if all else fails then ill be going meth

 

agreed especially if we get a tb spacer with a port, does e85 supply the same solution though or no?

 

i would think not since it never touches the intake valves

 

Like I said..I've quite seen a few posts on other boards that have DI cars using meth and Meth does not really make a difference with valve deposits.. Sure..go use it for what it does do well, but it's not going to significantly reduce valve deposits on DI motors.

 

i was just thinking, what if someone used fuel injector cleaner or something of that nature? i dont mean like putting through your fuel system as obviously it wont touch your intake valves, but what if you put it through your intake mani via a vacuum tube? then it would hit your intake valves...

just a thought. it seems like itd be safe since seafoam does the same thing.

 

YES! EVERYONE! Meth HELPS A TON!!! ive got a video ill post up later tonight when i get a free chance and i have taken off the manifold and have ran meth for about 4k miles and man oh man what a difference!!!! Meth is the way to keep the valves and the manifold and everything clean on the way in.

 

also like Dart SI said, you can do that but id use top engine cleaner. its a can you can buy from gm i think about $10 and its some really good stuff! if you have no meth id reccommend cleaning the injectors and valvtrain every 8k miles, at least thats what i do

 

how would you use that? kinda like seafoam or do you have to take of your intake mani?

 

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take off the mani. and still looking for the vid give me a few min.

 

ok here it is! sorry about the wait

 

magic indeed!

 

my car went in to saturdays ago and parts came in today so there hoping by tommorw she back on the road

 

yup! by the way we do have them in stock if anyone is in need of one!

AEM Water/Methanol Injection System - Engine

these kits are equipped with the new smooth flow pump as well

 

so its not good to let ur car warm up for like 15 mins in cold weather?

 

I usually let the car warm up for about 2 mins and then drive without hitting boost til the motor is up to temp. Im almost at 30k miles and the inside of my piping is bone dry which makes me think the valves are in a similar condition

 

what kind of gas are you running? Also the winter blend sucks ass as well. I would love to hear from people that only drive their cars in the summer, and if they have this issue.

 

Well im in S Fla so we may only get a "winter blend" for like 2-3 months. But as of last month I am now running E60 so we'll see

 

This may be an indusry wide problem real soon. Everyone's going DI!

 

Suddenly Seafaom does not seem like "snakeoil" any more.

 

Ok..I see you have a catch can there....was that on the whole time with and without meth ?
You need to RULE OUT the catch can here, in order to attribute any improvements to meth only.

 

Cold weather may exacerbate the problem.. however a hot climate doesn't prevent this from occouring.

I've personally removed a dozen intake manifolds on DI engines and checked the valves on each one. After about 30k miles the top of the valves look like they're growing mushrooms. I've seen a max of about 1/4" of sludge buildup. Usually helped by spraying it down with throttle cleaner and using a screwdriver to scrape off what I can.

I've also had to remove heads and service the valvetrain for this issue but that's only happened once or twice.

 

yes the catch can was on but its the meth that has helped keep valves clean. as for the catch can the intake piping is very clean after installing it vs without one. without the catch can i had a bit of sludge build up in the intake pipe by the turbo after just 7k miles. then i put the catch can on and checked it again at 21k miles and nothing at all! clean as a whistle

 

That's good to know! Did you actually see anything trapped in the can?
Oh...please vote on my *Catch Can Poll* if you haven't already done so

 

agreed...we need a solution...im about to seafoam my car here shortly