Webb kills E85?
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Racer
Joined: May 2008
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From: Quad Cities Iowa
Webb kills E85?
I just got a quote from A&A on their S/C kit with 80# injectors to support E85. I'm worried about the availability of E85 in the future. I live in a city of over 400k, and there are only two gas stations that carry E85. This city is in middle of the most productive corn country in the world too.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va wrote a bill that would end the Federal subsidy for corn-based ethanol. If this bill is passed, no station will carry E85 because the lack of demand due to E85 costs.
Do you think it's safer to stick with 91 octane 100% gasoline / 93 octane E10 and run Methanol (washer fluid) injection? Anybody else worried?
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va wrote a bill that would end the Federal subsidy for corn-based ethanol. If this bill is passed, no station will carry E85 because the lack of demand due to E85 costs.
Do you think it's safer to stick with 91 octane 100% gasoline / 93 octane E10 and run Methanol (washer fluid) injection? Anybody else worried?
Last edited by tb30570; Mar 21, 2011 at 09:13 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: East Coast fl
....on an 80lb reputable injector, this won't be an issue. Rescale/tune and your good to go. Now, if you were running a 160lb injector,...and going from e85 to pump 90's.....it'd be a lot harder to reflash and idle properly. Could be done though.
Hoping E85 sticks around...
Hoping E85 sticks around...
Drifting
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Even if they get rid of it at the stations we should still be able to order it from racing fuel companies I would hope. (yea i know that would suck but its better than nothin)
Le Mans Master
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From: Metro Detroit Michigan
If you're in corn country, look around for some legal private fuel distilleries. A friend of mine just just found one, and switched from pump E85 to largely pure ethanol. He wasn't looking for more power, but it allowed him to remove the intercooler and keep the same power.
I think the price was about the same, but I don't know whether government subsidies were involved.
I think the price was about the same, but I don't know whether government subsidies were involved.
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Drifting
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still na for now and would never go back unless I had too. Road coarse w 356 whp and 212-220 water and pump and w 460 whp never over 205 and e85 
I went 397 miles at BIR w af getting into and I know way too lean 14's ( should be mid 12's na) Engine never missed a beat. Stock bottom end and 117k miles.
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