I.v been reading and checking part#'s on my fuel pump and other parts and i think the only thing i will need is the quick fuel meetering blocks. Just curious if anyone has tried to do it without them?
What is the allure? From what I have been reading, you pay 15% less, but get 25% less miles per gallon!!! Of course, the octane rating is pretty good...Most of us probably care more about octane than mpgs... But again, what is the allure for a daily driving vehicle?
Yeah, I was afraid, after I posted that, it might become political. I guess these guys are using it for racing. And honestly, $2.40 a gallon 110 octane RACING FUEL sounds like a pretty good deal... It is just the guys buying the FlexFuel cars and using it that boggles my mind. I guess it FEELS green burning E85 instead of dinosaur bones...
You can run the higher compression - up to 14:1 and get much more power than you get with a 10:1 compression ratio on gas. If you are running the higher compression you can get very close to the same milage as a lower compression engine gets with gasoline. You could sure get more fun for the dollar!
the problem with e85 is that its not so great on the longterm reliability of parts. it has a tendency to eat away at metal components over a looong period of time.
I believe you have E-85 confused with methanol. There is no methanol in E-85. E-85 uses anhydrous ethanol.
Try these For a quick rundown of e85 carbs check this out http://www.mustangandfords.com/techarticles/mufp_0708_car_gasoline_ethanol/index.html and you can check out the national ethanol vehicle coalition here for some of the commonly asked questions http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/faqs/range.php it is currently unavailable in my area otherwise I would readily convert over to it.
I would too. I remember the last really high compression engine I built - 1968 when you could get high octane gas at 120 octane. The sound of the engines is completely different and the power is .. well almost lost.
Thanks for the links. Some interesting reading. Looks like for best results i will either buy a wideband or just go to a shop and buy some dyno time.
Ok Everyone, My Wife just bought a Mini Van (trust me She bought this mini van, if you knew How I feel about those things you'd know I didn't make That decision. Anyway it is Also A Chevy Uplander ( another strike for me) but at least not a mopar van no offence anyone but they have tranny issues)but anyway we found out after we decided to buy it that it is a Flex fuel car , We filled it up last night on e85, . Someone please tell me, is it true the gas mileage is worse? what is all this political undercurrent.. please note I am the guy that throws the cardboard boxes in the regulartrash instead of the little green box on the curb. Anyway should ee bother with E85 or not , it is available pretty easily at a local Grocery store chain gas pumps.
Your van can be our test mule. Say 5 tanks of E85, 5 tanks of regular gas. Throw an extra tank of regular gas in between to wash out the mixture. Report back when you have results.
You will just need to try it out....figure your gas mileage....figure the cost....and let us know how it works out.
Well I will see whaat I can come up with guys, It has an on board computer.. if I can figure it out it tells average miles per gallon, I don't know what the dealer had in it , but the manual says to fill with at least 5 gallons of what ever type of gas at a time to allow the system to adjust to the difference, I will see what I can find out and let you guys know. I will start a new thread in this section
