69charger
Well-Known Member
So, with an engine build comming up for my Charger there were alot of things to consider. What pistons? What Heads? Stroker? Supercharged? What CID block? Price?(the most important of all) and then I got to...fuel.
well its obvious right?
Run gasoline.
But then I got to wondering, the gas I already buy contains 10% ethanol so technically we dont even buy gasoline anymore, but gasohol, a mix of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol
So, Should I run E-85?
Well theres 3 stations not far from my house that have it.Thats a plus.
Then I saw a magazine article in Mopar Muscle where they went from running a '73 Charger with 91-octane pump premium to running it on E-85 WITH BOOST showing not only more torque at the flywheel(the gas torque peaked out at 675lb-ft. at about 3200rpm and the e-85 made about 710lb-ft. at 3300rpm) and horsepower(the mag said 25 more hp across the power spectrum), but also an engine that runs cooler(55-68 degrees cooler according to the mag)
And that seems good too.
So with the magic that is the internet I researched the idea of running e-85 and it seems pretty reasonable.
A high octane low cost fuel that can bring back the good ole' days of running a high compression engine without having to buy race fuel.
But then when I got to Youtube and typed in "E-85" everything I saw was against it, until I clicked on this.(Ignore the first 10 seconds of the video)
yep, thats right.
This guy owns a company that makes private ethanol fueling stations that you can get shipped to your house, pour sugar or alcohol into this and get fuel from it.
Insane isnt it? and with a price tag of about 10 grand(but keep in mind that you get incentives i.e. a discount from your state and/or federal government when you buy one of these so it would come out to less) why wouldnt it be?
well, before you say too much just remember that a 426 Hemi Crate engine is a little bit above $14,000 and I think that's before shipping.
so what would you do if you had a chance to get one of these?
Get a home fueling station be able to fuel all of your cars and spend way less or even eliminate giving your money to those money grubbing bastards at the oil company?
Or
Get the hemi,make your friends jealous,be able to say "yeah its got a hemi",and still continue to be murdered at the gas station, and especially now since you've got a hemi!
So if you run e-85 you're getting 105 octane
if you're running pure ethanol its 116
if you're running a higher mix of gasoline and ethanol say e-90 or e-95 i'd imagine it would be somewhere between the two.
Now, what do you guys think about this home brewed ethanol?
and remember this isnt the ethanol produced from corn, so dont throw in that higher food price business in here because corn has nothing to do with anything when this stuff is brewed at home.
company's website is http://www.efuel100.com
well its obvious right?
Run gasoline.
But then I got to wondering, the gas I already buy contains 10% ethanol so technically we dont even buy gasoline anymore, but gasohol, a mix of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol
So, Should I run E-85?
Well theres 3 stations not far from my house that have it.Thats a plus.
Then I saw a magazine article in Mopar Muscle where they went from running a '73 Charger with 91-octane pump premium to running it on E-85 WITH BOOST showing not only more torque at the flywheel(the gas torque peaked out at 675lb-ft. at about 3200rpm and the e-85 made about 710lb-ft. at 3300rpm) and horsepower(the mag said 25 more hp across the power spectrum), but also an engine that runs cooler(55-68 degrees cooler according to the mag)
And that seems good too.
So with the magic that is the internet I researched the idea of running e-85 and it seems pretty reasonable.
A high octane low cost fuel that can bring back the good ole' days of running a high compression engine without having to buy race fuel.
But then when I got to Youtube and typed in "E-85" everything I saw was against it, until I clicked on this.(Ignore the first 10 seconds of the video)
yep, thats right.
This guy owns a company that makes private ethanol fueling stations that you can get shipped to your house, pour sugar or alcohol into this and get fuel from it.
Insane isnt it? and with a price tag of about 10 grand(but keep in mind that you get incentives i.e. a discount from your state and/or federal government when you buy one of these so it would come out to less) why wouldnt it be?
well, before you say too much just remember that a 426 Hemi Crate engine is a little bit above $14,000 and I think that's before shipping.
so what would you do if you had a chance to get one of these?
Get a home fueling station be able to fuel all of your cars and spend way less or even eliminate giving your money to those money grubbing bastards at the oil company?
Or
Get the hemi,make your friends jealous,be able to say "yeah its got a hemi",and still continue to be murdered at the gas station, and especially now since you've got a hemi!
So if you run e-85 you're getting 105 octane
if you're running pure ethanol its 116
if you're running a higher mix of gasoline and ethanol say e-90 or e-95 i'd imagine it would be somewhere between the two.
Now, what do you guys think about this home brewed ethanol?
and remember this isnt the ethanol produced from corn, so dont throw in that higher food price business in here because corn has nothing to do with anything when this stuff is brewed at home.
company's website is http://www.efuel100.com
