Still need lapped but, looking good.
The methanol tests were done with 3/8" compression feeding the system instead of 1/4" compression. Bottom line on the tub was the system's old flow rate with 1/4" compression feeding it and a best of 1675ml/min. It typically averages 1625ml/min with this arrangement. The middle line was the lowest tested value with just a 3/8" compression feed added to the existing system at a flow rate of 1800ml/min. It averaged out to 1800ml/min over 3 tests with a best of 1850ml/min. The top line was with a 375ml/min nozzle added which bested 1975ml/min and averaged 1960ml/min.
I think there were variations in the tests because the battery charger that was hooked up was moving the voltage around going from charge mode (~13.2VDC loaded) to maintain mode (~12.5VDC loaded) That's why I ran multiple tests with each setup because there were typically 50-75ml/min differences between tests. It could have also been my start and stop timing but averaging the results got me the answer I was looking for.
I'm going to move the pump to the engine bay and effectively run the setup that produced the middle line on the bucket with 2 nozzles and a 3/8" feeder to the pump. This should give me the boost I was looking for when going >25psi with minimal cost. If it doesn't, I'll add the third nozzle and really bump the flow of the system. The good news is that I found the bottleneck of this sytem and proved a cost effective solution to overcoming it.
Jeff







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