Running E85? Educate yourself with this article!!
Mar 28, 2012, 08:32 AM
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I know that evom may not be the place for this, but I really don't understand why you guys keep using corn ethanol when it is the most inefficient means of production? Yes, you make power, but at what cost when the prices of gas and e-85 are balancing out? In regards to energy production, corn for ethanol requires 1,150 times as much land as nuclear energy. This statistic may be out of context, considering it is in terms of energy production and not vehicle consumption, but if that much extra land space is being used for energy, how much more is being used for for vehicles? Sorry if this seems like a rant, I'm just playing devil's advocate, and something so unsustainable and inefficient is not going to last...what will you do when e-85 stops being produced?
Mar 29, 2012, 08:52 PM
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1) EGT's are always 100-150F lower on E85 at same power level.
2) Engine can make the same power level on E85 at a much lower boost setting.
3) E85 is less knock prone over a much broader AFR fluctuation.
So, yea, E85 is much safer compared to pump.
You are correct, the article was weak on details.
2) Engine can make the same power level on E85 at a much lower boost setting.
3) E85 is less knock prone over a much broader AFR fluctuation.
So, yea, E85 is much safer compared to pump.
You are correct, the article was weak on details.
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