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Old 01-01-2009, 01:13 AM   #4
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Weak ringlands are usually still only broken by detonation , for example , if you were to boost up your motor , without detonating , even the motor with "weak" ringlands would break something else first (like the rods or a headgasket)
The answer is yes , you can make a lot more power without breaking your motor if you avoid detonation.
Another thing about running methanol injection is the cooling effect it has in the cylinder , heat is a huge contributor to engine failure too.
Conversely , if you detonate even at low boost , you can break even a built motor , I think there is a lot of mis-conception about this , people think that if you build your motor , it will not blow up , this is so untrue.
Also , methanol adds a huge "margin of error" as far as tuning is concerned, it makes things about as foolproof as it gets!
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