I wish my truck ran on E-85

[CarDude]

Check this out...

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?...MPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

 

[Bone]

Check this out...

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?...MPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

Just remember there is a trade-off. Ethanol has less energy than gas. So you will not get the same results for MPG.

 

[DenOfThievz]

Just remember there is a trade-off. Ethanol has less energy than gas. So you will not get the same results for MPG.

Not a bad trade considering you're investing in good old US of A farmers instead of psychos in Iran and Venezuela.

Correct, a 20mpg car on E-85 might drop a couple mpg (no more than 3 or 4 tests show), but with the quoted 80-90 cent cheaper per gallon E-85 is, you're still at minimum breaking even if not actually ahead. The only real difference is you might have to visit the pump 1 more time in a month or more.

Ethanol kicks ass!! Everyone ought to be using E-10 in their cars that don't require premium gas at the very least if you're serious about getting off our oil addiction and/or polluting less.

I'm using E-10 in my commuter car (it's not Flex-Fuel), and E-85 in my Yukon. Iran and Venezuela can kiss my azz! :rock:

Incidentally, My Yukon only drops about 3.5 mpg on average. Less when I'm not harassing the ricers around town too much. Not a big deal.

 

[CarDude]

Yeah...it would be great to know I am only using 15% fossil fuel.

 

[FSTJACK]

E-85 has 67% of the energy that gasoline has by volume.
Your MPG will be Approx 67% lower.
If you are getting 12 MPG with gasoline you will get 8.04 MPG with E-85.
Alcohol fuels are very hard on fuel system components.

 

[DenOfThievz]

E-85 has 67% of the energy that gasoline has by volume.
Your MPG will be Approx 67% lower.

Wrong - at least for my experience running E-85 in my Yukon anyway. My mileage dropped by less than 20%.

And I think you meant to say the MPG will be 33% lower anyway, not 67%.

The E-85 fuel is to be used in cars designed for Ethanol and are warrantied to handle it.

E-85 would only be a problem for those fuel systems which are designed for gasoline only.

 

[Stingray]

Wrong - at least for my experience running E-85 in my Yukon anyway. My mileage dropped by less than 20%.

And I think you meant to say the MPG will be 33% lower anyway, not 67%.

The E-85 fuel is to be used in cars designed for Ethanol and are warrantied to handle it.

E-85 would only be a problem for those fuel systems which are designed for gasoline only.

I think it's about 2-3mpg less for GM trucks that run E85. And your right about the car design. The whole fuel system including the injectors are different for E85 vehicles.

In the Chicagoland area the $ difference between E85 and conventional is not that much. It's been costing some owners more to use E85!