[DeTomaso] Jay Lenos E85 powered Vette

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

I realize most of you are only joking about this, but-we actually tried it 
and had trouble with commercial 10% alcohol in gasoline in CA. Adding alky 
changes the density of the fuel, and the 11:1 engine not only wouldn't start on the 
starter, it pinged and pre-ignited at fast-idle, not from low octane but from 
leanness- apparently the stuff wouldn't flow thru the idle jets in enough 
quantity to keep the motor running and ran awful on the main jets. If you want to 
be 'greener', figure on a lengthy rejetting session and probably some timing 
changes if the engine has been at all changed from stone-stock. At the end, it 
may be worth it if there's lots of stations around your area, but if not, 
carry a flashlight, tools, jets and a notebook on the 'plain-gas' tune and the 
'e-85' tune, if you're on the road. Mr Leno doesn't seem to drive very long 
distances- usually flying in & borrowing someone's car if he goes out of downtown 
Burbank, and likely has a good towing service included on his fleet insurance 
policy. Good luck- J DeRyke
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