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i dont mean to jack the thread but what about using E85 as an octane booster E85 itself is 105 octane
if mixed 50/50 with with 93 octane it comes out to be about 99 octane i have heard it is corrosive and hard on metal fuel tanks along with rubber but they are already set up to have to deal with atleast 10% of ethonal in most fuels already so my question is would it be safe to run as an octane booster as well?
if mixed 50/50 with with 93 octane it comes out to be about 99 octane i have heard it is corrosive and hard on metal fuel tanks along with rubber but they are already set up to have to deal with atleast 10% of ethonal in most fuels already so my question is would it be safe to run as an octane booster as well?
Originally Posted by 1994Z28Lt1
i dont mean to jack the thread but what about using E85 as an octane booster E85 itself is 105 octane
if mixed 50/50 with with 93 octane it comes out to be about 99 octane i have heard it is corrosive and hard on metal fuel tanks along with rubber but they are already set up to have to deal with atleast 10% of ethonal in most fuels already so my question is would it be safe to run as an octane booster as well?
if mixed 50/50 with with 93 octane it comes out to be about 99 octane i have heard it is corrosive and hard on metal fuel tanks along with rubber but they are already set up to have to deal with atleast 10% of ethonal in most fuels already so my question is would it be safe to run as an octane booster as well?
Originally Posted by GuitsBoy
In short, no. E85 requires a much richer concentration. Something like 9.5:1 instead of 14.7:1. Mixing it with gasoline effectively leans out your AFR thus negating any gains in octane.
unless you do something crazy like tune for it
Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
unless you do something crazy like tune for it
That being said, if ethanol pumps ever become commonplace in the northeast, Ill be one of the first to do the conversion.
