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Fueling for straight e85...?

Oldschoolmk7

Oldschoolmk7

Go Kart Champion
Location
Yonder
E85 is $1.59 per gallon versus $2.69 for premium where I live. Really if you add back in the extra $1.10 per gallon savings and use that to buy more corn you are really not losing as much mpg's versus pump as you think. ;). Just filled up around e75. Smells so much better than pump by far. Trying to be green and catless... lol.
 
Mk7GTl

Mk7GTl

Go Kart Champion
Location
USA
Oldschoolmk7 said:
E85 is $1.59 per gallon versus $2.69 for premium where I live. Really if you add back in the extra $1.10 per gallon savings and use that to buy more corn you are really not losing as much mpg's versus pump as you think. ;). Just filled up around e75. Smells so much better than pump by far. Trying to be green and catless... lol.
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What does your injector and fuel pump duty cycle look like on E75?
 
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Auditech

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
MARYLAND
Does anyone know if there are any active e85 stations in the tri-state area (MD, DE, PA)? I've gone to 3 so far using google searches to find stations and none of them actually carry it anymore
 
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Coolrunning39

Go Kart Newbie
Location
Denver
Just bumping this good ole subject back to the top.

I’m getting ready to run a full E85 set up on my 15’ S3. I currently have all the good bolt-ons running a triple UM tune. Bluewater Performace in Denver will be adding the Precision Motorworls port injection kit with 1200CC injectors, walbro 450lpfp, and UM software and fuel sniffer.

We’re at 5200++ elevation with only 91 octane in Denver so I’m excited to get a healthy bump from the set up.

I’ll keep anyone posted that is interested!

-cost is about $3,800 all-in
 
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Xdpker

Ready to race!
Location
USA
Oldschoolmk7 said:
E85 is $1.59 per gallon versus $2.69 for premium where I live. Really if you add back in the extra $1.10 per gallon savings and use that to buy more corn you are really not losing as much mpg's versus pump as you think. ;). Just filled up around e75. Smells so much better than pump by far. Trying to be green and catless... lol.
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Jesus, you lucky SOB. At $1.10 / gallon savings, you're actually saving money by running e85 assuming a 2 mpg hit. Where I'm at, it's about a 50 cent difference. Did the calculations and I'm spending an extra three to four bucks per fill-up using an e25 mix.
 
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zoominms3

Ready to race!
Location
Buffalo NY
Oldschoolmk7 said:
E85 is $1.59 per gallon versus $2.69 for premium where I live. Really if you add back in the extra $1.10 per gallon savings and use that to buy more corn you are really not losing as much mpg's versus pump as you think. ;). Just filled up around e75. Smells so much better than pump by far. Trying to be green and catless... lol.
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Up from the dead.
OldSchool any updates long term on running such high ethanol content?
e50 seem to be optimal still?
have you ever logged any parameters such as AFR?
 
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