Yes but you need a carb tuned for it, a methanol carb can work but it is not optimal .

So what do the differences in the carb need to be?  Is it an acky carb jetted down or a gas crab jetted up?  I know the E-85 generally has some gas in it so logically jetting a alky carb down a little would sound logical.

Duane

alky jetted down  i found a guy for 150.00 to do the change and i heard real good things ...im really thinking of trying it in my rookie year in imca.

formercrewguy wrote on 11/14/10 at 10:40am:


Here is what Wiki says,

E85 has an octane rating higher than that of regular gasoline's typical rating of 87, or premium gasoline's 91-93. This allows it to be used in higher compression engines which tend to produce more power per unit of displacement than their gasoline counterparts. The Renewable Fuels Foundation states in its Changes in Gasoline IV manual, "There is no requirement to post octane on an E85 dispenser. If a retailer chooses to post octane, they should be aware that the often cited 105 octane is incorrect. This number was derived by using ethanol’s blending octane value in gasoline. This is not the proper way to calculate the octane of E85. Ethanol’s true octane value should be used to calculate E85’s octane value. This results in an octane range of 94-96 (R+M)/2. These calculations have been confirmed by actual octane engine tests." [5]

Did you have to do anything with the jetting?  Just wondering.

Duane

no Mark its the other way, up to 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline .

My motor is 12:1 and have had no problems for two years! I also use racepumps fuel pump and regulator with bypass.

C&S but Willys will do you one too.

Now thats the info I was lookin for, Thanks

Duane

From what the midwest guys running it are saying the problem is finding a consistently good source for E85. Forexample ; Minnesota's supply is pretty consistent while Iowa's is not.  Engines run cooler and better with the good stuff while other places have trouble with running hot.
I've been toying with running it too but California doesn't seem to have as many sources as the Corn Belt does.  Can't remember who but someone has a  tester for finding true octane of E85.  That;s the way to go from what I hear.

i run a barrygrant high preasure mechanical ( same as when i was on alcohol) barry grant diaphram bypass w/return line @ 6 psi . i have heard about good and bad e85 but guess ive gotten lucky so far ......... but hell e85 is over 3 bucks a gallon , mmight as well go back to alky .