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OARNGESI

05-20-2011 06:59 PM

E85

Any one set there truck to run on e85 the gas savings would be nice

OhOneWS6

05-20-2011 07:55 PM

Re: E85

There is no savings. Your MPG will decrease by about 20%.

Longhorn Man

05-20-2011 10:40 PM

Re: E85

you'll have to put on a butt load of miles to get any return in the cash you'll spend to get it ready for the fuel.
It was a step in the wrong direction, and is getting harder to find in my area. I know some places still have it all over the place, but it is going away. (and I was called an idiot when I predicted this 4 years ago on here)

GCncsuHD

05-20-2011 10:48 PM

Re: E85

As mentioned, the cash savings is negated by the reduced fuel economy. E85 only makes sense if you are building a high compression or high boost engine and need the higher octane rating.

Stocker

05-21-2011 01:15 AM

Re: E85

Quote:

Originally Posted by GCncsuHD (Post 4691525)

As mentioned, the cash savings is negated by the reduced fuel economy. E85 only makes sense if you are building a high compression or high boost engine and need the higher octane rating.

True. My oldest son built his MR2 for E85. Runs great but fuel mileage suffers....

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