any one running e85?

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I run a mix of E85 in the GN since all gas now contains 10% ethenal in the US didn't change anything except tune already had different fuel line. With a carb your need to run different gaskets and no rubber fuel line and somebody who knows what jets to run it taked a 30-50% more fuel delivery with E85. I have alot of friends who run 100% E85 in their race cars and street cars but most are fuel injected. Don't believe all the wise tails out their about eating everthing I seen motors and fuel systems that have run 3-5 years on it with no problems. It is hard to read plugs it doesn't look like Gas or Methanol when you look at the plugs you realy need a wideband O2 to see what ratio you are running.
 
A buddy of mine built a '29 Ford street rod with a 13-1 383 that we ran on E-85 with no problems, except for the fact that it took awhile to get up to temp. We ran a fuel cell and lines that were compatible with Methanol then he got a fuel pump made for alcohol and the carb was from ProSystems or something I think. I do know if your ride is going to sit for a little time you have to drain the fuel because it likes to draw in moisture. Also they say you should drain and change oil more often because of this. IDK that's what they say anyways.
 
here is what a ford engine looks like after 60-70 k on it running only e85. He said the valve that looks oily is due to him rubbing his finger over it. Personally I pay the extra to get premium fuel to stay away from e10. You lose fuel mileage with ethanol so I figure I just about break even for the extra cost of the fuel.

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ve3oky said:
Ethanol is known to react with certain materials ...unanodized aluminum, plain carbon steel, zinc, lead, tin, rubber. These are all commonly used in older fuel systems and honestly only time will tell. I think the warning they give is fair, I still say use at your own risk and our cars are not meant for it with out a new fuel system and carb.

My point was that e15 is NO worse than e10, but the same people that say e15 is sooo bad(aaa is mostly just passing along what they hear) think that e10 is ok. If e10 is ok than e15 is also, for the same reasons they say it isn't.
As far as the fuel system goes, the tank and lines should be fine, but the pump and carb would need replaced. I never meant to make it sound like you can just start using e85 with no mods(if I did).

XCESSIV6 said:
With a carb your need to run different gaskets and no rubber fuel line and somebody who knows what jets to run it taked a 30-50% more fuel delivery with E85..

Not 100% sure on the gaskets, I think some have had good luck with just the blue bowl gaskets and regular black base gaskets(holley). Gates fuel injection line rubber line IS compatible with e85 and I will have to check again on whether the regular fuel line is or not. And i'd say up to 30% more fuel but 50% is way too high.

All in all it's really not as bad as everyone thinks. The media and those opposed have really done a number on making people believe how horrible it is.
 
jrm81bu said:
The media and those opposed have really done a number on making people believe how horrible it is.

The problem is that works the other way as well and it leaves me in the state of confusion.
 
There have been tests done to see how much ethanol a regular car can handle. They found a carb. car could handle 25% mix of ethanol\gasoline, and fuel injected cars a 50% mix. Those were unmodified cars. Brazil has been using e85+ for years, and they now use no foreign oil. Most of the bad stuff you hear about ethanol is just hype. I agree that we need to start making it a different way than using corn. Burning through your food supply to make fuel probably isn't the best of ideas. In my state we have blender pumps, where you can chose 10% 20% 30% 50% 85% ethanol right at the pump.
 
Actually the corn which is used to make Ethanol is field corn and doesn't effect the food supply. It only uses a certain part of the corn and the nutrient part is still used for feed for livestock. My brother works at an Ethanol plant that's how I know this, they are currently working on ways to make ethanol out of other plants such as switchgrass too.
 
Ok fellas thanks for the input.im still lookin into it im not gonna make the switch till next winter anyway if I do it.keep the info coming
 
I know first hand that every peice of powered lawn equipment i have that has had ethanol blended fuel ran through it for some time has problems with detoratied carb gaskets.When I bought a new wood splitter a few years ago I made it a priorty to only run 100% through it and havent had any problems.I honestly dont know how alcohol could cause undue stress to seals and rubber given the makeup of gas but that has been my experience with it.
 
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