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11-03-2006, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by promod1955
If it takes X amount of fuel on gas to go x amount of miles, and it takes x amount of e85 plus another 30% to go the same miles, is the e85 going to cost more then gas to go the same distance?
its to early and i dont feel like doing the math.....
its to early and i dont feel like doing the math.....
it aint cheap..Sorry but i dont know the gas prices in US, So let me tell you guys about the fuel prices here in Sweden.
98 octane gasoline cost 12sek/L = $1.68/L = $6.36/gallon.
And 104 octane E85 cost 8sek/L = $1.12/L = $4.24/gallon.
$4.24 and add 30% and you get $5.51
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11-03-2006, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by promod1955
racefuel? I was just wondering for a daily driving suv. no need for racegas in something like that. that would be silly.
so 93 octance here cost $2.19 right now. does anyone know what e-85 cost here?
so 93 octance here cost $2.19 right now. does anyone know what e-85 cost here?
I was just pointing out to the people that use expensive fuel that with E85 they dont have to mess with it... With E85 you can drive with high octane all time. Which is really nice...
11-03-2006, 08:10 AM
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I just checked, theres a texaco here that sells it for 2.19 also. so to go the same distance it would realisticly cost $2.85 with an extra stop at the station.
that being said $2.85 is a nice price for the benefits once you pay to get the car tuned for it. Road trips wouldnt be practical in that car however due to some states dont have it at all. if it became a common fuel and the price went down... it would be a good fuel to use, on top of helping the environment.
that being said $2.85 is a nice price for the benefits once you pay to get the car tuned for it. Road trips wouldnt be practical in that car however due to some states dont have it at all. if it became a common fuel and the price went down... it would be a good fuel to use, on top of helping the environment.
11-03-2006, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by promod1955
racefuel? I was just wondering for a daily driving suv. no need for racegas in something like that. that would be silly.
so 93 octance here cost $2.19 right now. does anyone know what e-85 cost here?
so 93 octance here cost $2.19 right now. does anyone know what e-85 cost here?
check here for availability and pricing http://www.e85refueling.com/
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11-03-2006, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by promod1955
I just checked, theres a texaco here that sells it for 2.19 also. so to go the same distance it would realisticly cost $2.85 with an extra stop at the station.
that being said $2.85 is a nice price for the benefits once you pay to get the car tuned for it. Road trips wouldnt be practical in that car however due to some states dont have it at all. if it became a common fuel and the price went down... it would be a good fuel to use, on top of helping the environment.
that being said $2.85 is a nice price for the benefits once you pay to get the car tuned for it. Road trips wouldnt be practical in that car however due to some states dont have it at all. if it became a common fuel and the price went down... it would be a good fuel to use, on top of helping the environment.
There problem they said right now was of course not enough ethanol, but im sure in the next few years it will be much easier to produce. Hmmm maybe a business opportunity here. 
11-03-2006, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by LS2Camaro
Awesome write up, now we need to see some Forced Induction with E85 fuel setups, should be able to run more boost as the octane rating is higher which will mean less knock. Im sure that someone has or is working on a Turbo E85 F-body.
Here is another post about E85
https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamometer-results-comparisons/594721-corn-powered-corvettes.html
Andy had done numerous cars from High compression 427's to boosted to Nitrous
Here is a twin turbo mustang that he did
http://www.rune85.com/turbocobra
I know that he has done corn powered procharged mustangs, vettes, and fbody's as well
11-03-2006, 04:17 PM
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question: E85s target a/f is 9.6 or whatever, right? So wouldnt we just able to to read our wideband and pretend like its running on gasoline to tune it? what i mean is that if 9.6 is 1 LAMBDA with E-85 then our wideband will show it as 14.7 and we can just tune it like were tuning gasoline. does this make any sense?
11-03-2006, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by TT Coupe
question: E85s target a/f is 9.6 or whatever, right? So wouldnt we just able to to read our wideband and pretend like its running on gasoline to tune it? what i mean is that if 9.6 is 1 LAMBDA with E-85 then our wideband will show it as 14.7 and we can just tune it like were tuning gasoline. does this make any sense?
11-04-2006, 09:32 AM
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so is this 30% more fuel needed under boost a proven number? i need to figure it out for injector sizing/ fuel pump sizing. im also not sure if the walbro pump is e85 friendly?
11-04-2006, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
Wont 85% Ethanol chew your fuel system to pieces as well as valve seals?
I added some more info here https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....45&postcount=2
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11-04-2006, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by TT Coupe
so is this 30% more fuel needed under boost a proven number? i need to figure it out for injector sizing/ fuel pump sizing. im also not sure if the walbro pump is e85 friendly?
11-04-2006, 11:31 AM
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Excellent information. I think I am going E85 next year, with a high SCR/DCR heads/cam setup to take advantage of it. Big power from taking advantage of the high octane and eco-friendly.
11-07-2006, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
Excellent information. I think I am going E85 next year, with a high SCR/DCR heads/cam setup to take advantage of it. Big power from taking advantage of the high octane and eco-friendly.
