E85 on NA 383 lt1
For me in Florida its a no brainer. Sometimes since I drive the car everywhere E85 may be impossible to get. So I am doing flex fuel. I just hope I can keep the dash lights from looking like a Christmas tree using a truck program.
Why does he keep insisting that the Ethanol will corrode something, yet, in 10 years of using the fuel I show absolutely no corrosion evidence anywhere?
Also E85 doesn’t cause the gunk of injectors, it’s the reaction of oil mist on the TIPS of the injectors with E85. Run a good catch can to keep oil most out of your intake and it will take care of that as well. I’ve only had to clean my injector tips of gunk maybe twice over the 10 years.
It really is a no brainer to switch to E85 if it’s readily available in your area, the mileage argument is almost moot comparing 93 octane gas price to E85 price in most areas, as the spread is usually more than 30%. If modifying your engine with performance upgrades, fuel pump, injectors, and tune all need upgrading anyway, might as well just upgrade to a size injector that supports the E85 flow requirements, then it’s no extra cost.
Also E85 doesn’t cause the gunk of injectors, it’s the reaction of oil mist on the TIPS of the injectors with E85. Run a good catch can to keep oil most out of your intake and it will take care of that as well. I’ve only had to clean my injector tips of gunk maybe twice over the 10 years.
It really is a no brainer to switch to E85 if it’s readily available in your area, the mileage argument is almost moot comparing 93 octane gas price to E85 price in most areas, as the spread is usually more than 30%. If modifying your engine with performance upgrades, fuel pump, injectors, and tune all need upgrading anyway, might as well just upgrade to a size injector that supports the E85 flow requirements, then it’s no extra cost.
Teching In
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Its amazing how misinformed some are! First E85 dispels water! Why do you put heat in your tank? To remove water! Heat is alcohol!
I run E85 and have for more than a year. Twin Turbo 5.3L in a 95 Sonoma. 1,044 hp at 16lb boost! The water that most think is so bad keeps
the engine cool and knock free! Almost all fuel system parts made in the last 10 years are alcohol friendly! There are several countries like Brazil
where all you can buy is a E blend and they are getting better service from there vehecles! Alcohol burns cold and heat is the enemy of all engines
and transmissions! Here 93 oct is 3.45 gal. E85 is 2.05. Don't take a rocket scientist to figure it out! phase separation process, lol the sloshing keeps it mixed.
I run E85 and have for more than a year. Twin Turbo 5.3L in a 95 Sonoma. 1,044 hp at 16lb boost! The water that most think is so bad keeps
the engine cool and knock free! Almost all fuel system parts made in the last 10 years are alcohol friendly! There are several countries like Brazil
where all you can buy is a E blend and they are getting better service from there vehecles! Alcohol burns cold and heat is the enemy of all engines
and transmissions! Here 93 oct is 3.45 gal. E85 is 2.05. Don't take a rocket scientist to figure it out! phase separation process, lol the sloshing keeps it mixed.
Last edited by chevydarrell; Oct 22, 2018 at 10:37 PM.
Staging Lane
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Ethanol like most alcohol will absorb water. "Dry Gas" used in gas with water contamination or fuel line icing in the North is mostly alcohol. E85 has been available about 20 years now. What happened in the beginning doesn't happen as much now. Manufacturers are making more replacement parts compatible with higher levels of ethanol. Ethanol is a solvent it's not for most marine and small engine applications,