FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
$2.32, E85 - $1.99 and falling.
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$2.20 in Colorado Springs. I stopped running E85 because it's now cheaper to run gas - never thought that would happen!
FlyboyJ, do you have a flexfuel vehicle? Is there a difference in gas mileage you see running the E85 vs. standard gas?
Pretty cool! I do notice the octane difference and on hot days NO PING!that's cool! We build all types of motors here at JR Motorsports where I work, from stock rebuilds to all out race motors (sprint cars, late models, drag cars, etc.). We have more and more customer coming in wanting to build E85 motors. I was curious on your mileage. E85 has a much higher octane rating, so customers are running more compression on E85 motors. We have some really cool combos being put together. One of my fellow employees is getting ready to build a 438 stroker with a Procharger that has been calculated to make over 1100 HP on E85, on a 9.5:1 motor! Pretty cool!
It actually will depend on how much you loose on your milage when comparing the 2. I'm getting 35 mpg with the kit installed running gasoline. When I run E85 I get 28 to 30 MPG. Right now its more economical for me to run gas until E85 goes below about $1.60 but gas is falling much quicker.Yep, our customers are more concerned with the higher octane rating than any savings at the pump, but with the E85 you have to run more volume so I do not know if you save all that much really.