - 132 Chrysler Performance Clinic - 205 Calc. for fuel weight / volume - 78 Circle Boat - 77 Calc. for hydraulic lock at TDC - 132 Circle Track - 66, 77 Calc. for Lambda (fuel mixture ratio) - 110 Closed loop EFI - 105, 246, 266 Calc. for horsepower from boost - 132 Combustion stability - 213 Calc. for octane rating - 129 Combustion temperature range - 28, 124, 195-96, Calc. for oxygen in methanol - 25 198, 202, 208, 210, 253, 258, 275 Calc. for fuels physical relationships - 279 Combustion time at speed table - 144 Calc. for rich mixture - 105 Competition Fuel Systems - 274 Calc. for total jet area / fuel pressure - 234-37 Compression cycle - 193-202 Calc. for vapor density - 181 Compression effect on exhaust residual - 220 Calc. for weather correction - 115-17 Compression limit - 70, 134-35 Calculators, tuning - 118 Compression ratio - 17, 24, 27-29, 56, 66-69, 73, Camaro - 303 84, 95, 102, 111, 119, 130-32, 134-36, 197, 206, Camshaft locat’n - 153-54, 160, 193, 263, 277, 288 258-60, 262-63, 267, 269, 280-81 Carbon fiber - 38-39, 71-72, 191 Condensation (mixture) - 52, 66, 70, 149, 173, 185, Carbon monoxide - 74, 91-95, 102, 108-09, 210, 189, 251, 258-59, 263 220, 225, 259, 262, 265 Cooling from vaporization - 29, 52, 65, 70-73, Carbon build up - 213 84-85, 124, 130, 141, 159, 177, 180-83, 195-97, Carbon Press, Smokey Yunick books - 278 201, 205, 209, 219-20, 242, 251-53, 258-60, Carburetor - 7, 27, 32, 34, 37, 47-52, 54-55, 61, 70, 262, 264, 283 77, 79-80, 89, 105, 113, 120-21, 123-24, 126- Corrosion - 45, 47, 50, 81-82, 86, 88, 111-12, 133, 27, 133-34, 140, 145, 155-58, 163-65, 169-174, 135, 138-40, 168, 174, 225, 257, 261, 263 187-89, 215, 226, 229, 231, 236, 254-55, 257, Costs - 32, 74, 136, 275 31-310 INDEX - Terms 5,000 HP on Methanol Cost per horsepower - 136, 263 Emissions - 22, 31, 65, 67, 70, 74, 94, 108-09, 133- Critical air scoop speed or CASS - 253-54, 280 34, 151, 163, 221, 224-25, 259, 265, 283, 294- Crower - 32, 57, 190, 239 95, 298 CSU carb components - 164, 292 Enderle FI - 7, 32, 37, 57, 65, 72, 89, 121, 141, 166, Combustion time - 144, 212 170, 189, 191, 244, 250-51, 257, 282, 285 Cylinder heads, aluminum - 210 Energy density (fuel) - 209 Cylinder heads, cast iron - 210 Engines, Allen Johnson engine photo - 62 Cylinder to cylinder distribution - 262 Engines, author’s blown alcohol Chrysler Hemi setup - 69, 119, 144, 170, 186, 190, 232-43 D Engines, BAE methanol engine photo - 62 Detonation - 17, 19-21, 25, 28, 41, 67-71, 74, 84- Engines, Batten 4 valve engine - 271 85, 87, 105-07, 109, 111, 119, 126-29, 136-37, Engines, Big Block V-8 engine - 19, 32, 34, 37, 52, 150, 182, 185, 197-201, 229, 253, 258, 262-63, 58-60, 66, 72, 87, 118, 125, 149, 162, 189, 231, 268, 272-74, 295, 298 246, 248, 252, 271, 299, 301 Definition of Terms - 281-83 Engines, Chevrolet (Chevy) - 29, 62, 66, 72, 100- Diesel - 7, 17-19, 22, 31, 34-35, 53, 67-68, 153, 01, 119, 185, 252, 277-78, 295, 301 158-59, 167, 221, 225, 258, 267-68, 274, 281, Engines, Gaerte - 7, 65, 166 290, 292, 296-97, 299 Engines, Gene’s Machine Shop (high powered trac- Diesel methanol injection - 158 tor pulling eng. - 3,000+ HP) - 7, 274, 292 Direct injection - 126 Engines, GMC 6 cyl., supercharged (photo) - 59 Dissociation (chemical) - 73, 85, 93-96, 107-08, Engines, Chevy, Minor Bros. hemi photo - 62 138, 162, 197, 200-01, 209-10, 214, 221, 224, Engines, Chrysler D-4, D-5 cyl.