The Commstock Report - Spencer Daily Reporter
He said that he has been racing cars for 50 years and as such, has had very extensive experience with engines and fuels. He says that with a 406-cubic-inch racing engine that SUNCO petroleum racing fuel produces 50 fewer horsepower than alcohol. Gas engines run hot. The oxygen in ethanol makes the engine run cooler and extends engine life. The expert says that they haven't made an engine that would be damaged by ethanol for at least 20 years or longer and couldn't think of any component in engines today that would be harmed by ethanol fuel. They used to use brass floats in carburetors which could be sensitive to ethanol but the systems are all different now, using plastic and, he can't remember the last time he had seen that kind of carburetor. Ethanol is the lowest cost per mile molecule in the fuel tank. Antique vehicles such as Model Ts were made to run on alcohol, and as the expert said, they haven't made engines that would be harmed by ethanol since plastic and engines run cooler on ethanol, so it extends their life. So with ethanol you get more octane, more horsepower, a cooler engine which extends engine life, the lowest cost fuel per mile, a lower U. S. aggregate fuel cost, cleaner air, better corn prices and higher net farm income, reduced farm subsidies, a. Source: www.spencerdailyreporter.com
