04-30-2017, 03:28 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: stl
Posts: 139
Thanks: 5
Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts
|
bike build
Anybody want to take a guess how many miles I'll get to the tank with my bike?
kawasaki zx10r build. - YouTube
stock engine, e85, 10psi 
|
|
|
|
 Today
|
|
|
|
Other popular topics in this forum...
|
|
|
|
|
04-30-2017, 08:01 AM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
one of thOOOse people
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: the cloud(s)
Posts: 293
Thanks: 0
Thanked 81 Times in 66 Posts
|
On E85? 6mpg, maybe 15 if kept to the speed limit.
|
|
|
|
|
04-30-2017, 12:25 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
It's all about Diesel
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Posts: 12,571
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1,627 Times in 1,452 Posts
|
Running E85 on it with the stock engine? Man, in my country the folks already freaks out about the E25  |
|
|
|
|
05-01-2017, 03:33 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: stl
Posts: 139
Thanks: 5
Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Running E85 on it with the stock engine? Man, in my country the folks already freaks out about the E25 |
Well with 12.7 to 1 static compression and 10 psi from a turbo I don't really have a choice, either that or c16 fuel. E85 is cheaper, so I took that route. |
|
|
|
|
05-03-2017, 10:42 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Ivins UT
Posts: 213
Thanks: 2
Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts
|
From what I understand, you can get about 25% improvement running ethanol ONLY if you have compression ratio in the 14's!?! I'm trying to get my vehicles to around that compression and with torque cams to try increasing low end torque and fuel economy!! I also want to see about making my own fuel!!
|
|
|
|
|
05-03-2017, 12:35 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
It's all about Diesel
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Posts: 12,571
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1,627 Times in 1,452 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by nemesis
Well with 12.7 to 1 static compression and 10 psi from a turbo I don't really have a choice, either that or c16 fuel. E85 is cheaper, so I took that route.
|
With that static compression ratio you could try ethanol even without the turbo  |
|
|
|
|
09-16-2017, 03:13 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Lurker
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: India
Posts: 3
Thanks: 0
Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post
|
From what I understand, you could get about 25% improvement strolling ethanol ONLY when you have compression ratio within the 14's!?! I'm seeking to get my cars to around that compression and with torque cams to attempt increasing low give up torque and gasoline financial system!! I additionally want to peer approximately making my personal gas!!
|
|
|
|
|
09-16-2017, 10:35 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
It's all about Diesel
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Posts: 12,571
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1,627 Times in 1,452 Posts
|
Some dedicated-ethanol cars in Brazil resorted to high-compression pistons in order to achieve that. But actually there were other models with lower compression which ran well on ethanol. BTW one of the engines still regarded as the better suited to ethanol, the Renault-based Ford CHT engine, had a 12:1 compression ratio.
|
|
|
|
|
02-01-2018, 01:34 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Lurker
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 27
Thanks: 2
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
|
Interesting build. How's the performance though?
|
|
|
|
|
