Methanol On Nitro Fueled RC Cars

When you have RC cars, the degree of taking care of it and the
importance of regular maintenance is high. There are a lot of
things needed to take note of and still many things to learn
about owning a remote controlled car. Also, the difference
between electronic powered cars between a nitro fueled ones has
to be mastered accordingly.

Of the several important things needed in running nitro-fueled
RC cars, there are three important facts you need to know about
nitro fuel and what it does for your car. The basic components
of a nitro fuel have three blends. First, there is the methyl
alcohol or otherwise known as the methanol, then there is the
nitro-methane or simply called nitro, and then of course oil.
Although these components may sound so technical (especially the
first one), finding nitro fuel for your car isn't that difficult
since you can purchase these blended fuel with no problems via
online or straight from your local hobby shops.

Now, we go back to methanol or the other names it has such as
methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naptha or wood
spirits. What it does is it provides power for the engine and
it's the primary power to be provided to RC cars running on
nitro. An ideal fuel this is, mainly because it's not as
flammable and it tends to release more energy per pound compared
to gasoline.

A disadvantage in using methanol is that it can intoxicate you
but not directly kill you since it isn't poisonous. Once exposed
to it, the toxic breakdown in the body caused by the enzyme
alcohol dehydrogenase forms formic acid in the liver which
eventually leads to blindness. Be careful not to inhale this
fuel or to have your skin absorb it. Be sure you contact a
medicine expert for any suspicious central nervous system
depression that occurs.

But going back to methanol's main purpose to RC cars, it is an
important component to boost your RC car's energy and overall
performance. It is, also affordable compared to gas so expenses
shouldn't be of any issue with this type of fuel.

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