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nape View Member Profile	Sep 8 2005, 03:51 AM Post #2
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540	Not sure how much info is out there, but quite a few circle track, dirt Late Models run alcohol for shorter races. You might be able to pick up some additional info there. From what I know in that application, you have to start the motor on gas (gas down the carb) and then it'll run on alcohol after that. You can still hurt the motor running it though. I know guys who have burnt up a few motors running alky, but I would suspect it was a lean situation.

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severous01 running alcohol on a street car? Sep 5 2005, 01:24 AM

trackbird It eats everything, hoses, aluminum, etc. It's... Sep 5 2005, 02:01 AM

Formula WS6 i asked this question years and years ago before i... Sep 5 2005, 03:21 AM

nape QUOTE (Formula WS6 @ Sep 4 2005, 21:21)i aske... Sep 5 2005, 05:40 AM

zlexiss E85 is 85% ethanol (thus the name) There's al... Sep 5 2005, 08:17 PM

severous01 so....alcohol is a no-go in a street car? that su... Sep 5 2005, 09:06 PM

Formula WS6 dang it i had it backwards. i was thinking it was ... Sep 5 2005, 11:23 PM

gillbot http://www.e85fuel.com/index.php Sep 6 2005, 08:10 PM

severous01 i talked to a car guru buddy of mine. this is wha... Sep 7 2005, 11:25 AM

nape Not sure how much info is out there, but quite a f... Sep 8 2005, 03:51 AM

sgarnett I disagree on the O2 sensors. I'm a bit out of... Sep 8 2005, 12:28 PM

JimMueller I found this thread by a guy who says acetone will... Sep 9 2005, 12:06 AM

severous01 i'll try the mixture of 2.5oz per 13 galons in... Sep 9 2005, 04:11 PM

trackbird It was discussed here. I'm not interested in t... Sep 9 2005, 04:27 PM

severous01 well, before i was getting about 16 mpg in the hon... Sep 11 2005, 02:40 PM

severous01 just an update for ya...i ran into a problem...act... Sep 22 2005, 08:24 PM

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severous01 View Member Profile	Sep 5 2005, 01:24 AM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 194 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Hamilton, NJ Member No.: 508	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?