Re: [FWDLK] ETHANOL DAMAGE TO GASOLINE ENGINES

[Charles Pollock <cpollock2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: [FWDLK] ETHANOL DAMAGE TO GASOLINE ENGINES

Sorry, make that 105 Octane.  Damn tiny print and old eyes...



On 3/14/11 4:09 PM, "Charles Pollock" <cpollock2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ok- from the ‘Life Gives you Lemons Make Lemonaide’ Files-
>
> http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/engine/mopp_1104_project_old_school_e85_conversion/index.html
>
> I am surprised none of you has considered that Ethanol (E85) is basically 108 Octane!  That means racing fuel at pump gas (or cheaper) prices.  Just have to modify a few things.....
> Read the article, they did just that.
> I’ll be doing a conversion myself on my old 318 New Yorker now that there is are E85 pumps popping up here in Ohio...
>
> Now- not sure about turning Food into Fuel.  That may be a bad idea...but that’s for another day.
> And brass floats are readily available.  And if you have one for a carb spring a leak, just solder the thing.  I’ve been doing it for years.....
> Also, the phenolic resin floats are supposedly E85 friendly as well.  But I don’t know that for fact.
>
> Enjoy!
> Charles.
>
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