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Old 09-22-2010, 06:08 PM   #23 (permalink)
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SOme food for thought.
Boiling Point - Fuels

According to this site, gas boils at 100-400 degrees F; the variation I'm sure is due to the variety of mixtures. But gas evaporates at much cooler temperatures.

180' would be awfully close to the middle of the range, and even if you could distill out the alcohol, much of the gas is certain to evaporate with it, if not boil out. And in the process of warming the gas it will evaporate much more easily, and pressure inside the tank is bound to build as more vapor than normal is available. I cannot remember the difference between the volume of vapor per volume of liquid (I think it is about 1740 vapor to liquid) but vapor takes up much more space than liquid and pressure is bound to approach dangerous levels.
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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