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No 91 where I live, only 93 and it's at 4.29 per gallon right now and e85 is anywhere from 3.30 to 3.50

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Old 02-09-2013, 01:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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No 91 where I live, only 93 and it's at 4.29 per gallon right now and e85 is anywhere from 3.30 to 3.50
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No 91 where I live, only 93 and it's at 4.29 per gallon right now and e85 is anywhere from 3.30 to 3.50
You realize that you'll need to burn about 30% more E85 to get the same HP as 93, right? Which pretty much eliminates your gains...maybe even costs you more.
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You realize that you'll need to burn about 30% more E85 to get the same HP as 93, right? Which pretty much eliminates your gains...maybe even costs you more.
He is correct, your not running e85 to save gas but to make power. It will cost more in the long run. Tank for tank with mpg's.
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