DML,
Doesnt ethanol have a very high inhernet octane rating, kinda like
propane? If so a purpose built ethanol motor could run massive
compression ratios and have Jets/ injectors that you could drive through
and create lots of HP with the requisite Baaaad mileage associated with
holland tunnel fuel delivery system profiles...I once "cheated" the smog
guys by converting a friends toyota to ethanol (for about two weeks) for
the exemption long ago. It ran well but didnt have a big enough fuel
tank and all of the rubber in the fuel system went south kinda fast...
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim, Donna, Erin, and Brian [mailto:leefam@wcc.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 4:33 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: ethanol was Re: Re[2]: DML: SBEC REBATE
>Heh... I concur. If those Luminas are fast, it's due to something
>other than ethanol; ethanol has a lower enthalpy rating than
>gasoline, so you have to burn more of it to generate the same
>amount of energy. Hence, the MPG and HP drop you're experiencing
>(all other things being equal in your case).
>
>Those Luminas had a little extra work done, I'm sure :-).
>
What about that Rustang Ford made that runs on ethanol? They say 585
supercharged horses on ethanol, and less on straight gasoline. Or are
all
the extra horses on ethanol due to the fact it was built specifically to
haul ass on ethanol and gasoline was an afterthought?
Brian
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