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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:40 AM
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Hey guys and girls. As some of the more serious races running alcohol know it is sometimes hard to get the car to start. I found this company and was looking for opinions.

http://www.raceprime.com

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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:47 AM
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A little bit of starter fluid or carb cleaner in a vacuum line will fire it right off when it's cold.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:52 AM
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Yeah I got ya. But that involves taking the hood off and having a bottle with you and all. This just seems alot easier to me.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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Default Re: Problems Starting Car on Alcohol? (tony1)

We do gas primer systems all the time.
1- t-fitting
1- constant flow nozzle
1- solenoid / electric shut-off
1- momentary switch
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1988 Olds &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah I got ya. But that involves taking the hood off and having a bottle with you and all. This just seems alot easier to me. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Is raceprime your company Tim?
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 07:02 AM
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If it was my company I wouldn't be asking you guys about it lol. Someone posted it on another forum I am on and no one had heard about them yet and I knew alot of guys running fast on her were running alcohol. I am building a motor for my Integra and plan on running alcohol but alot of my buddies told me it would be hard to start and this just seemed like a practical fix.

Scott- Do you have any pictures of this set-up. Are you running a seperate tank with Gasoline
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Weird this guy and this company bolth in PA.

Cheap advertising LOL
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1988 Olds &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I knew alot of guys running fast on her were running alcohol.
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I thought most of the fast people were on gas or ethenal

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TOM J &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Weird this guy and this company bolth in PA.

Cheap advertising LOL</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same town too
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Default Re: Problems Starting Car on Alcohol? (cluelessmale)

look like it could work out well.

although, as soon as we prime our pumps, we have no problem getting the cars started... the only problem we have is the pumps loose the prime from sitting more than a week at a time.


Modified by DaveF at 4:35 PM 2/15/2008
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