[severous01]

what i'm looking for is a fuel alternative, and alcohol is only at 2/gal right now. that's going to be about half the price by the end of the week. if i don't have to do much i'd like to run alcohol. there are many benefits to doing this, just a few: runs cooler, burns cleaner, doesnt detonate, cheaper...just for a few pluses.

any way, what needs to be done to run alcohol? fuel filter change? pump change? timing changes? injector changes? ECM changes?

[nape]

i asked this question years and years ago before i really knew anything about cars. nothing has changed because no one is really looking at it for an alternative fuel. it simply at this point is not a good alternative and im not sure if it ever will be. they are mixing it with gas though in the midwest and thats doing fine. i believe its called F85 fuel or something. it may not even be alcohol that they are mixing but im positive its a grain liquid they mix with gasoline in 85% gasoline to 15% this other stuff.

just to rub salt into everyones wounds including my own, my roommates diesel mercedes runs on diesel or corn oil. he gets nearly 50mpg with either one running through the engine. the only down sides are filtering the used oil which he does get free from the local resturants and having to remember to switch back to dielsel a few miles before shutting off as the oil gets too thick when cold to be pumped by the current fuel system. he can go approx 1200 miles before he runs out of fuel if he has both tanks full. insight eat your heart out.

Our standard gas has at least 10% in it. I thought E85 was over 50% alky?