I have no access to E85 around here, what water meth kit is best? What kind of power can I be expecting to gain over my current BNR pump tune? How much methanol am I going to be going through? Thanks guys :redface:
On my Solstice, I got the AEM kit with the progressive controller, so far it has worked great no issues. At first I was running the medium jet (500) for about 300 hp, seemed like it was quite efficient and the bottle took a long time to empty. During some testing, I changed to the large 1000 jet 800 hp, that thing drains it pretty quick, like half-gallon on a Friday night of hotrodding.
For the 1.4T, you'll be using a tiny jet (probably the small AEM 250 size) and since it only turns on during high boost (via boost switch), I think it will last a long time in this vehicle. I will be trying out the Snow Performance kit on the Cruze here this spring, but overall the systems are pretty robust as it is just a pump and some basic plumbing and wiring, if anything installation is the risk here. Also, there are accessories that should be required such as a pre-filter for the meth and solenoid valve at the nozzle depending on how/where you install the nozzle.
Gains will be dependent on how risky you want to take it; increasing Boost PSI and increasing Timing are how you gain with Meth, but both of those things increase risk of detonation rightfully so. Meth inj. active fail safes are expensive. If the Meth pump doesn't turn on or you have a clogged nozzle, you know you had an optimized aggressive tune if the engine blows up because the tune was taking full advantage of the Meth injection.
Were you planning on dyno tuning the new setup? Do you have a WBO2?