Can This Really Be A Possibility?
02-27-2015, 04:24 PM
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02-27-2015, 04:34 PM
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I don't care my car runs fine both ways the sky didn't fall yet
02-27-2015, 04:45 PM
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My cars run fine on E 10. Still, I'd like to see the mandate end if for no other reason than to get government out of private business and catering to special interests making them billions in profits at my expense.
02-27-2015, 04:49 PM
#4
Team Owner
I don't run ethanol blended gas so I don't have an opinon one way or the other.
02-27-2015, 05:54 PM
#5
Le Mans Master
Couldn't have said it better.
02-27-2015, 09:38 PM
#7
My understanding is the corn used to make ethanol is not edible corn, it's field corn. Supposedly some corn that is used in some processed food is same. From what I understand it's basically a load of crap and is all speculation in terms of it affecting food corn prices.
While I'm stuck in CA and I hate the stupid 91 and Feinstein as well I do recognize e85 is a performance fuel. It's used in many cars with extreme engines/timing like the c7r race car in the Tudor series, and favored by people with turbo 4 cylinders. I don't think it should be banned or anything. The main issue to this is a 20% reduction in mileage for an average performance car vs premium, that is where the real draw back lies IMO, besides requiring hi pressure fi system etc. I'ts also not that much cheaper than premium and hard to find e85.
I wish the country took mandates like that a little more seriously before trying to impose them on us.
While I'm stuck in CA and I hate the stupid 91 and Feinstein as well I do recognize e85 is a performance fuel. It's used in many cars with extreme engines/timing like the c7r race car in the Tudor series, and favored by people with turbo 4 cylinders. I don't think it should be banned or anything. The main issue to this is a 20% reduction in mileage for an average performance car vs premium, that is where the real draw back lies IMO, besides requiring hi pressure fi system etc. I'ts also not that much cheaper than premium and hard to find e85.
I wish the country took mandates like that a little more seriously before trying to impose them on us.
02-27-2015, 11:36 PM
#8
Drifting
My understanding is the corn used to make ethanol is not edible corn, it's field corn. Supposedly some corn that is used in some processed food is same. From what I understand it's basically a load of crap and is all speculation in terms of it affecting food corn prices.
The main issue to this is a 20% reduction in mileage for an average performance car vs premium, that is where the real draw back lies IMO, besides requiring hi pressure fi system etc.
I wish the country took mandates like that a little more seriously before trying to impose them on us.
The main issue to this is a 20% reduction in mileage for an average performance car vs premium, that is where the real draw back lies IMO, besides requiring hi pressure fi system etc.
I wish the country took mandates like that a little more seriously before trying to impose them on us.
20% reduction in fuel mileage. Really, alcohol has about 70% of the fuel value that gasoline does so the mileage reduction would be 3%
I wish you would take the question more seriously before dismissing the facts.
02-28-2015, 12:24 AM
#9
Melting Slicks
Really, not edible corn and not affecting food prices? They feed the corn to cattle and WE eat the cattle.
20% reduction in fuel mileage. Really, alcohol has about 70% of the fuel value that gasoline does so the mileage reduction would be 3%
I wish you would take the question more seriously before dismissing the facts.
20% reduction in fuel mileage. Really, alcohol has about 70% of the fuel value that gasoline does so the mileage reduction would be 3%
I wish you would take the question more seriously before dismissing the facts.
02-28-2015, 07:25 AM
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Race Director
When it comes to gas we're stuck with what's ever is available and what ever the price on the pump is. The price is more volatile than the product. Which IMCO comes down to we really have no input at all. If you want to drive your car you have to buy what's available at what ever the posted price is and if you're not paying cash expect to pay more. 
02-28-2015, 10:20 PM
#12
Burning Brakes
We have 93 oct. ethanol free available here.