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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bob, I think you will find that dragsters run on methanol, which is a different kettle of fish.<br>In Australia we have E10 (10%) supposedly 94?? octane. I won’t use it in my Healeys as it is rubbish (2c per litre cheaper than 91 unleaded). One small fuel company makes E85 which a friend uses in a Datsun 1600 (510) race car fitted with EFI. He had to increase the fuelling by 30% from that for 100 octane Av-gas to obtain the same hp figures. The exhaust stink is sickly and sweet and unbearable. Might be great for the environment, not good for humans<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I use 95 or 98 octane in all my cars. For the low mileage they do, the extra expense is negligible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I totally agree with David Nocks comments in his recent email<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John Rowe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Qld Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>BN1 BT7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 28 January 2017 12:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> Richard J. Hockert<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Ethanol<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ethanol has a much lower energy content than gasoline, hence the lower mileage with gasahol. See here:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/fuel_comparison_chart.pdf">http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/fuel_comparison_chart.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>('alternate fuels,' not 'alternate facts')<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It does, however, have a higher octane rating allowing the huge compression ratios in dragsters and other racers; which is what produces the massive power in those engines.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=zwchr></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>"Richard J. Hockert" <<a href="mailto:rjhco@att.net">rjhco@att.net</a>><br><b>To: </b>"David Nock BCS" <<a href="mailto:healeydoc@sbcglobal.net">healeydoc@sbcglobal.net</a>>, "Simon Lachlan" <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk">simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk</a>>, "Healey List" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, January 26, 2017 1:36:42 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Ethanol<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The correct AFR for alcohol (ethanol) is around 8 to 1 versus gasoline at 14.7 to 1. Switching to 10% ethanol should equate to about a 5% richer mixture. Ethanol produces more power than gasoline – hence alcohol race engines but much more fuel required. Your mileage will suffer.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Best regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Jim</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>