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alcohol in cars is wondrous stuff 
theres a couple of people in the states running 100% ethanol in top alcohol funny car (Mark Thomas) and the setup is the same as for methanol
Any aluminium that will come into contact with the alcohol should be hard anodised to reduce the risk of corrosion, as mentioned rubber hoses can perish - aeroquip stuff is good to use with alky though
compression ratio can go pretty high very easily, we run 13.5:1 but you can take it up to 15 or so naturally aspirated, for a blower motor around 11:1 (static compression) is a good base line, the blower will obviously increase cylinder pressure when the engine is running
you planning to run carb(s) or injection? Doc Claydon used to run his street eliminator '41 Willys on straight alky first with a Hilborn 4 pot then moved to dual quads
regards ignition 30-34 advance for blown alky is good
this is all in drag race spec, it's what I know
dunno how much it would differ for street use
theres a couple of people in the states running 100% ethanol in top alcohol funny car (Mark Thomas) and the setup is the same as for methanol Any aluminium that will come into contact with the alcohol should be hard anodised to reduce the risk of corrosion, as mentioned rubber hoses can perish - aeroquip stuff is good to use with alky though
compression ratio can go pretty high very easily, we run 13.5:1 but you can take it up to 15 or so naturally aspirated, for a blower motor around 11:1 (static compression) is a good base line, the blower will obviously increase cylinder pressure when the engine is running
you planning to run carb(s) or injection? Doc Claydon used to run his street eliminator '41 Willys on straight alky first with a Hilborn 4 pot then moved to dual quads
regards ignition 30-34 advance for blown alky is good
this is all in drag race spec, it's what I know
dunno how much it would differ for street use
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