Because the names are different, this methyl alcohol that is in windsheild washer fluid as good as mixing my own pure methanol. Also trying to do a little research on nitro methane, and from what I can gather, it does not mix well with other fuels. Does it seperate out? Just trying to maybe add a little nitro methane. From what I have seen there is someone who had a 50% water 48% Methanol and 2% Nitro Methane.

 

Doesn't answer your questions but lots of folks use washer fluid injection to lower egts.
The colder the fluid is rated for the better.
Surprisingly the -40°F fluid we get in the northern states isn't even sold the further south you go.

 

Upon some wikipedia searches I found out that methyl alcohol and methanol are the exact same thing......

 

I was just about to post that. I use methanol in large quantities. Don't use it on the truck though...
mishkaya

 

If you are looking for a methanol source, get heet gas line dryer in the yellow bottles. I e-mailed them, and they said that it was 97-98%.

I use this in my water/meth, not in my fuel...

 

That gets quite expensive though, better off finding a place that sells racing fuel as it tends to be quite a bit cheaper for 100% methanol.
mishkaya

 

True, but I don't run it unless I'm at the track.

Straight water works great for daily stuff.

 

Must be an easy way to remove the water from washer fluid.
I buy it all the time on sale for 99¢/gal.
That would get the price close to $2/gal.
Not sure if that's good or not.

 

There is no easy way to remove the water from the washer fluid as Methanol is hygroscopic. Also, I doubt that the washer fluid has 50% methanol in it ( as that would give you a -60F protection), and that gets expensive. Most washer fluids contain between 35% and 45% methanol.
mishkaya

 

it could be distilled, but its still not easy.
I distill the extra methanol from my glycerin.

-dkenny