E85 ethanol fuel?

[1994Vib.RedGT]

I have started to notice that some stations are beginning to carry E85 ethanol fuel which are supposedly for the flexible fuel vehicles, this E85 fuel is a little cheaper than regular gas and is 105 octane, my question is would this fuel run in our cars or would it screw something up?

 

[AznStanger3v]

use your common sense on this one

 

[Mustangless]

http://www.e85fuel.com/information/ford.php

 

[Touring23]

Hhhhmmmm, this is interesting:

1 U.S. Gallon of gasoline contains 114,132 btu
E85 = 83,263 btu/gal
In an arithmetic sense, 1 volumetric gallon of E85 represents 73% of the btu value of gasoline.

Taken from the link provided above:
Source

 

[SeventyMach1]

I've never heard of anyone trying to convert to E85. To run this stuff, I would think you'd have to change EVERYTHING in the feul system, as it is pretty corrosive. I know the FFV's have special injectors for E85. I'm talkin' all the fuel lines, fuel pump, fuel tank ..... everything. Maybe in the long run, you'd save $$, though. The way oil prices are going, it seems like soon, mopeds will cost as much as a new car because of their economy.

 

[ES Stangin]

I work at a Chevrolet dealership and some of the Impalas and Tahoes we get in are flex fuel. They have a fuel guide in them and gasoline gets over 100-200 miles more per tank than with E85..

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

Your car would run horribly on it. E85 is much less volatile and it would make an untuned engine a dog.

 

[SeventyMach1]

I work at a Chevrolet dealership and some of the Impalas and Tahoes we get in are flex fuel. They have a fuel guide in them and gasoline gets over 100-200 miles more per tank than with E85..

They're getting more common.... Ranger's, Escape's, Taurus's....

I used to drive a Gov. van (Dodge Caravan) that was a FFV.... and now Chevy is into it.

 

[V8302stangs]

I'm interested in Ethanol, nobody sells E85 out here in CA tho most sell E10. Maybe some day I could open a gas station that sells E85 and converts vehicles.

 

[rockin_rick]

I've never heard of anyone trying to convert to E85. To run this stuff, I would think you'd have to change EVERYTHING in the feul system, as it is pretty corrosive. I know the FFV's have special injectors for E85. I'm talkin' all the fuel lines, fuel pump, fuel tank ..... everything.

From what I understand, this is right on...

FFV vehicles come with stainless tanks, and they do require larger injectors. So stock 19's would need like 30's. I believe that FFV vehicles have fuel sensors to measure the alcohol/ethanol content, and computers that adjust to match. Converting to E85 would be tough, and probably not worth it.

Rick

 

[V8302stangs]

Maybe not worth it today, but when I got my license back in 99, gas was $.99 a gallon for a brief time there. A three fold increase in five years means that the curren almost $3 a gallon will be $9 in just a few years.

 

[Kevin R.]

Hmmm..gas sucks.

How much are gas prices in Canada?