Jim Aggas

Was wondering if ethanol from a home distillery would be a good octain boost with the proper mix in a 2012 gt

Bert

I think it would be more cost effective to drink it or sell it and buy 93-octane gas with the money saved or earned, LOL

Jim Aggas

I run 93 Already. But since gallons of this first run undrinkable moonshine is available. Or poured out. It would be a idea. A good idea ? Don't know

Jim Aggas

I know there are guys out there that know the ins and outs out ethanol. Help a guy out

Bert

I don't know all the technicalities, but I'm pretty sure our Mustangs are set up to run up to 10% ethanol max, or maybe 15%.

More than that can be done, but it requires major re-tuning; as I understand it the air/fuel mix needs to be a lot richer with higher ethanol content.

Cavero

If you pour an entire 750 ml bottle into a full tank of E10, it's only going to raise the percentage to 12.5% so it's probably safe if the '12 can handle 15%.

If you wanted to go E85, I found an article on LMR on how to convert to E85, which definitely agrees on a tune but also needs the fuel system upgraded so the ethanol doesn't eat the rubber
https://lmr.com/products/convert-coy...ithout%20issue.

houtex

Like I said in that other thread, pretty much not gonna put homebrew in any engine I run, 'ceptin' lawnmower or maybe a diesel... something that won't much care the quality of fuel and will still run. These computer cars won't much like experiments and it'd be pretty costly to have it do bad things(tm) to 'em. They ain't like an ol' 289 or such, and definitely doing head work isn't like those days.

For what this paranoid person's perspective is worth... probably $1.03 a year...