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methanol has a lower burning point, so an engine running on methanol can make more power with less heat.
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Type of racing fuel is used in the Indy 500 race?
Starting in 2006, the IRL switched to Ethanol.
What fuel goes into a race car?
Do race cars use gasoline like normal cars do or do they use something elseIt depends on the type of race car you are talking about. For example:NASCAR engines burn 110-octane leaded gasoline.Indy cars burn pure methanol (a.k.a. wood alcohol, CH3OH).Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars burn nitromethane (CH3NO2).Each of these fuels has advantages and disadvantages. For example, the methanol fuel used in Indy cars has the advantage that it can run at extremely high compression ratios for Methanol also has a nice safety feature -- you can extinguish a methanol fire with water. 110-octane gasoline also handles high compression well. Nitromethane is basically a liquid explosive and contains a great deal of energy per unit volume (more than twice that of gasoline).
Why do race cars race?
If race cars didn't race they wouldn't be race cars.
Can you use methanol with nitrous oxide?
yes. methanol and nitrous are very compatable. there are usually the same sort of gains that are made from using nitrous oxide with street/race fuel. go nos!!!
Why not use methanol in cars?
While cars can be made to run well on it, it doesn't really change anything. There isn't enough of it available to power a lot of vehicles.
Do NASCAR race cars use automatic transmissions?
No, they do not. Manual transmissions are used in Nascar race cars.
What gas do they use inracing cars?
Usually they use synthetic race oil
What type of tires do race cars use?
slick tyres are used.
What type of gas do people put in racing cars?
It depends on the type of race car you are talking about. For example:NASCAR engines burn 110-octane leaded gasoline.Indy cars burn pure methanol (a.k.a. wood alcohol, CH3OH).Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars burn nitromethane (CH3NO2).
What gas does car tires use?
Street cars air (which is manily Oxygen, nitrogen), race cars nitrogen.
What do NHRA drag racing cars run off of?
nitro / methanol / petrol!
What cars use octane 95?
Very high compression race engines.
