Ford has announced a way to increase gas mileage by 23% by raising compression ratios and injecting alcohol to prevent knock and this all for a mere $1300 per car. Maybe Ford has been browsing this board and discovered people here using methanol and E85. We should have gotten a patent.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...efriendly.html

 

LOL, aren't they slow on the uptake.....

 

Yes, very innovative... Way to go, Ford.

 

LOL give them a break. They're slow learners

 

Actually, Ford build this 11 years ago. They were ahead of what we have done here.

1998 E85 Ford 590-Hp Super Stallion
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ion/index.html

 

And look where they are today. At the head of the line for a Federal Bailout.

Sorry I'm so touchy with the F-word. My GF owns a Mustang and an Explorer, and I work on them more then my Evo.

 

this technology appears to be alot different than what most of us are running. i don't believe the injection supply needs to be filled all that often. intervals of more than a year if i remember correctly. i think the amount they inject is very small. i get all of the ragging on ford, but i'm sure no one on here is running the kind of compression they're talking about.

 

I don't know if you guys are aware, but Ford's model T was capable of running on ethanol or gasoline. It's not that the companies are behind on the times.

Also the alcohol injection is retarded, its much better to build a purpose built ethanol engine (high compression) to run straight ethanol, they have proven them to have the same mileage as a same displacement gasoline engine.

 

^How is that possible? You cant run the same size carb jets on gas and e85.
Ford is probably flirting with direct injection. You can run very low a/f r's and really high compression.

 

I think you need to see the news again. GM and Chrysler took Fed money. Ford has not.

 

Exactly. I'm not a Ford fan but it looks like they really cleaned up their act over the past few years. I don't know how their reliability is now but I heard it's better (not saying much). What I will say is that their interior's are a HELL of a better than before. GM's interiors are pure crap. They still use the same AC Delco radio design that was in my 99 S10, and even then it looked old and out dated even though it sounded good. Cheapo plastic everywhere. Believe me, Evo's interior is like a luxury car compared so the past 5 GM cars I've owns/rented.

Ford did they that they will be a bailout if GM or DC does go under because American car confidence would plummet.

 

All American car companies are dying because they make crappy cars and are behind the power curve. They need to be more innovative else they'll just all fall over and die.

 

Stop bashing American, overall its not a bad idea. Imagine that most of the cars will run with alcohol injection, and how much money you will save at the pump.

 

I agree that Domestic cars are crappy but they do make some real nice and powerful cars too. I always like the Vette. I think it's one of the most admire and beautiful car American ever made.

 

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