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Fuel test: 10 gallons of E85 today in my Tahoe..
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:39 am
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:39 am
New gas station near me had it and I put in less than half a tank to test it out.
Reset all the parameters to get an idea of mpg over the next week.
Send prayers.
Reset all the parameters to get an idea of mpg over the next week.
Send prayers.
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Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:40 am to LSUAlum2001
How fast will you be driving though?
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:40 am to LSUAlum2001
MPG will go down considerably. Power will go up. I’ve looked into converting my weekend car to run it. Can get to over 800whp easily but my fuel economy will cut in half to around 6mpg which just doesn’t work for me since there’s only a few stations with it in my area.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:41 am to LSUAlum2001
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Tahoe
Lol you’ll go from 11mpg to 7.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:42 am to LSUAlum2001
Should i try this in my Bentley Flying Spur?
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:42 am to LSUAlum2001
ethanol is such a joke
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:43 am to LSUAlum2001
Gas station near me sells ethanol free, thats how I usually roll
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:44 am to ScopeCreep
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Power will go up.
Yeah, you don't understand how this works. E85 doesn't provide any power boost. It allows one to retune and use more aggressive timing and a:f to boost power.
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 8:45 am
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:45 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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How fast will you be driving though?
this is key, if speed is less than 100mph the numbers will be skewed
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:45 am to LSUAlum2001
Screw the gas, sounds like somebody just got a Swirl World
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:45 am to tLSU
So power goes up, yeah? Tell me more about what I don’t understand. Please.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:47 am to ScopeCreep
He told you he put in 10 gallons and was going drive around. You responded that his power will go up. Is that true or false?
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:51 am to fallguy_1978
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ethanol is such a joke
Only thing this should be used for is making whiskey
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:52 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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How fast will you be driving though?
Anywhere from 40-75, depending on traffic.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:54 am to LSUAlum2001
Too slow. You need to get up around 100 to overcome the wind drag.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 8:54 am to tLSU
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Yeah, you don't understand how this works. E85 doesn't provide any power boost. It allows one to retune and use more aggressive timing and a:f to boost power.
A "flex fuel" vehicle has an inline sensor that allows the ECU to read alcohol content of the fuel. The ECU then adjusts timing/AtF accordingly, and then will retard based off knock sensor readings.
There is a small bump in power, but for a stock NA tahoe I doubt it's very noticeable.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 9:02 am to fallguy_1978
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ethanol is such a joke
What makes it a joke? Its renewable and sustainable. In a perfect world, all of our consumables would be renewable and sustainable.
The mandates and the subsidies? Yeah, those are a fricking joke. The government doesn't belong there.
If I had the land I would grow sugar cane and power my gasoline engines for free. Would save my family $400 a month in fuel cost
Posted on 1/2/20 at 9:03 am to Zanzibaw
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Screw the gas, sounds like somebody just got a Swirl World
Only if half the flavors worked it would be the GOAT. Especially now since you pay a base price. It sucked when they weighed it
Posted on 1/2/20 at 9:04 am to nola000
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What makes it a joke? Its renewable and sustainable. In a perfect world, all of our consumables would be renewable and sustainable.
Ethanol production is worse for the environment than if we just burned regular gas. It's become a political football though.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 9:04 am to ScopeCreep
Power goes up when using more ethanol ? Please educate me,I am an apt pupil.
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