[Land-speed] E85 Gasoline

Larry Mayfield drmayf at mayfco.com
Wed Sep 21 06:48:37 MDT 2011


Thanks, Mike. I was going to ask Dan, but he is up with the top speed 
shootout I think.  As you say, it is fuel but I needed to ask anyway.  
Off my list of fuels now. I will ask Rick gasoline he suggests to meet 
my motor conditions and configuration.

Thanks, everybody

mayf

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On 9/21/2011 2:28 AM, Meierle, Michael D (Mike) wrote:
> I've Asked Dan Warner before and E85 is considered Fuel. Side note, turbo's like E85 for the alcohols intake charge cooling effect. That is why I was investigating,
>
> Mike Meierle
> Sr Systems Engineer
> Alcatel-Lucent
> (614)284-6229
>
> On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:29 AM, "Dave Dahlgren"<dahlgren536 at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
>> The gas at the station at the bend in the road does not qualify as gasoline
>> so what would you guess? If not sealed by the racing fuel distributor of
>> choice it is not gasoline. On a more technical point of view 'gasoline is
>> petroleum based E85 by definition is organic IE plant based by definition.
>> Dave
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Larry Mayfield"<drmayf at mayfco.com>
>> To:<land-speed at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:15 PM
>> Subject: [Land-speed] E85 Gasoline
>>
>>
>>> Does E85 qualify as gasoline or fuel?  Better or worse performance on the
>>> salt?
>>>
>>> Curious...
>>>
>>> mayf
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