E85 fuel...is it a good thing???

[Parker]

SPANISH-RICE;223809 wrote:
what doesnt big oil own
big tobacco..

[SPANISH-RICE]

Parker;223921 wrote:
big tobacco..

but i bet their some kind of cuddle buddies

[bubba]

I used to think e85 wasnt a good thing... After a friend of mine tuned his car on it I saw some of the benifits... The higher octane means more boost over running premium... Sure race gas is better, but when u use the car for daily driving and going out of town, e85 seems like a better choice... I dont see very many places when u go out of town on a trip where u can fill up race gas whenever u'd be running low, however there's a lot of towns, even little ones that have e85 at the pump... I'd rather use that than either A) run out of gas or B) carry a gas can with race gas wherever u go... As for using much more fuel when running on e85... he didnt loose very many mpg

[SPANISH-RICE]

most people dont go on trip with their race gas tune. they run low boost and pump gas if need be

[bubba]

SPANISH-RICE;223994 wrote:
most people dont go on trip with their race gas tune. they run low boost and pump gas if need be

but thats no fun... i can think of a few situations where itd be handy to have all ur power, lol

[inspector01]

bubba;224002 wrote:
but thats no fun... i can think of a few situations where itd be handy to have all ur power, lol

Exactly, E85.

[bubba]

inspector01;224008 wrote:
Exactly, E85.

I know... that's why i said earlier i'd rather have that then race gas...

[bubba]

Well i know trevor is gonna flame me for this... but how good would e85 hold up to an all motor car? How much compression could u actually run with it compared to premium or race gas?

[Guest]

bubba;224021 wrote:
Well i know trevor is gonna flame me for this... but how good would e85 hold up to an all motor car? How much compression could u actually run with it compared to premium or race gas?

It is ~105 octane and is oxygenated (I believe) so whatever amount of compression you can run normally with 105 octane gas w/o knock/ping/detonation

[inspector01]

You could run basically as much compression as a conservative race gas. I have heard of guys planning on doing 13:1 but never seen it done. It is a big advantage for all motor if you build it with higher compression with the intentions of running E85.