To E85 or not to E85? That is the question

[bodam]

soooo tempted to get my tuner to update my tune for E85

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[SVT-DADDY]

I'd be running it if it were available in CT. The fuel mileage on this car is already terrible and who buys a GT for fuel mileage anyway.

 

[TT15GT]

Current mods: corsa sport cat back

Mods on the way: LT catless headers

Long term goal is to go FI. For now I'm looking to build the car in chunks. I'm fixing to order lt headers and I'm contemplating also going e85.

Should I switch to e85 now or go FI first then switch to e85?

Id say do it. If you dont have e85 really close get a 55gal drum and store at the house.t

 

[SVT-DADDY]

Id say do it. If you dont have e85 really close get a 55gal drum and store at the house.t

I wonder how long it stays good for?

 

[TT15GT]

Id say do it. If you dont have e85 really close get a 55gal drum and store at the house.t

I wonder how long it stays good for?

Just keep it off the ground and inside a building or garage and it should last a while. I store mine in my garage.

 

[moffetts]

I wonder how long it stays good for?

55 gallons would be turned over about every 2 weeks, so stability isn't much if an issue.

 

[Dosia]

Damn!!! From WOT or just because the shitty gas mileage?

Just shitty gas mileage. If I had a station on the way home I wouldnt care, but the one I have to go to is 20 mins out of my way. I usually run it for 3-4 weeks then run 91 for 1-2 weeks to flush and repeat.

 

[Bluemustang]

Just shitty gas mileage. If I had a station on the way home I wouldnt care, but the one I have to go to is 20 mins out of my way. I usually run it for 3-4 weeks then run 91 for 1-2 weeks to flush and repeat.

I do the same thing except I use 93 instead of 91.

 

[SVT-DADDY]

55 gallons would be turned over about every 2 weeks, so stability isn't much if an issue.

Not for my garage queen!

 

[JuRuKi]

I only got 150 miles from full till the low fuel light lights up (12.5 mpg). How many miles should I expect from a full tank of E85?

 

[TT15GT]

Not for my garage queen!

I drive my car on weekends if that. Go racing a few times a month. I keep a drum of pump e85 and a drum of e98 in garage. I spike the pump 85 with the 98 so i get a true e85. Less expensive that way. The 98 will sit for a few months before i go threw the whole drum and the it lasts.

 

[mikeD4V]

I only got 150 miles from full till the low fuel light lights up (12.5 mpg). How many miles should I expect from a full tank of E85?

That's right around what I'm seeing and I don't stay out of it. With more hwy it's been up to 14. Was seeing 16-17 with 93.

As someone else said, it's about $1 less per gallon (at least around here). Not sure how to embed the spreadsheet so you guys use it but here's a screen snip to show annual expenditure assuming 15k miles per year. Just found a $2.11 e85 gas station yesterday thanks to the gasbuddy app

 

[5.oh]

I drive my car on weekends if that. Go racing a few times a month. I keep a drum of pump e85 and a drum of e98 in garage. I spike the pump 85 with the 98 so i get a true e85. Less expensive that way. The 98 will sit for a few months before i go threw the whole drum and the it lasts.

How much is a drum and where do you get it?

 

[Terminator2]

I only got 150 miles from full till the low fuel light lights up (12.5 mpg). How many miles should I expect from a full tank of E85?

If you are at 12.5 on gasoline you are going to be at about 9 on E-85.

 

[TT15GT]

How much is a drum and where do you get it?

The drum i have the pump 85 in is a used ms109 drum my buddy had. The e98 is from glacial plains cooperative. We order a pallet of 4 which is 1200$ but we split it so its only 300$ for 55gals.

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