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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
A higher compression would be more suitable to run on ethanol.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Bow -- It's probably that 9.5:1 compression ratio. Alchohol likes high compression.
Edit: Like cRiPpLe_rOoStEr says.
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yup... I did a metric $hit-ton of research before I swapped the 240SX to E85 in 2007... I had a healthy car with a healthy motor... I dropped in some 370CC injectors (from a Nissan SR20DET) and filled it up... its been running like a raped ape ever since... I put a wide-band O2 on it and had my Nissan ECU tweaking buddy in the passenger seat doing some real-time ECU monitering, he couldn't believe how "Stock" the fuel/timing maps looked. he leaned the ecu out a tad more than stock and I've been running it ever since.
I know higher compression is better for economy, but when I pull the 240 out, I'm not worried about Eco-driving...
The built engine, with the individual throttle body injection and 11:1 CR on E85 should be a scream to drive in a light chassis.