WangoStango
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Can Mustangs run on the 85% ethanol mix? What about a half tank a E85 and the other half regular?
Saddleup said:I would not concern myself with that. There's not even enough ethanol production to phase out MTBE. It's doubtful there will ever be enough US production to make E85 widespread.
Is that what Casey's General Store sells?drew_shipley said:E85 is cheaper because it's not taxed yet. I don't know if it will work in a Mustang and I'm not sure I'd try it. One of the big issues my friends have with it (truck guys) is when it combusts it doesn't create as much energy as traditional gasoline. So you actually lose a bit of power and are more likely to use your gas pedal a bit more which in turn will cause your MPG to drop.
drew_shipley said:E85 is cheaper because it's not taxed yet. I don't know if it will work in a Mustang and I'm not sure I'd try it. One of the big issues my friends have with it (truck guys) is when it combusts it doesn't create as much energy as traditional gasoline. So you actually lose a bit of power and are more likely to use your gas pedal a bit more which in turn will cause your MPG to drop.
Honestly, if you want to save money don't go out to eat one day.WangoStango said:yea your gas mileage is lower...i dont know how much lower. But its probably not enough to warrant NOT using it if i can. I dont care about power loss, im not going around racing people, i just want to save some money if i can.
generic said:The ECM isn't programed for it, so it probably wouldn't run that great.
Also, from what I understand is, the E85 doesn't lubricate as well and the engine acually needs different types of gaskets. I've seen it discused on turbo forums because of the high octane rating, but it sounds like engines will not last as long while running on it if the engine wasn't built for E85.
If you got a wide band o2 sensor and a biggy back computer to lean out the car and tune it right, then I guess you could take much better advantage of E85, but if you just stuck it in the car without doing anything, it wouldn't do much for you.
False, it is 100-105 octane...Lead will plug your cats, E85 is a lower octane fuel. Your cars poor performance will have you pushing the gas petal harder and your fuel econ will drop, completely negating the lower fuel cost by using more fuel.![]()
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