E85 locator app
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Dayton, OH
E85 locator app
I am looking for a reliable locator app for E85. I have found a couple of apps and checked out the stations but half of them did not have E85.
I can locate the ones near where I live and eventually the ones in a wider circle but when I travel it would be nice to have reliable information.
I am doing the conversion to flex-fuel so I can use gasoline if I need to but I would rather not.
Thanks!!!
I can locate the ones near where I live and eventually the ones in a wider circle but when I travel it would be nice to have reliable information.
I am doing the conversion to flex-fuel so I can use gasoline if I need to but I would rather not.
Thanks!!!
Racer
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Burleson TX
Gas Buddy is a good app. You can filter by fuel type so it will find e85 in the area. You can also put a trip in and it will show stations along the route. Helps to find lower priced fuel for your other vehicles when you are not just searching for corn.
Pro
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From: "Sweet Home" Alabama
Just curious, why would you want E85 in an older car such as a C6?
I live about 30 min from the Buc-ee's in southern AL off I10, they have 10 pumps that are 100% Ethanol free.
I use this gas exclusively for my truck/boat combination and for my 2013 427 every other tank.
I live about 30 min from the Buc-ee's in southern AL off I10, they have 10 pumps that are 100% Ethanol free.
I use this gas exclusively for my truck/boat combination and for my 2013 427 every other tank.
Racer
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From: Burleson TX
In a boosted car such as my ZR1 or a supercharged GS or Z06, e85 allows for more timing (ie more HP) due to higher octane, better resistance to detonation and for it's cooling properties. You can expect about 15% increase in HP for boosted cars. If you add other go fast goodies, you can see even more. Plus it is way cheaper then race fuel or even 93 premium.
Last edited by Whoop; May 24, 2021 at 09:30 PM.
Pro
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From: "Sweet Home" Alabama
In a boosted car such as my ZR1 or a supercharged GS or Z06, e85 allows for more time (ie more HP) due to higher octane, better resistance to detonation and for it's cooling properties. You can expect about 15% increase in HP for boosted cars. If you add other go fast goodies, you can see even more. Plus it is way cheaper then race fuel or even 93 premium.
Nothing I own is supercharged although my 2019 M2 Comp is turbo, I run 93 premium only of course.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2017
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From: Kearney Missouri
I use gas buddy since I run E85 in my F-150 5.0.
I noticed E85 prices sucked this weekend. I tried to fill up the truck and couldn't since the pump auto-stopped at $100.00.
I noticed E85 prices sucked this weekend. I tried to fill up the truck and couldn't since the pump auto-stopped at $100.00.
Last edited by dkpnkc; May 24, 2021 at 10:19 PM.
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Dayton, OH
In a boosted car such as my ZR1 or a supercharged GS or Z06, e85 allows for more timing (ie more HP) due to higher octane, better resistance to detonation and for it's cooling properties. You can expect about 15% increase in HP for boosted cars. If you add other go fast goodies, you can see even more. Plus it is way cheaper then race fuel or even 93 premium.
The supercharger has been on the engine for 9 years and has 14,000 or so miles so it is due for a rebuild. While it is being rebuilt I upgraded the bearings to ceramics and upgraded the volute to Ti. The impeller will be 7075 billet, with more bite (9/9) and better balance. With that and the bearings I can spin it to 62,000 RPM.
E85 is way cheaper than 110 octane race at $10 a gallon but on a miles per gallon basis probably not cheaper than Shell 93 which is what I burn now. It costs less per gallon but you get fewer miles per gallon.
I can drop the Meth too when I switch to E85.
Last edited by SteveJewels; Jun 6, 2021 at 05:47 AM.