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Re: 20% ethanol??
<one80out@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1122652880.009613.200530@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Ethanol INCREASES the octane rating of gasoline, so you can run those
> good old fashioned big-ass compression ratios. Ethanol has a much
> lower amount of heat energy per gallon, so you have to run a lot richer
> than gasoline. It's also corrosive, and can rot out little neoprene
> bits and fuel lines. That was the big rap on gasohol when it first
> appeared in the late carburetor era. I don't know if Edelbrock,
> Holley, etc., have changed the formulas of their little bits and
> gaskets to handle ethanol, but I would guess that they have.
>
> 180 Out
My OT race car runs 100% Alcohol. Uses about twice as much fuel as when
running gasoline. But, the engine runs so cool. I hit the traps about 160,
and it's hard as hell to warm up. The other problem is trying to start it
when the engine is cold. Have to prime it with gasoline to get it to fire
up. Alcohol is not corrosive, but it absorbs water. Then it has no trouble
eating Aluminum. Like my $13.00 Earl's fittings and $100 billet fuel
filters.
Al # 35
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