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E85?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:29 am
by thendawg
Any chance of adding E85 or E98 as a fuel type in the final game? I know you guys aren't primarily in the US, so Im not sure how much you have seen about what can be done with E85, but basically, in a nutshell, you end up with lower combustions temps (200-300*F lower sometimes) along with somewhere between a 105-110 research octane, all for the price of 87 or 89 pump gas. Esp on FI cars, alot of people see pretty large gains (upwards of 15%) on the same boost level compared to 91/93 pump gas due to increased knock threshold and lower temps. The only downside is, similar to methanol, its stoich ratio is in the mid-upper 9's so roughly 30-35% more fuel is required compared to standard leaded/unleaded fuels. I dont know how difficult this would be to add in, but it would be awesome if possible :)

Re: E85?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:03 pm
by Killrob
That would change engine calculations quite a bit, and while it probably will be in the game at some point, we won't be able to make that happen for release. It's a very interesting option though!