Comments on: Ethanol Bankruptcies Continue Apace

By: no_slushbox

no_slushbox — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:38:57 +0000

George B:

Unfortunately high octane only matters in cars that are designed to take advantage of it.

For street cars running a naturally aspirated engines at high compression is out of the question because it would limit the cars to only running on E85, but some very interesting things could be done with turbo cars.

By: Niky Tamayo

Niky Tamayo — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:12:40 +0000

Oops. Guess there’s no need for a valve job, then.

By: gsorter

gsorter — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:38:29 +0000

I have a 71 E Type, and I haven’t had a problem with the 10% ethanol. I have had both the original Strombergs and now Webers, and gas seems to be the least of my worries. What I have learned is that you DO NOT want to use lead substitute, since European cars of that vintage were used to unleaded.

By: Niky Tamayo

Niky Tamayo — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:29:02 +0000

As long as he uses new rubber and the valve seats have been hardened for use with modern unleaded, it should be good to go.

By: John Horner

John Horner — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:47:19 +0000

“A friend is currently restoring an E-type Jag. I have to assume that engine would be completely ruined by miracle corn fuel.”

As long as he uses fuel system components made from modern rubber it shouldn’t be a problem. I have a ‘67 Jag sedan which has no issues dealing with the 10% ethanol blended fuels standard here in CA.

By: George B

George B — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:25:59 +0000

It’s stupid to make ethanol from corn, but E85 isn’t crap. It’s federally subsidized 105 octane drag racing fuel sold cheap at Kroger!

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/hrdp_0801_e85_ethanol_alternative_fuel/e85_race_fuel.html
http://www.raceone85.com/

By: Jerome10

Jerome10 — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:14:10 +0000

Looks like somebody is next in line for a bailout. JACKPOT!

By: Davekaybsc

Davekaybsc — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:57:44 +0000

A friend is currently restoring an E-type Jag. I have to assume that engine would be completely ruined by miracle corn fuel.

By: jthorner

jthorner — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:46:46 +0000

Burning food to power Hummers was a stupid idea from day one. We would be so much better off had a 10% improvement in fuel economy of the fleet been accomplished instead of trying to get 10% of our fuel from corn. Really, really dumb.

The Ethanol dodge ramped up at the same time the fleet average fuel economy in the US was dropping. Like I said, really, really dumb.

By: essen

essen — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:25:53 +0000

These ethanol producers aren’t paying the full price for the corn anyway since the farmers must be paid by federal subsidy to stay in business.

By: fred diesel

fred diesel — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:12:46 +0000

Its bound to happen…why pay almost as much as RUG and get 20% less mileage? The numbers on this hoax have NEVER added up, not with $150 crude and certainly not now.

Maybe those ethanol plants can be converted to THE “real-deal” biofuel…BIODIESEL.

By: Hippo

Hippo — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:36:50 +0000

Couldn’t happen to nicer people.
Want to ruin our boat and motorcycle engines?
Now drown in the shit.