E85 or regular gas?

[petethepug]

WTH!?! I added Windham in that app and it populated a bunch of stations last week. Now, PÖOF! They’re gone. The interwebs does say that NH & AK are the only states not to sell e85 right now. But … it does say Vermont sells it , which is not correct.

 

[iboughtatahoe23]

There are other reasons to run E85 that exclude the cost, like cleaning the injectors and that the motors love what is essentially cheap race gas. Mine makes about 10 horsepower more on E85 compared with 93 but also runs smoother, cooler, etc.

It’s all I run… I was curious about the longevity as far as running it in the fuel system 24:7

 

[Marky Dissod]

It’s all I run … I was curious about the longevity, as far as running it in the fuel system 24-7

You ought to volunteer your engine for teardown when it finally fails,
so as to compare it against an engine that only drank gasoline til it fails.

I'd prefer to store gasoline vs 'E85' for extended periods of time,
but if you use it 2x a month, you've NOTHING to be concerned or curious about.

 

[petethepug]

The only side effect of e85 is the 20-30% hit on milage. When I drove it for almost 2 years with a bad CPS and no DTC showing, the milage really çrapped out.

Had to fill it with 91 for the last month to calibrate the cats to dial in the CPS & MAF replacement. The $150 91 octane fill ups are a kick to the curb. Next week it’ll be back to $85 to run corn.

Just noticed the OnStar has lifetime MPG on the app. e85 + bad tune = 7.5 MPG.