[FC] Alcoholic Corvairs?

[Mike weirmier]

I've heard that adding an oz of pure acetone for every five gallons of gas 
raises your octane level more purely than does buying premium fuel. 
Supposed to get you up to 20% more power and milage.   Has anyone else tried 
this or even heard this?
Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Alcoholic Corvairs?


> krupross at sunwave.net writes:
> Hey CE.... how much does methyl alcohol cost these days?
> Any difference between methyl and ethyl alcohol?
> thanx
> Merv Krull
>
> Merv,
> Methyl alcohol costs about the same as gasoline right now and gets less 
> mpg.
> Not a good choice for economy.  But if you want raw power and a clean 
> running
> engine it may be your thing.  If gasoline goes much higher in the future 
> it
> could become the fuel of choice.  Ethyl alcohol has less power in it than
> methyl but costs less so could be an even exchange economy wise.  The 
> price of both
> forms of alcohol would cost less if they were to be made with serious mass
> production.  In order for alcohol to produce maximum power in an engine 
> the
> compression must be raised to at least 14 to 1 or better yet 16 to 1.
>
> Ed Corson (CORSA member)
> Inland Empire Corvair Club
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