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Jimi, here is more info on the use of E-85. I wouldnt use it in my Challenger until I personally had experience with it, and talked to other people who have used it in vintage cars like our Challengers. You can also blend it with gasoline at a richer rate of gas like 1/2 e-85 and 1/2 gas. This would reduce the corrosive nature of alcohol. remember alcohol carries it's own oxygen molecule with it, gas doesnt, this is why alcohol corrodes even when the component is submersed. You would think, I'll keep the tank full so no oxygen, no corrosion right? Wrong, alcohol doesnt 'work that way'. Read on.. http://www.megamanual.com/flexfuel.htm by the way Jimi, I am being super safe in my recommendation on your car, it's just too damned gorgeous to "experiment' with until you get more info regarding that descision

I am gonna use a 65/lb/hr/ flow rate. Whats my projected HorsePower? BTW, I'm gonna answer my own question here. 550-600 H.P. Max with that flow rate and a 10:1 Air/Fuel ratio, which would be just fine with me. Torque will be 550-600 same as the H.P. actually. Smooth idle, .580-590 lift cam, solid flat tappet, no more than 300 duration, more likely a 295 duration/.540 lift ,(I have 1.6 ratio rockers so multiply by 1.6 instead of 1.5), so .540 lift would be more like .590. This way anyone can utilize it in their vehicles and still make good power with a bobweight of a 340 factory motor, should rev very quick and make gobs of torque!

In my best Carl Sagan voice "billions and billions"

fal308 wrote:In my best Carl Sagan voice "billions and billions"

What colour should I paint this thing?

blue metallic is the colour i want to use on mine... I believe that would be cool to the black paint on the car... NOT red! That's so chevvi like! silver is nice, or black... But in your chally i believe hemiorange like your engine IS, is a real nice colour combo or even the best actually!

Nice choices Jimi. I want to give a "factory appearance" to this plant when done. Think 400 4 barrel dual snorkel air cleaner, Chrysler blue,(turquoise) or street Hemi orange? Do you think a 'sleeper' plant would be cool?

YEAH man! I believe chrysler blue with factory look on outside with that air cleaner would be awesome!

orange too would be nice, but blue is more unusual(?)

Chrysler Blue or Street Hemi Orange? I like em both what to do?

We can start a vote if you like? I think i vote for chrysler blue!
That would match the red paint on the car nice & it should do that nice factory look you want also! What does everybody else think?

I think because your engine in the chally already is street hemi orange, it may be a nice change for you to have blue?

Thanks Jimi. A vote would be cool. BTW, the engine is not going in my Challenger. It may end up in another Challenger though, if I can sell it to one of you guys!( It would be perfect in Barc's RamCharger Dodge Truck 4x4)

Damn, i should buy it... But why is everybody so quiet? No vote yet? come on... (Are they still drunk from yesterday?)

Jimiboy wrote:Damn, i should buy it... But why is everybody so quiet? No vote yet? come on... (Are they still drunk from yesterday?)

Either that or they look at me as a pathetic mastersquirter

I'm with Jimiboy, on the engine paint!

Real engines are Hemi Orange.

But not that dirty brown colour MP calls Hemi orange these days. The proper stuff like what Bill Hirsch sells.

Yeah, hemi orange is nice! But what ever Ed decides, i think it is cool as long as it is not chevvi red (My 340 is painted red, and i hate it)

Roland has a special mixture of that street hemi orange that looks real nice on his engine, i believe it was from a volkswagen or something

Hmmm... 2 for blue and 1 for street hemi orange.. You other guys, dont be afraid to leave a oppinion, this is a VOTE! (where is Raven?)

OK, either the Hemi Orange or the Vintage Chrysler blue,(actually a 'turquoise' colour hue), I dont know the proper name for it. And I'll do what Dave suggests, no baby poop brown, Bill Hirsch's stuff really any good? I see his ads all the time.

airfuelEddie wrote:Bill Hirsch's stuff really any good? I

Hell yeah. Real nice stuff that can be brushed or thined and sprayed. Best match for the original colour I have ever seen.
Goes far too. The tin I have has painted 2 x 383s plus my 440 and I still have a half a tin left.

My vote is blue also. Though if I had the money to buy it, it wouldn't really matter what color it was as it would end up mud brown in my RC See www.buchananmudfest.com for photos (no photos of my truck in there)

fal308 wrote:My vote is blue also. Though if I had the money to buy it, it wouldn't really matter what color it was as it would end up mud brown in my RC See www.buchananmudfest.com for photos (no photos of my truck in there)

Thanks Barc, I really love that old Willy's 4x4 with the wooden stake sides! Blue or Torquoise it is!!With a black wrinkle air cleaner! It will 'appear' like an 'old mans' Chrysler engine. My God, I am an ol man

airfuelEddie wrote: Blue or Torquoise it is!!With a black wrinkle air cleaner! It will 'appear' like an 'old mans' Chrysler engine. My God, I am an ol man

Lucky you don't plane to keep that engine then....

(Then somebody else will appeare like an old man and not you...?)

Thanks for the tip Dave! I'll order some Bill Hirsch's Chrysler "Corporate" blue. I hope I didnt piss off any non-R/T engine owners! Jimi, The best thing about being 'old' is you can blame everything on your laxatives, pluto water, geritol, preparation H!!

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I went from fascinated to impatient in about 16 seconds! LOL!! Oh well you get the idea. Orange or blue?

I guess it depends what it is going to be fitted into.