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Much higher octane, need upgraded fuel system
Posted by dchmiele1992 [Email] (more from dchmiele1992) on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 05:16:34
In Reply to: Biofuels, Alex Sullivan, Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:03:20
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Alex,
I don't think that the savings on fuel is going to be worth what happens to your fuel system. The ethanol in E85 chews up the polymeric components in your fuel system (fuel pump, fuel filter, fuel lines, etc) quite quickly compared to straight gasoline (or even 10% ethanol gas).
Flexible fuel vehicles are special fuel systems for this reason. Also, the octane of E85 is much higher than gasoline (which will wreak havoc on your engine control system, which is not designed for such) and the energy content of the fuel is significantly lower, which means less power and slightly worse fuel economy.
FFV's are great, you just don't own one. A couple of tanks of ethanol may not be the end of the world for your vehicle, but long term use will likely do some substantial damage.
My $0.02
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