Alcohol content percent
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
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Alcohol content percent
Curious for you guys running e85 and have access to logging, what percent of alcohol are you seeing at the pump??
Been running the same gas station e85 for about a month and the highest I've seen logging is 67.x percent.
Been running the same gas station e85 for about a month and the highest I've seen logging is 67.x percent.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Redondo Beach, California
Here in Cali the gasoline has 10% ethanol. Ethanol presents a serious water contamination problem in my opinion. I'd absolutely try to avoid ethanol if possible. I have a C6 and I have no idea what problem ethanol is for C6's and C7's. I can't think that'd it be good for the car.
For my 68 resto-mod with an all new everyting, I buy $10 a gallon racing fuel here in Cali that is alcohol free. I use this in my mostly storaged car. When convenient I plan to buy the expensive gasoline for the C6 since I don't want alcohol water corrosion in this car.
Why did I post in C7? I was looking for something in C7.
For my 68 resto-mod with an all new everyting, I buy $10 a gallon racing fuel here in Cali that is alcohol free. I use this in my mostly storaged car. When convenient I plan to buy the expensive gasoline for the C6 since I don't want alcohol water corrosion in this car.
Why did I post in C7? I was looking for something in C7.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Texas Hill Country
Anyways.........back to more educated programming.
Mine is typically always 74% but I have one station about 8 miles away that I fill up my C7 and 2015 6.2L 1500 truck (neither of which are Flex vehicles) so it stays consistent. I would imagine different states/brands/etc will vary. Also, winter blends have less alcohol so if people in your area don't use much E85 then maybe it hasn't run out yet in favor of summer blend...?
Mine is typically always 74% but I have one station about 8 miles away that I fill up my C7 and 2015 6.2L 1500 truck (neither of which are Flex vehicles) so it stays consistent. I would imagine different states/brands/etc will vary. Also, winter blends have less alcohol so if people in your area don't use much E85 then maybe it hasn't run out yet in favor of summer blend...?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Cincinnati OH
I'm seeing right around 80% (79-82) consistently from a Speedway near my house. On a couple occasions I refueled at Meijer and both times it stayed between 64-67%.
Ben from WeaponX is local to me and I chatted with him about this at a recent dyno day and he was seeing the same from Speedways in our area and was right at 80% as well.
Ben from WeaponX is local to me and I chatted with him about this at a recent dyno day and he was seeing the same from Speedways in our area and was right at 80% as well.
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