Originally Posted by No1Piranha
From what I understand Brazil didn't go particularly high tech on vehicle conversions when they went ethanol, and cars of all makes and types survived. Like with boats, ethanol in fuel will absorb water. It's been said. But if you use the car regularly it's not going to be an issue. If you leave it sit for a while, you need to use an additive to disperse the water but it's just as easy to run down the tank and then fill with gasoline. It's also pretty well settled that all boosted engines can run a hotter tune, higher boost and compression on E85 than pump gas, provided that the fuel system (and ECU) can handle the additional volume. I'm glad to see someone experimenting with it on the SRT, becuase the way things are looking there's going to be a whole lot more E50 and E85 in the next few years, even outside the corn belt. There's a lot of dollars being invested in next gen ethanol (i.e., bio-conversion of stalks and stems). There's even a company with some patents on bio-converting old tires.
I actually had this conversation with a friend thats from Brazil. He says they have a Nickel coating on their components to keep them from wearing so harshly.
Like I said before, I hope he makes out with this, but I'm not seeing where he gets his #'s