<VV> Alcohol Power

[Eric S. Eberhard]

multi-fuel John Deere tractors from the 40s and 50s changed compression in 
minutes with a wrench.  I am sure that if it became important, modern 
engines could do this automatically and electronically and dynamically 
based on the fuel in the tank.

At 02:26 PM 6/18/2005, vairologist at juno.com wrote:
>Smitty says:  this talk about the power potential of alky is ignoring one
>basic fact.  As I am driving cross country and pass through an area
>providing Gasahol, I am rather unlikely to get out of the car and make
>adjustments to my compression ratio to take advantage of the mixture.
>Even If I take a job in that town and stay there a couple of years I am
>unlikely to mess with the compression ratio.  So THAT advantage is a
>non-advantage.
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