E-85 4.6l?
10-26-2008, 06:27 PM
#21
The rubber lines and seals in FFV trucks are much stronger then those in regular trucks. Check out your owners manual and it tells you exactly that. If your truck is not a FFV then i say dont go 100% E85, but most gases out there now contain 10% E85 anyway.
10-26-2008, 06:37 PM
#22
Senior Member
Yep - Missouri has a law that all gasoline sold in-state will be 10% ethanol, unless the wholesale price of the E10 blend is higher than straight gas.
One benefit should be that I won't have to use any fuel-line deicer (HEET) this winter :-)~
The basic rule of thumb I've heard is that the price of E85 needs to be 80% or less than the price for regular gas, in order for E85 to be competitive on a fuel-cost-per-mile basis.
One benefit should be that I won't have to use any fuel-line deicer (HEET) this winter :-)~
The basic rule of thumb I've heard is that the price of E85 needs to be 80% or less than the price for regular gas, in order for E85 to be competitive on a fuel-cost-per-mile basis.
10-26-2008, 06:45 PM
#23
yeah it definatly needs some work, I do a lot of reasearch on internal combustion engines and it doesnt seem very practical right now. Engine design cant be for both, the compression needs to be raised in the E-85 to get the most power out of it.
I read once a company was trying to make a engine that would switch from diesel to gasoline, and needless to say it failed miserably. There is a lot of potential, but to get to it, there has to be a lot of engineering and testing/ more money thrown at it.
I read once a company was trying to make a engine that would switch from diesel to gasoline, and needless to say it failed miserably. There is a lot of potential, but to get to it, there has to be a lot of engineering and testing/ more money thrown at it.
Last edited by Weldman0730; 10-27-2008 at 10:06 AM.