n8terry said: (quoted from post at 01:10:52 05/22/08) I didn't make myself clear on this topic earlier.
I don't want to build a performance engine, I want to build an engine that will perform efficiently while running on e85. A couple days ago e85 was priced at 2.36 where I live.
What engine would be a good candidate for rebuilding and run on e85? Like I mentioned earlier, from what I read, an engine would have to have a compression ratio of around 11:1 in order to get the maximum benifit of the higher octane in e85.
My thinking is that if I got into a location where e85 wasn't available, I could get by with regular high octane fuel.
thanks for your input.
So, what kind of vehicle do you want to put it in? Carb or EFI? If you go EFT, can you change the programming to inject more fuel?
For simplicity, a Chevy 350 with 2 barrel would seem a good choice - cheap to buy, parts are cheap and it probably needs a rebuild anyway. Would think with the right rods/heads, you can get the comp up where you want it.
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