View Single Post
Old 10-13-2014, 09:59 AM   #5449
Sellout
Mr. Cranky Pants
 
Sellout's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Drives: 2013 Argento FR-S
Location: San Diego
Posts: 449
Thanks: 76
Thanked 147 Times in 103 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by bfrank1972 View Post
I didn't think it worked that way, E85 is less energy dense than gas, you see more power in E85 because of less volatility and better cooling (more timing, more boost on fi).
Yeah. and you burn more of it. ALL of that works with nitromethane too. That's why I said at least some of the extra power comes from burning more fuel. When your compressor is capable of generating a max of 300 horsepower on gasoline and then on E85 you're generating over 300 to the wheels, there's more going on than a slight boost because you can run more timing.
Sellout is offline   Reply With Quote