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Thread: Ethanol free gas for car/truck
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10-02-2017, 02:40 PM #1
Ethanol free gas for car/truck
Anybody use it and why? Just starting to do my homework to see what's the deal with it. It's grown in UT big time it seems.
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10-02-2017, 03:06 PM #2
Ethanol is added to gasoline, so ethanol-free is, well, gasoline. Its gas prior to the corn lobbyist and environmentalists got involved with the EPA. Bottom line, there is ZERO good to consumers, about ethanol blended fuel.
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10-02-2017, 04:10 PM #3
If you can get it, run it. It's worth the $$. You'll most likely see lower fuel consumption, especially in a boat where the RPMs are higher at a constant load. Ethanol dilutes gasoline, takes more fuel to make the same sized bang in the cylinder. Pure gas will give more power with less fuel. (However, ethanol has a higher octane rating then gas. Pure ethanol is around 116 octane race fuel) Plus, ethanol and rubber do not mix. Eventually we'll all be replacing our fuel systems.
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2017 Supra SA 400
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10-02-2017, 04:56 PM #4
E-fuel will absorb moisture if you vehicle sits.
Modern motors have internals that support the E-fuels. I keep it far away from my Chevelle motor.
I’ve read about the better fuel consumption, but you have to offset the cost for those trying to save $$.
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10-02-2017, 05:01 PM #5
The only part they can't make compliant is any rubber fuel lines. They have ethanol resistant rubber, but it too will rot away. There's a few companies in the go fast car world working on synthetic materials but not having much luck.
And yes, thank you for mentioning the water absorption of the fuel... forgot about that for reason.Overkill is underrated
2006 Supra 24SSV Gravity Games- traded but never forgotten
2017 Supra SA 400
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10-02-2017, 05:58 PM #6If you can get it, run it. It's worth the $$
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10-02-2017, 06:08 PM #7
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10-02-2017, 08:14 PM #8
Yep, what MLA said. All a flex fuel car is, is a vehicle with a special sensor that can sense the amount of ethanol in the fuel. Since it takes more E85 to make the equivalent bang in the power stroke than just straight gas or a blend, it needs to know the amount so it can tell the injectors to fire longer.
Overkill is underrated
2006 Supra 24SSV Gravity Games- traded but never forgotten
2017 Supra SA 400
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10-03-2017, 01:35 PM #9
Getting gas in my wifes car I noticed the cap say E85/Gasoline, is that telling me it's actually a flex fuel car but don't say it with a fancy decal?
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10-03-2017, 02:25 PM #10
Probably so.