I did talk to a guy a couple nights ago who is running E85 in a modified minivan.
He mentioned that it would run better with higher compression. He actually commented that a modified DIESEL engine would be great, because of the higher compression.
I just got a few items in from the library today, including an end of oil documentry, a moonshine book, and
ALCOHOL CAN BE A GAS, by David Blume. That book is HUGE and has tons of alcohol production and vehicle conversion information in it.