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info on converting to E85?
Hi gang -
Wondering if anyone has heard of someone converting a Mustang so that it can run E85? There are plans to open up a station near my house that distributes Ethanol 85... -- Scotter 96 GT Vert |
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info on converting to E85?
Scotter wrote: > Hi gang - > > Wondering if anyone has heard of someone converting a Mustang so that it can > run E85? > > There are plans to open up a station near my house that distributes Ethanol > 85... Other than an octane boost, are you sure you would gain anything? I live in the corn belt and E85 is $.20 a gallon HIGHER than regular unleaded. Remember that alcohol is a commodity and the price could be more volatile than gasoline. Getting back to your question, for starters you would need a whole new set of injectors and they aren't cheap. |
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info on converting to E85?
In article >, Scotter wrote:
> Hi gang - > > Wondering if anyone has heard of someone converting a Mustang so that it can > run E85? Would be the usual.... seals, fuel lines, and other fuel system parts that can tolerate the ethanol content. In addition to that a wider range O2 sensor and perhaps new programing for the computer. To the person saying ethanol was higher... here in IL it's typically 40 cents a gallon less at the station I go buy occasionally that carries it. |
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info on converting to E85?
Brent P wrote: > In article >, Scotter wrote: > > Hi gang - > > > > Wondering if anyone has heard of someone converting a Mustang so that it can > > run E85? > > Would be the usual.... seals, fuel lines, and other fuel system parts > that can tolerate the ethanol content. In addition to that a wider range > O2 sensor and perhaps new programing for the computer. > > To the person saying ethanol was higher... here in IL it's typically 40 > cents a gallon less at the station I go buy occasionally that carries > it. Here in WI it's 95 cents less. I use it in my 04 Sport trac and I do get less miles per gallon but i get more miles per dollar(range). It's costs me $67 to fill the tank with gas and if I'm luck get about 375-400 miles range.Now for $75 I can fill the tank and three five gallon cans which gets me 540-570 miles. For almost a dollar less I'll drive the extra 15 miles to get it. I also have been running a test with E-85 for a while now as I run it exclusively in my Sport trac. Here are some amazing results. 1. After 4,000 miles the oil comes out just as clean as when it went in. CAT oil anyalsys says no HC, no Carbon, no metal. 2. I have more HP. On gas the dyno power to the rear wheels was 192hp, on e-85 it was 201hp at the same rpm. I just love this stuff and I love sticking it to all those mid east and oil companies *******s. Next up is my Jeep which currently is running on 50% e-85 50%gas. the only noticible odities were a few plugs "bridge gapped" with chunks of carbon. I have seen no failed seals or fuel lines and it has been well over a year. I spent 14 years as a drivability tech and the only real things that looks funny on the scan data in a much wider pulse width and everyonce in a great while it sets an 02 out of range code and I got a max rich limit code once as well. it's usually due to mitigating circumstances like towing, excesive idiling ect. I have a feeling that this will be like the 134a freon conversion controversy. In the beginning the SAE guys said replace everything not they say just drain and refill. the only things I know that alcohol attacks is aluminum and that still takes a while to eat up. Brazil has used alcohol in their VW's for decades and the carbs look like a sandblaster got to the float bowls but other than that I guess it was a great success. Anyone else here doing what I am doing???? |
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<snip> : I just love this stuff and I love sticking it to all those mid east and : oil companies *******s. <snip> Uh-huh. And when we've all been forced to convert to ethanol and we're at the mercy of the American agribusiness *******s -- or the same oil company *******s, once they take over the ethanol production and distribution industries -- who will be sticking it to whom then? Your car is always going to need fuel to run, and the people who make and sell the fuel that you can't live without are going to stick it to you, because they can. Good luck. Paul |
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info on converting to E85?
In article . net>, Paul wrote:
> Your car is always going to need fuel to run, and the people who make and > sell the fuel that you can't live without are going to stick it to you, > because they can. Just work on being able to utilize "dark energy".... or more practically for todays technology one can build an electric car and generate one's own electricity. Make one's own ethanol and use 100% ethanol. Convert to bio diesel and make it. All of course require good portion of land to grow the crops or put up winde turbines. |
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