Loving my E85 right now

[gooffeyguy]

Oh and although it's not as noticeable on naturally aspirated engines, but it does make the air charge/combustion chamber cooler. It's really noticeable on turbo/supercharged engines. Enough so, that you can run without an inter/after cooler

 

[iamdub]

@iamdub Is higher ethenol bad? Should I not run the E85 In my picture?

No. Ethanol is good in an E85-capable (FlexFuel) vehicle. It's even better for those that run 91-93 octane because then you benefit financially.

I was just mentioning the actual Ethanol content of what you're getting outta the pump. It's rarely the full 85% Ethanol and the content seems to vary by region. Everywhere I've gotten from around me has been around 65%. So, technically, you would call it E65.

 

[swathdiver]

No. Ethanol is good in an E85-capable (FlexFuel) vehicle. It's even better for those that run 91-93 octane because then you benefit financially.

I was just mentioning the actual Ethanol content of what you're getting outta the pump. It's rarely the full 85% Ethanol and the content seems to vary by region. Everywhere I've gotten from around me has been around 65%. So, technically, you would call it E65.

Technically, it's either called E70 or E85! The "industry standard" is still fluid and changing!

E0, E10, E15, E20, E25, E30, E40, E50, E70, E85, E85R

E70 can be from 51% to 70% and E85 from 51% to 83%.

 

[the 18th letter]

What's the content when pump say may contain up to 10% ethanol. Is that advisable for non flex vehicles?

 

[gooffeyguy]

What's the content when pump say may contain up to 10% ethanol. Is that advisable for non flex vehicles?

That's just pretty much any regular fuel these days and called E10. It is safe to run in non-e85 equipped vehicles.

My riding mower and generators all have notices around the fuel cap to run maximum of E10

 

[iamdub]

Technically, it's either called E70 or E85! The "industry standard" is still fluid and changing!

E0, E10, E15, E20, E25, E30, E40, E50, E70, E85, E85R

E70 can be from 51% to 70% and E85 from 51% to 83%.

I wasn't gonna make it any more complicated! What, do you think I try to be thorough in my replies or something?

 

[robgreg75]

You will get much better fuel economy if you advance the timing. I reprogrammed my 2010 and have gotten 14.5-15mph on E85 trips on the highway. Also with the increased timing you will make more power thus allowing the 4 cylinder mode to be active longer.

 

[Marky Dissod]

... allowing the 4 cylinder mode to be active longer.

If your vehicle is a long term investment, V4 mode should be permanently disabled, one way or another.
V4 mode in and of itself wears out the TCC, which usually takes out the transmission.
On top of that, V4 mode lifters tend to fail well before simple lifters (simple lifters just age).

PLENTY of posts and threads on the subject of V4 mode being a long term liability.

 

[robgreg75]

If your vehicle is a long term investment, V4 mode should be permanently disabled, one way or another.
V4 mode in and of itself wears out the TCC, which usually takes out the transmission.
On top of that, V4 mode lifters tend to fail well before simple lifters (simple lifters just age).

PLENTY of posts and threads on the subject of V4 mode being a long term liability.

Yes I had a lifter collapse at about 277k miles. I reprogrammed mine from about the time it was new to run as a V4 for longer.

 

[Marky Dissod]

Unfortunately, merely disabling V4 mode helps somewhat, but it is not a true or complete fix.
The V4 mode hardware ITSELF is the weakness.
Even if the engine never once impersonates a V4, the V4 lifters are still not as robust as the simpler lifters.
The real fix is to remove ALL the V4 mode hardware and replace it all with simple V8 stuff.