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Tom Wesenberg · 12-30-2011, 10:03 PM

My friend has a newer car that is flex fuel, so just for the heck of it he tried a tank of E-85. He said the price difference wasn't worth the drop in fuel economy and power. I've also heard of a few guys that used E-85 on a regular basis in their flex fuel pickups and cars and had to have their engines rebuilt with less than 70,000 miles on them.

I wouldn't even use the crap to clean parts because it leaves a sticky residue.

12-30-2011, 10:03 PM	#9
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: E-85 ??? My friend has a newer car that is flex fuel, so just for the heck of it he tried a tank of E-85. He said the price difference wasn't worth the drop in fuel economy and power. I've also heard of a few guys that used E-85 on a regular basis in their flex fuel pickups and cars and had to have their engines rebuilt with less than 70,000 miles on them. I wouldn't even use the crap to clean parts because it leaves a sticky residue.