E85

Someone recently posted an article about E85 bioethanol on the NHCA
forum. Apparently even Morrisons are going to have E85 pumps soon and
Greenfuels claim they will soon be offering "small scale commercial
production systems".

How long before Champ has a Saab BioPower 9-5 I wonder?
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Through the front wheels? Rather you than me?

 

Well, whatever it is what yours does, theoretically, could be 20% more
power and 16% more torque on E85 (suitably modified).

<begins search of ACU handook with special reference to detailed
discussion of fuel and fuel additives regulations, knowing that speed
hill climbing is the last bastion of pure methanol breathing engines>

 

Bad form etc. but the ACU know alll about it seemingly:

http://www.acu.org.uk/news/story.aspx?guid=c996dd40-5f2f-4258-aa28-eb9029788c74

I wonder if a bit of 'lacing' is worth experimenting with?

 

"through each axle"

 

ISTR reading - and seeing on Top Gear, so it must be true - that the
Koenigsegg produces [even] more BHP off BioPower than unleaded. Swedish
car, Swedish 'petrol'.

 

http://www.saabbiopower.co.uk/

Looks like they only do cooking versions, mind, not the V6 mobile salon.

 

Putting it very, very simply, to the limit of my understanding, ethanol
has higher octane rating so advanced ignition timing (and loads more
fuel metered as lower calorific value presumably). Fairly easy to
achieve with fuel injection brain box ECUs. Also needs different valves
and valve seats for long term use.

 

What do they mean by 'E85'? 85% Ethanol or (as in some places, arse for
elbow) 15% Ethanol?

 

85% Ethanol, 15% petrol.

 

Ta. That's interesting...

<fires up still>

 

I can recommend decent cane cutting knifes for your home plantation,
although it appears you can make it out of almost anything you could
also make beer wine or moonshine out of, plus some unlikeley candidates
such as coppiced willow.

 

That's the magic; you can ferment all sorts of things. Things that were
previously just binned, burnt or left to rot. Not a new idea, of course,
but if there's a new gen of ethanol burners coming on line, some of the
tricks and componentry will be v. useful.