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I have never ran it, i was told by several gm mechanics that you cant use it in older cars. The car needs to be richned up in order to use it (due to it beign a hotter fuel) i guess thats the best way to put it. So if you have a newer car that can run it you wont be saving alot of money. Seeing how the motor is running rich its burning more fuel. I believe i got this right Im sure someone will chime in and correct me if im wrong.
E-85 is Ethanol fuel. Regular gasoline is allowed to be up to 10-15 percent Ethanol I believe now, so if you're running regular gas you may be running a 10 percent ethanol blend to begin with.
E-85 is Ethanol fuel. Regular gasoline is allowed to be up to 10-15 percent Ethanol I believe now, so if you're running regular gas you may be running a 10 percent ethanol blend to begin with.
They do but I think what he is asking is can you run just ethanol. You can run it but you are going to have to make sure that your fuel lines can handle the alcohol in the fuel then you are going to have to make the computer to put more fuel in the engine. Because you need more of it to get proper combustion.
They do but I think what he is asking is can you run just ethanol. You can run it but you are going to have to make sure that your fuel lines can handle the alcohol in the fuel then you are going to have to make the computer to put more fuel in the engine. Because you need more of it to get proper combustion.
Well I thought the format was for the number after the E being the percent fo the fuel that is Ethanol. E-85 is 85 percent ethanol, so E-10 would be ... well, normal gasoline these days.
Well I thought the format was for the number after the E being the percent fo the fuel that is Ethanol. E-85 is 85 percent ethanol, so E-10 would be ... well, normal gasoline these days.
The OP needs to clarify what he meant.
Yes it does stand for the percentage of ethanol, but the ethanol in regular fuel can be up to a 10% mixture of ethanol. So you may be getting 10% or 5%. The only reason it is in there is to try to keep fuel prices down. But try is the key word there.
As the OP (original poster?) my question is -- is anyone using the E-10 Blend in their TPI 305 motor?
I know the E-10 -- E-85 relates to the % alky in the gas.
I also know that E-85 requires mods to the fuel system to allow for the corrosiveness of the alky.
The new "Flex Fuel" cars have sensor that tells the computer the mix of the fuel in the car and adjusts the injectors shot accordingly.
Hot Rod Magazine recently (within the last year) did an article on modifying to run E-85 or pure alky as a race fuel. I believe the article stated E-85 octane equivalent of 105.
Sorry so windy - but I was wondering about running the cheaper E-10 in the 85 Z28 -- that’s all
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Originally Posted by InfernalVortex
Well I thought the format was for the number after the E being the percent fo the fuel that is Ethanol. E-85 is 85 percent ethanol, so E-10 would be ... well, normal gasoline these days.
Well yes, but Im saying that you most likely have 10 percent Ethanol in your regular gasoline already. Congress passed some regulation permitting gasoline to contain up to 10 percent ethanol. If ethanol is cheaper than gas (usually is) they "water it down" with it to make it cheaper.
The only thing Im unsure about is whether or not Premium gets Ethanol in it. It might just be regular grade. Might want to ask the dudes at the station.
In Iowa, we have had "Ethanol" for years and years. I'd say over 25. On the gas pump, it states it is a blended fuel. The unleaded is 87 octane, the Gasohol is 89 octane. I have ran it for years and years and never had any mechanical problems. When it first came out, it did a great job of cleaning the fuel system, meaning, you had to change your gas filter up to 3 times a week. But after a while, everything got flushed out and things were normal. I have not done any mileage checks to compare the two, but friends have told me they get 1-2 mpg more with straight unleaded over gasohol. I run it all the time in both my TPI cars. #1 for slightly more octane, and #2 we get a tax break and the gasohol is cheaper than the unleaded. In your case, less mileage for a higher price might determine what you do. Like mentioned before, it is not guaranteed to be 10%, it may be more or less and will vary tank to tank. I have no reservations on running it in all 5 of my cars.
I ran E10 (gasahol) exclusively in the '57 and my other cars starting in 1982. Never had any problems with it.
It's harder to find E0 than E10. As stated, it's the oxygenate used in gasoline these days. Good luck trying to find out exactly how much it is, though. In Nebraska & Iowa, they push it pretty hard in an attempt to boost the corn market (terrible waste of cropland, there are better crops out there to produce the sugar).
