Ok I'm getting more and more ticked every time I drive past a gas pump.  Its time to start thinking alternatives like E85.  Can you give us some more E85 content?  Like maybe how to build a motor to run on E85... I know it has a higher octane rating so how much compression should it run?  Are there differences in cam choices?  How about getting into the nitty gritty on how to convert a holley or edelbrock to E85... please no "you can get one already converted from..." type of answers.  What other tuning issues are there?  Like does E85 like more timing than pump gas?  We need technical content here.  I know that E85 has fewer btu's / volume than gas and that brings the mileage down but what happens when you optimize the vehicle to E85 vs flex fuel?  How about a miles per dollar comparison?  How about including content about where E85 stations are located and how to get one installed in your area if you dont have one?  Hell, how about an article about how to make your own ethanol?  Why not?  What kind of compression works with different boost levels would be great.  How about fuel system data on how to deliver the extra fuel, fuel lines, pumps, compatibility, etc.  What about covering EFI systems with multiple injectors per cylinder to keep up with the the demand from higher HP setups?  This is a great fuel for our hobby, hell, where else do two diametrically oppsosed groups like the greenies and gear heads agree?  We've only began to tap the potential of this topic.  

Wow that's alot of questions! I don't even know where to start answering.  

Dude, E85 ain't the answer. I've been telling people this for a while. Because of the E85 craze, the price of corn has gone through the roof. This in turn has driven up the price of anything that's made using corn. Which is pretty much anything at the local grocery store.

Then you have the problem of, if you convert your car to E85, where are you gonna buy it? E85 stations aren't that common except in a few areas.

Yeah, everyone's hurting when it comes to gas. The best thing you can do is make the engine you've got as efficient as possible. This means a really hot ignition system, tuning the car/EFI to get the best air/fuel ratio you can, adjusting your timing appropriately, maybe iunstalling a different cam that makes more vacuum (which helps fuel economy), and some other stuff.  

I also think it's pretty selfish to use food as fuel, when so many people are starving.  

Ug... not sure where to begin... wasnt trying to get all philosophical here.  Ethanol is part of the solution... just one piece of it... but it is part of it.  Currently, I've read, there is enough arable land in the US to feed us and substitute 25% of our petroleum energy needs.  Imagine what that alone would do for gas prices.  Combined with electric vehicles powered charged off the grid (I've read the current grid can handle it as long as they are charged at night), these two steps would virtually eliminate our need for imported oil.  Oh about food prices? We've been living in an era of farm subsidies since what? 1933?  I'm of the opinion it’s a good thing for farmers to finally be operating in an environment where they can earn an honest living.  Starving people?  You've got to be kidding me.  When was the last time you saw a starving person in the US?  Or are you saying the US should use its land to feed the world?  What are they using their land for?  ... now I'm feeling argumentative.  

Hell, how about an article about how to make your own ethanol?
Hell..thats easy!! Just ask some "good old boys" how to make some moonshine..and it'll burn better too!!