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I want to build the engine specifically to run on E85 and woodgas. Both call for increased combustion and advanced timing. I can put all I know about fuel injection electronic controls in a thimble and still have room. I don't know how the flame behaves during the combustion event in E85 as compared to woodgas. Lots to learn.
The Fordsix forum is good as well as a few other Ford sites.
I visited with the owner of the race engine shop yesterday. He said they could do the machine work and I could assemble the engine in their shop under their direction. When they rebuild an engine, it is balanced, blueprinted and everything.
My plan now is to build the gasifier and run the truck on a chassis dyno to see how much power it produces on regular gasoline and woodgas. There should be a 35% or more drop in horsepower on woodgas compared to gasoline. Then, build up the engine and run it on the chassis dyno again to see how much power it makes. Hopefully, we can regain most if not all the horsepower lost on woodgas AND be able to cruise on E85 as a fall back fuel.
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