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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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Got a friend that called me tonight and asked about alcohol fuel. He bought a race car that has a 355 Chevy and has no carb or distributor. i told him that I haven't messed w/ alcohol fuel cars but knew they are modified to run on alcohol. Do you still have to put a specific "alky" carb or can you just slap a Holley on it? I figure he could slap a Holley on it and run race fuel.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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The gasket & seals need to be ethyl alcohol compatible. Jets need to be large(r). Metals in the system (lines, tank, castings, etc) should also be errosion resistant for long term use.
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The carb is typically modified to alter the idle circuits, power valve metering, boosters, emulsion tubes & many other items.

For E85 you may be able to tweak a stock carb & get by, but for methanol, you better plan on getting a specific carb for that usage.
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Ok,thanks for the input.
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