A gallon of alcohol is less dense, contains less C and H which are the energy source to heat the air. The alcohol has a high octane rating so you can get good gas mileage per BTU but requires raising the compression ratio. Hydrogen bleed and rejetting is something you might look at with the engines you have.
Kirk -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 8:22 AM To: Biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Do miles per gallon go down? Good Morning: I have a 1974 Ford half-ton pick up with a 302 V-8. Also a 1979 Lincoln with a 400 V-8. Currently, buring gasoline, each vehicle gets between 10-12 miles per gallon. I've heard that if you burn alcohol, you'll get about half the gas mileage. Is this true? In other words, if I convert either vehicle, am I going to be getting 5-6 miles per gallon? If that's the case, this hardly seems cost effective given the time and energy and resources it would take to make my own fuel. For those who have converted out there, what has your experience been? Thanks Glenn. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
