Quote:
Originally Posted by fooddude
What happens if your car is tuned for e85, then all of a sudden due to some unforeseen circumstances (like during a far roadtrip, or middle of the late night, or driving to a far away track day, or driving out of state, etc., etc.) you find yourself needing to fuel up in an unfamiliar or remote area but can only find reg gas...will your e85 tuned car still run on reg gas in case of emergencies? If not, then an e85 tuned/running car seems like a big hassle and handicap.
Also, anyone know where to get e85 in south orange county ca?? I see there's 1 in fullerton in one of the previous links; but a bit far.
|
You get a Pump gas tune and an E85 tune. Or you can buy a flexfuel kit.
Check E85prices.com they update and add stations as they come online.
Quote:
Originally Posted by w00t692
You know what's lacking in here? A sweet shot of the pump showing the beautiful octane rating of E85 
Also it's 2.89 here |
FYI, that Octane rating was proven to be incorrect years ago. It's really 95-96 AKI if when they're mixing it with 87 AKI Gasoline. It will be less now that many refineries use 85 AKI blendstock. The Gasoline portion can significantly bring down the octane rating.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis
Really pathetic thing is that there are much better crops to grow for fuel than corn. There are grasses that yield a far higher energy factor.
|
Yes but they cost far more to refine. Growing it is only a small part of the cost of Alcohol. Sugar is easier to distill than Corn(which contains starch). Corn is easier than cellulose (Switchgrass). POET has a cellulose plant and they recently bragged about getting their distillation cost to around $2.5x per gallon. By comparison, the cost to distill Sugar and Corn is about $1.30-$1.40 a gallon depending on feedstock prices.