Smelling from E85?

[airrick]

Yea just think about it. Didnt you sometimes smell gasoline when you were still petrol.

[ermax]

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

Only smell it on cold start and backing out. This stuff is addicted. I kept telling myself - "Ok, this is my last E85". Five tanks later and still getting high on corn vapor..

It would be hard to go back that's for sure. Right now it's been a pain logistically because I have to drive to another part of town for it but the station right by my house is in the process of getting it and will be complete in October some time. I'm in Florida and it's already hesitating to start in the mornings but I found a fix for this on the forum that I am holding off on appling until I really have to. I hate flashing this car because it runs like a pile of shit for 200 miles.

I'm loving E85 though. Best bang for the buck (free) mod I've ever done on a car. Especially on our car with the dreaded dip.

[robotleader]

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

Only smell it on cold start and backing out. This stuff is addicted. I kept telling myself - "Ok, this is my last E85". Five tanks later and still getting high on corn vapor..

do you have to run a tank of regular gas thru once in a while?

[ermax]

Originally Posted by robotleader

do you have to run a tank of regular gas thru once in a while?

I’ve read people saying you should to get the detergents that come in 93 but I don’t see why they would put detergents in 93 and not in E85. I would think ethanol in itself would be a good solvent.

[fang_gt86]

Originally Posted by robotleader

do you have to run a tank of regular gas thru once in a while?

I usually switch back to 93 after fifth tanks.

[guybo]

I was on E85 for about 5 months before my accident in May. When I got my new block and heads I went back to 93 for a few thousand miles and I missed E85. Now I'm back on the corn, I just could not stay away. I love that smell, and I love torque. My car is catless and the car smells of E85 a lot, even on the highway sometimes.

I think that the extra detergents in gas are for cleaning your engine BECAUSE you are on gas. It burns and creates a lot of carbon deposits, E85 burns much cleaner. With E85 you don't need those detergents. My tailpipe is cleaner now (yeah after only about 1000 miles on it) and what I've read from people who have done engine break downs (86 and other cars) the engine is a lot cleaner internally too. You just don't get the carbon deposits

[stlgrym3]

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

I usually switch back to 93 after fifth tanks.

how many tanks of 93 before you switch back to E85?

[Somerandom18]

Originally Posted by ermax

Speaking of E85, anyone else get super annoyed at people who use the pumps as parking spots? In Florida they typically only have two pumps running E85 and it seems these end up being everyone’s favorite parking spots. Errr

I get so annoyed... Sitting there patiently waiting for sweet corn and someone just zooms in front.. to get regular gas.

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[Lantanafrs2]

Race trak gas station down the street from me has at least 6 ethanol pumps. Convenient lol

[fang_gt86]

Originally Posted by stlgrym3

how many tanks of 93 before you switch back to E85?

About the same amount.