I was also hashing over the idea of running E85 since there is so much of it here in Illinois. It appears problems arise if the car sits for long periods of time.

I am going to get Scott the build number for the pistons and we will see if there is enough to give the pistons a haircut to drop the compression down a few points.

The head gaskets are Cometic and a thicker gasket can be used but its $$$$.

Who knows maybe a 200TW tire will hold the power coming out of a corner? If not there are stickier tires out there to allow for more throttle.