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Originally Posted by Jeff Beckman
Anyone tried this? Any luck/advice? Thanks, Jeff
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Good mojo....
2 things, E85 is not always 85% ethanol. In the winter or colder months (or probably depending on where you live ?) It gets blended different.
Its well 85% Ethanol and while not so corrosive to aluminum oxide coatings (**** that reminds me I forgot to drain my sons dragster carb after last season...ooooppppssss) It will still affect some seals, just pay attention to what you do in your fuel system.
Its killer for stupid compression motors ,and like all alky it likes water as in attracts it. So be careful with letting it sit, you can check the specific gravity if you are that anal , and I do know people who do that keep it around and in their cars.
My 72 Twin Turbo Hemi Challenger project was going to be E85, now Im tearing the motor down to build a DP engine out of (a spare bottom end) but its cool if you setup for it.
Its kinda "the best of both worlds" as it were you can get it at the pump and run 14:1 slugs
Or stupid boost.
Economy not so much , you will get about 1/2 the mileage from the ehthanol , so if its 85% ethanol 42.5 less mpg.....That was one thing I was worried about how much fuel to carry