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intresting idea, but where do you get the E85? only like 500 stations in the nation right now. most are in mid-west farm country.
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Originally Posted by newyorkreload
intresting idea, but where do you get the E85? only like 500 stations in the nation right now. most are in mid-west farm country.
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Actually the performance shouldn't get hurt as much as the fuel economy- E85 has only like 65% as much energy per unit volume compared to gasoline, but at 105 octane I think you can run higher boost without detonation if tuned right on E85.
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Originally Posted by psoper
Actually the performance shouldn't get hurt as much as the fuel economy- E85 has only like 65% as much energy per unit volume compared to gasoline, but I think you can run higher boost without detonation if tuned right on E85.
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Originally Posted by bemani
You can get ethanol at home depot for $13 a gallon.
... i'll stick to my 3.50 pump gas for now...