Does anyone here use Ethanol?

[JL]

What needs to be done? Can it be run like gas, or more though an alky type set up? Do you need to make a cam change?

I am running a high compression motor with 116 octane, will there be gains?

 

[john]

The air fuel is about 7 to 1 as opposed to 14 to 1 with gas.
The rubber parts are different, the alcohol eats the standard.
The cam probably is fine but you can run a lot more compression. I think even more w/aluminum heads.
Yes, more power, I guess.

 

[K20A2]

I went from gas to ethanol this year and I didn't change a thing other then larger injectors. You don't need to change fuel lines or any other item in your system as long as you have the fuel pump to supply it. I do believe you need to run a different carb (sorry, I am a fuel injected guy) but there are some on the market now that can support the increase in fuel volume. The average that I have found is you need to increase fuel 30% to 35% from gas. Air/fuel will vary depending on your application, you can't say what a range will be because every motor is different.

In my testing, I have seen an average gain of 8% to 10% more power. This is all on E85, not pure ethonal or E95 like most place sell.

 

[Jenn]

You might get in touch with Dave Slatten, I believe he's been running it since last year.

 

[JL]

thanks guys, I just thought it might be a good ecological and economical decision...

 

[Jenn]

There is also the Nagin family.