E85 fuel conversion...

[plum500]

Just wondering if anyone on here has done it, to a Charger, or anything else - or has first hand knowledge of such a project. I've been hunting around the net for info, and while it is certainly not a project to take lightly - it does seem fairly straight forward. Replace rubber fuel lines, new fuel pump, larger carb jets (~30-35% bigger), and after balancing out all the effects of burning the alternate fuel, timing advance seems to settle around 3 degrees or so. One of the biggest concerns seems to be vapourization - especially in the cold, but for a summer/nice weather hobby car not driven in the weather, cold starts shouldn't be a problem. Not that there aren't some straight forward fixes for that either.

Stuff has an octane rating of anywhere from 100-105.

I believe a Mopar slant 6 actually has a good reputation for easy conversion.

Anyhow, I'm certainly no expert, just throwing it out there....

Edit:
Well, whadda ya know... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4960160624800856816&q=charger+dyno&hl=en

[Rocky]

I don't know much about it, but I do know that Edelbrock just came out with a E-85 carb that might make things easier.