Can I run E85 in my '06?
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Can I run E85 in my '06?
I would have to say no simply because it is not advertised to be able to do so...
you need a different filter to run e85 correct?
anything over 10% will probably clog up the filter and possibly chew through non-silicon fuel lines.
You also need high compression to get any respectable power from e85... turbo would be recommended.
have you tried? i want to hear from someone that tried this and if it messes up the car what did it do?Quote:
Originally Posted by xtreme 2
You need an adaptor kit. and a tune to make it worth while but your gas mileage will go down.
Also, it won't clog your filter. Almost all of the local gas stations have 15% and the gto is fine w/ it.
ummm 15% vs 85% EtOH are worlds apart...
Nope... I haven't... Wouldn't want to risk ruining a car just to see if it worked... I have converted a Diesel Engine Car to run Cooking Oil, but that's it...Quote:
Originally Posted by B1rdbrain
I wouldn't even want to run E85. Less milleage, more land dedicated to fuel instead of food drives prices of food up. Screw ethanol. The only place I want ethanol is in my belly :)
didnt you hear we can clone food so we dont need land lol but anyway you would need bigger injectors to i believe, i know a few k-series guys doing highcompression all motor builds using e85 but they needed to use a lot bigger injectors because it takes more fuel to runQuote:
Originally Posted by ontarian_frog
Best thing about Ethenol is reducing dependence on foreign oil.
But what do you do when you are driving through and you run out of fuel and can't find an E85 station? Gonna just fill up with regular gas?
yea.Quote:
Originally Posted by xtreme 2
i always wondered thatQuote:
Originally Posted by xtreme 2
well if you run it low enough, the e 85 will dilute out and not cause any problems.
It will eat your fuel lines. You need a kit like previously recommended. Also, the majority of the corn used for Ethanol is deemed un-edible so it is not increasing food prices.
yeah but they are now dedicating whole fields just for ethanol production. These fields were once used for food.
I don't think there is a conversion kit for E85. If there was it would be costly. Everything from the tank to the engine would need to be replaced, maybe not the tank itself but every connector, line and fitting. When E10 was released as a standard, it wreaked havoc in the marine industry with engines that were not suited for it. Everything from breakdown of the tank itself, to disintegration of fuel lines, to release of accumulated water and deposits. Many people spent thousands to retro fit their boats, some had to buy new engines. Therefore I would certainly not experiment with E85. Alternative fuels and fuel cells are the future, not E85. E85 will be like a VHS soon.
E85 does have it's place, however I believe it's simply interim solution for gasoline engines.
Saab made a pretty bitchin' e85 motor a couple years ago. "Flexfuel" turbo motor (can't remember size, but it was an i4)... 197hp on e85... Though saab is notorious for using shopvac sized turbos.
Now thats silly, its the rubber lines if you have any.Quote:
Originally Posted by AveoRob
The marine industry is entirely different from auto industry.
OK Sappy, then why don't you try E85 and report back to us. So you are telling me it is only the rubber? You don't have any gaskets anywhere in you fuel system? Shall I go on. Obviously you have no clue. So go ahead, try it. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by sappy96
I will have my wife find the site she found about converting to e-85.
Honestly I would run it in my silverado but I don't think it has the timing table for e-85
E85 is less volatile than E10 or E15. Normal timing is alright. Like said previously, E85 eats gas lines, tank liners, gaskets...etc. Unless the vehicule is E85 rated, don't use E85. Is this so hard to understand?Quote:
Originally Posted by sappy96
Converting a NON Flex Fuel vehicle to run on E85 ethanol can be accomplished by nearly anyone for under $400 and under $600 including additional high performance parts to increase MPG . This article demonstrates the steps I took to convert my 2001 Ford Explorer Sport to run on E85 .
.The basic issue with running E85 on non flex fuel vehicle is that Ethanol contains slightly less energy than gasoline.. you need about 10%-30% more fuel running through your injectors for the vehicle to run on E85 . If you just try and run E85 in a vehicle not designed to run e85 what happens is your Check Engine light will come on , your cars computer is telling you that the vehicle is running lean ( not enough fuel- and that is what will cause engine problems). That is the single largest problem to over come and backyard mechanics do everything from drilling out their carburetors to changing fuel injectors sizes but there is a far easier way using a product that is used and Government approved in Brazil (which has more Flex Fuel vehicles on the road than any other Nation)
http://e85vehicles.com/converting-e85.htm