E85 Fun with the VF39 in the Bay Area!

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Old 01-06-2010, 07:10 PM
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As gas mileage I get about

91 = 14 city 19highway

E85 = 10 city 16highway

The 91 gas station I usually go to is at $3.25

The E85 gas station I always go to is at $2.69

I'm not sure which is costing me more but E85 is way better than the pos we call 91 octane,

it's also very hard to stay off boost on E85 hahaha
Word.. e85 is the shiz!
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damn ed those are some great numbers, its a shame that we here in tracy there is no e85, but we do have 100 oct. maybe i need another tune ed!!!
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Old 01-06-2010, 08:14 PM
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ive been entertaining ideas about converting the A4 to E85 and have some fun. this is making it harder to ignore those ideas
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Old 01-07-2010, 10:58 AM
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I'm highly considering getting my STi tuned on E85.
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Old 01-07-2010, 11:03 AM
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Any more E85 pumps showing up in the area yet?
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I'm highly considering getting my STi tuned on E85.
just do it! u live close to one and we have 2 places to fill up on the way to tahoe
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i have been thinking of running E85 as well but dont know of any stations that have it around me.
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Old 01-07-2010, 11:54 AM
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just do it! u live close to one and we have 2 places to fill up on the way to tahoe
Yes I do want to. Just need to get some injectors
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just do it! u live close to one and we have 2 places to fill up on the way to tahoe
passing thru Citrus Heighst on Hwy 80, if you take the Antelope exit theres an E85 about 1-2miles down the road
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Bryan@GST(their Evo tuner) has been through 688 gallonsof e85(not a drop of 91 either since converting) with no fuel system issues. Only thing changed was his pump to a drop in 255walbro and some rc injectors(same set the whole time)

guys back east have been on this stuff for a lot lnger then us with no real issues. Only thing I have heard is some sludge issues forming around the injectors which is linked back to oil blowby. Catch can fixes that. I just hit 12k on e85 with over 400hp/400tq and no issues just swapped injectors and no signs of anything on or around them.
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Old 01-08-2010, 09:08 AM
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Yeah man, e85 sounds sweet. If they put a station up in santa rosa, I'll be game for sure.
ssteve, you know my brother vince with the silver vo right. he's thinking too.
If you are who I think you are, word up, iv'e seen you around. nice ride.
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Yeah man I know Vince. I think he's the one I took for a ride a while back? He's on EvoEmpire all the time. Thanks for the compliment, it's been almost a three year journey that's been damn expensive..

Rumor has it that there will be a e98 super station in Santa rosa sometime towards the end of the year I believe. Untill then I just fill up drums in Fairfield and pump out of my garage.
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Found a listing of E85 locations in California.

http://www.e85refueling.com/location...e=CACalifornia

Closest to Oakland area seems to be Hayward or Concord.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBlEwitU4Pk

E85 VF39 EQ = damn
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