I literally *JUST* finished reading the E85 article in HOT ROD (my subscription came today). Great article, and like Bill says, lots of good information. In the article, they take a Chebby LS2 motor at 10.3:1 CR and then add 13psi of Garrett GT42 blower boost running E85, getting 850 hp and 832 lb-ft of torque at < 6000 RPM(yah, it's a Chebby, but just extrapolate what your favorite Mopar motor would do with LOTS of compression/boost and no detonation worries!). There wasn't any performance figures for any pump gas, because pump gas is well, CRAP, as we all know.
Like I said in my Welcome Wagon post, I have fevered dreams of a 14:1 CR'ed, HyperPak'ed, EFI'ed, Deuce and a Quarter Leaning Tower of Power /6 running ethanol in my Signet convertible. A local Santa Cruz guy is directly responsible: David Blume. Last month, he delivered my copy of Alcohol Can Be A Gas (ACBAG), a nearly 600 page encyclopedia of his accumulated knowledge from over the past few decades. He shows how to make ethanol fuel, converting vehicles to run it, and the sustainable permaculture gardening that would make it feasible, practical, and economical. With BIG OIL putting the squeeze on us all, it may soon be NECESSARY to continue to enjoy our fun, bitchin' Mopars without taking a 2nd out on the homestead to keep gasoline running through it.
Check it out:
Alcohol Can Be A Gas
Not trying to spam, 'cause this is a genuine review of a bitchin' product and on topic, but if I'm in violation, please strip my post, kick my teeth in, etc. etc.
Thanks...
