phxcobra

oh, i was referring to Mopar Jimmy's knee jerk response. There are owners here running E85 for a couple years without issue. If you have access to E85 and you want to bump compression or go FI, E85 is the ticket. If you're worried about resale value or mpg get a Honda.

Captain Z

Any benefit to using Methanol injection with E85? I know busaetr is going to try it...anyone else with any experience or recommendations?

Gering

fperra

Just so you all know, government substities have just been eliminated. Lets see how that affects the prices.

JoesC5

Where did you read that? If true, it's great news. In Missouri, the retailer has to sell E10 in reg and mid grade(but not premium, but he can), but if the price of pure gasoline is cheaper then the ethanol, he can then sell pure gas, and not the E10 crap.

If the ethanol price goes ski high, then I suspect most stations in Missouri will start selling 100% pure gasoline. If a few stations start selling 100% pure gas cheaper then the E10 stations, they will be forced to sell 100% gas to stay competitive.

fperra

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...it-theres-more

JoesC5

Looks like they will be soon replacing the $.46/gal subsidy with a $1.01 subsidy, going from corn based to non corn based ethanol. Always a catch.

"What the industry doesn’t want to see, however, is an end to a separate tax credit for ethanol made not from corn but non-foodstuffs like switchgrass, wood chips and even the leaves and stalks of corn.

Known as cellulosic ethanol, no one is selling it just yet due to its higher R&D and production costs. But the industry hopes to soon, and the production tax credit is up to $1.01 per gallon."

maxgee

old thread I know.
I have an 02 C5Z. Swapped in bigger injectors (rebuilt GTPs), changed PCM P59, added in flex sensor and connected the harness to P59 computer.
used Hptuners to enable Flex fueling.
Still fine tuning and running great!

lt1z

It depends if you keep the compression and cam choice to a point where it is still drivable on pump gas but just makes more power with flex fuel and E85 in the tank or if you go all in and run 12.5:1 + and pretty much need to have the car on E85 at all times. I wouldn't go E85 only if the car sees much street duty.