Leaderboard

I use to run methanol in some my motorcycle engines . To get it to run right, the main jets had to be huge and the ignition timing needed a lot more advance because methanol is a slower burning fuel than gasoline. The methanol burns slower and longer during the power stroke giving the engine a lot more low end torque. You could actually feel the extra torque at low RPMs when you twisted the throttle. It was much easier to lift the front wheel off the ground at low RPM. Oddly enough the engine running methanol didn't like to turn high RPMs compared to gasoline. That was the good ole days when I was experimenting with stuff like that...

All I have ever experienced when running E85 (in a certified capable vehicle) is substantially increased fuel consumption to the tune of 50% greater than when using 'normal' 10% ethanol fuel.

In theory your car would run on E85 now, but the tune would be way off when open loop and you would need a much larger injector to operate on the lower energy fuel, probably 35-40% larger to be safe. It isn't a simple matter if you want to take advantage of all of the possible benefits of E85. Are there kits made for this sort of switch?