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Environment & Energy

House of Roberts

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3. Indycar has been using E85 since the 2012 season.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Aug 29, 2016, 09:08 PM

Aug 2016

USAC racing has been using alcohol fuel for decades. It burns cooler, so higher compression is used to recover the energy given up when switching from gasoline to alcohol.

I could build an engine to run one of my old cars on E85, using more compression, somewhat different cams, and larger carb jets.

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A FFV not for the faint of heart: 309 cu in, 1341 hp, on E85; 0-60: 2.5 sec, top speed: 273 mph [View all] Bill USA Aug 2016 OP

How does it get more energy on E85? Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #1

You're on the right track. House of Roberts Aug 2016 #7

most likely the turbo-charger is controlled by a sensor that detects how much alcohol is in the fuel Bill USA Aug 2016 #10

What does FFV mean? MADem Aug 2016 #2

Flex Fuel Vehicle House of Roberts Aug 2016 #4

AHHHH.....thanks!!! MADem Aug 2016 #5

Indycar has been using E85 since the 2012 season. House of Roberts Aug 2016 #3

Well written! Wilms Aug 2016 #6

0-250mph in 20 seconds? Glamrock Aug 2016 #8

this is the first working vehicle. Economies to scale will come in as they sell some. Maybe you Bill USA Aug 2016 #11

I was willing to consider it at $2.5 Glamrock Aug 2016 #12

This car would do very well in NHRA events brush Aug 2016 #9

here's the url for 1/4 mile record holders Bill USA Aug 2016 #13

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