Blueox
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this.Maybe the E85 works in the 60's vehicles that dont run on emissions stuff and everything isnt electrical for the fuel system but put it in the 80's, 90's, and so on vehicles that do run off electronics and see what it does. Same goes for the E15, they simply werent designed to run ethenal in the fuel. Sure they run off the 10% mix but anymore then that, your asking for problems and fast. Vehicles arent human and there "system" adapts to changes over time by slow changes. But they will act the same as in you put something in it that wasnt meant to be there, you will pay the price, same as a human.
We are putting corn in our tanks and off our tables and less land every year to be able to provide corn for our every second growing needs.
SO.....WHY?? Why would you even want to do it. Worse mileage. Risks associated with the damage that ethnol causes. Maybe not for a couple years to several thousand miles but it will happen if you do not upgrade the fuel systems. Again I ask WHY? Nothing to gain but a lot to lose.I don't understand the fear of Ethanol. E-15 isn't going to hurt anything in older cars. There are people on E-85performance.net that are running E-85 in 60's car with stock fuel tank, lines, etc with zero problems.
+1, I run it in NOTHING.this.
plus NEVER let any E-fuels sit in lawnmowers or atv's or anything...
People run it in their antique pulling tractors from the 40's-60's for more power, of course it requires extensive mods to the carburators to flow the quantities of fuel required to actually make more power. 300' at a time economy is minimal enough to just make it a joking matter.SO.....WHY?? Why would you even want to do it. Worse mileage. Risks associated with the damage that ethnol causes. Maybe not for a couple years to several thousand miles but it will happen if you do not upgrade the fuel systems. Again I ask WHY? Nothing to gain but a lot to lose.
Now if you are looking for perfomance, with some massive mods, Ethanol can produce massive power but only after extensive (and expensive) mods.
I run E-85 in my ATV, let it sit for months at a time w/o any sort of fuel treatment. Never draws water, carb never gums up, fuel lines don't melt--all stock fuel components in place. All I did for the swap was jet up significantly. Quad runs cooler and picked up a noticeable amount of power from the fuel swap alone. Been running corn in the quad for 4 years now.this.
plus NEVER let any E-fuels sit in lawnmowers or atv's or anything...
What kind of quad?I run E-85 in my ATV, let it sit for months at a time w/o any sort of fuel treatment. Never draws water, carb never gums up, fuel lines don't melt--all stock fuel components in place. All I did for the swap was jet up significantly. Quad runs cooler and picked up a noticeable amount of power from the fuel swap alone. Been running corn in the quad for 4 years now.
2000 Honda 400ex poked and stroked to a 440 w/11.3:1 compression and a 2005 Honda 450R carburetor on it. Getting bumped up a skosh in displacement and compression soon--going to be a 13.5:1 450.What kind of quad?
All of my toys are old enough they have an open tank vent... so they can have at all the humidity they want to the fuel. Combined with low compression by design and you have a no-start situation frustratingly often.
Todays gasoline is garbage, it's basically a bunch of solvents and crap mixed with very little actual gasoline.I like gasoline in my tank. The more pure the better.
IMO that statement is retarded.The BTU is the only bummer, the lower fuel economy. IMO the power gain the fuel offers offsets the lower mileage.