As I understand, the "technical" octane rating of Methanol and Ethanol are comparable. But then again, my alcohol real-life experience is limited. Though my instincts tell me that if the Max compression ratio of Meth and Eth are different .... it's probably because the Methanol fuel mixture is so much more loaded with fuel. Causing more cooling in the intake fuel mixture. Making it more resistant to detonation. Again though, this is only my guess.
BTW, I never intended to say that a Methanol and Ethanol engine would be "identical". I was only trying to say that, for ethanol-engine-running info ... that articles on racing-alcohol (methanol) .... would be a pretty good place to start. Sorry if it mislead anyone. Curtis --------------------- Make her feel special this coming holiday season with flowers www.flowerson55.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Petrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But you can run 15:1 compression on methanol, and you really don't want to run ethanol any higher that about 12:1, IIRC. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
