Subj : Re: Gas Crunch
To   : Queen
From : Tracker1
Date : Sun Aug 28 2005 22:21:00

Queen wrote:
> You know what REALLY pisses me off?  A few years ago we had Ethanol added
> to our gas at many of the gas stations.  There was (maybe still is) a local
> manufacturer of Ethanol fuel from corn in Michigan City, Indiana.  Some of the
> Demolition Derby cars run on it (E-85) because it runs cooler and if their
> radiator gets taken out... they can still run a little while longer without
> blowing their motor.  There are a LOT of advantages to running E-85.  It's
> cleaner, cutting down on polution, AND it grows right here in the USA!!!  If
> you want more info, check out  http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/

And now for the down side, it's much more expensive than gasoline/petrol at 
the moment.. when the pricing of gas is more than ethanol, we will probably 
see more conversions.  A buddy of mine builds custom fuel systems for racing 
on alcohol/ethanol systems..

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