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12-06-2019, 03:46 PM | #21 |
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Re: Using 85 octane fuel
Methanol is cheaper to distill than ethanol and a lot of it comes from natural gas these days. NASCAR and Indy racing no longer use the methanol. They use a blend that is closer to E85 now. They get around 3 miles to the gallon though so the pit crews stay busy. Methanol is toxic enough that it's not used all that much.
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12-06-2019, 10:07 PM | #22 |
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Re: Using 85 octane fuel
Anyone with a new flex fuel vehicle that wants to use E-85 take note that the engine life will be cut to only about 65,000 miles. So, there is no savings. It's a waste any way you look at it.
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12-07-2019, 05:00 PM | #23 |
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Re: Using 85 octane fuel
I had the same problem with a vehicle that had run on propane for 40K miles. It was starting to lose compression at 80K even though it was converted back to gasoline but the damage was already done. E85 was sort of a flash in the pan. I haven't seen it offered around hear for quite a while.
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12-07-2019, 08:53 PM | #24 | |
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