[JKNalgon]

Greetings,

I've encountered a problem that I wonder if AMWI can help me with. E85 has become widely available in this area, and I have been experimenting with it. The sign says "For FlexFuel vehicles only." Well, rules are made to be broken, so I have been adding increasing amounts of E85 to my regular fuel.

My test bed is a '97 Chevy S-10 with the rugged but gutless 2.2 liter I4. I've worked up to 50/50 E85/regular, which turned out well. I saw no change in mileage or performance - the only advantage being a savings of $9-10 per fill-up.

I put new plugs in at the beginning of the experiment in order to keep an eye on combustion. Due to the oxygen content of the corn, and the capacity limit of the fuel injectors, I expected a lean mixture. Indeed, after 5,000 miles, the plugs look like they've been through hell, but no telltale droplets of aluminum.

How much could WI cool the combustion chamber if I choose to pursue this course of lean burn?

Could water/methanol injection enrichen the mixture?

I've read that forced induction is best for realizing the benefits of the high octane of the corn. It appears that the basic normally-aspirated water injector could be easily upgraded in that event.


J.K.

[fiestero]

hello, i have a european fiesta st with a duratec 2.0l engine and i wanna know what´s the kit that works on my engine. Thanks

[dvldoc]

If it's not a turbo diesel fiesta then I don't think you will gain much.

[fiestero]

stock is 150bhp, how much you think? 10, 15 more or less? thanks, im very interested

[dvldoc]

There are many factors in getting HP we cannot give you a exact number since ever car is different. But if you have the 2.0 ecotech engine to maximize any gains from alcohol injection you would need a remaping of the factory computer to increase timing ect. I would not expect 10hp off of that engine in stock form just from adding water injection.