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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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Yeah, you don't have winter though. Kind of the trade off lol.
That not true... its just a different kind of winter. They refer to them as low 60's here
But I would trade in a heartbeat to have corn gas right down the block vs driving 50 miles to Lakeland or closer to 90 miles to Orlando to get it.
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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That not true... its just a different kind of winter. They refer to them as low 60's here
But I would trade in a heartbeat to have corn gas right down the block vs driving 50 miles to Lakeland or closer to 90 miles to Orlando to get it.
It was almost 50 and sunny yesterday. Here is a shot taken outside my friends 5 mins ago. It's been a ridiculously mild winter here, and we're getting a few more inches tomorrow. More next week...Usually we have a few feet on the ground right now at the very least. Sure you want to trade?

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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SDevo13
It was almost 50 and sunny yesterday. Here is a shot taken outside my friends 5 mins ago. It's been a ridiculously mild winter here, and we're getting a few more inches tomorrow. More next week...Usually we have a few feet on the ground right now at the very least. Sure you want to trade?

As far as I am concerned, you can keep that mess. I don't know how you guys take it. I guess its what you are used to. Here we are high of 83 and low of 65 with no snow in sight - ever.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:05 PM
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[QUOTE=SDevo13;9989533]It was almost 50 and sunny yesterday. Here is a shot taken outside my friends 5 mins ago. It's been a ridiculously mild winter here, and we're getting a few more inches tomorrow. More next week...Usually we have a few feet on the ground right now at the very least. Sure you want to trade?

Ahhhh welllllllllll ummmmmmmm I do but I remember brutal winters like those when I lived out in Kansas and a few in Maryland (though not as bad there). Truthfully snow and ice plus the sand, salt and other chemicals that comes with keeping the roads clean are brutal on your underbody, exhaust pipes and all your suspension related parts under the car bro. I spent a lot of time and money sandblasting clear and powdercoating a lot of that stuff to make easy on the eyes again underneath mine. I made several posts about this very thing a while back... about how it's a blast to drive an evo in inclement weather conditions but having done it and knowing now how much asthetic and functional damage it can cause the juice just isn't worth the squeeze and if you have the option leave your Evo in the garage and drive something else.

My bad. at any rate I do want the readily available octane goodness you got bro but you can keep the snow and Ice man. Maybe we could trade during the summer yea I mean how many beaches do you have in SD? Wait I know (ZERO) that's gotta be a little inticing right?
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:17 PM
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Has anyone ever heard of a company that does E85 racing fuel called.........You know what I can't remember what they are called Dammit. I'm looking it up. They support or sponsor Eddie Bello (Disgraced porsche import drag racer that got locked up for having a bunch of stolen porsche motors in his garage).
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SmurfZilla
Has anyone ever heard of a company that does E85 racing fuel called.........You know what I can't remember what they are called Dammit. I'm looking it up. They support or sponsor Eddie Bello (Disgraced porsche import drag racer that got locked up for having a bunch of stolen porsche motors in his garage).

Is it Rockett Brand?
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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+1 That's what I was gonna say... though I don't know anything about the (Disgraced porsche import drag racer that got locked up for having a bunch of stolen porsche motors in his garage) stuff.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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When import racing first started getting popular there were some notables name: Chris Rado, Lisa Kubo, The Bergenholtz brothers and Eddie Bello. He was the only taking porches and setting records with them. Then out of the blue the cops raided his shop I believe and he was found with a few stolen porsche motors.

I guess when he got at he went back at it.

And the brand name is Ignite Racing Fuels. I couldn't remember it before. They sell it by the drum.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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Q and C are both technically way more superior to pump E85 in terms of purity and consistency.

But, with that said, Id never spend the 200-300% more on Q16 for nearly identical power levels. E85 is good enough


Keep in mind Im saying PUMP E85, if its racing fuel specific E85, it's going to be better consistency and purity compared to your average pump E85.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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powermist racing fuels in NJ also makes E85 and E98. they claim there standards are much better then what you would find at the pump and there quality is a lot better and more consistent. but it comes with a 10ish dollar a gallon.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 01:20 AM
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I can get e98 and e85 (85% ethanol 15% vp110) both under 3$ a gallon
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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Tell me your secrets!
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by evodan2004
powermist racing fuels in NJ also makes E85 and E98. they claim there standards are much better then what you would find at the pump and there quality is a lot better and more consistent. but it comes with a 10ish dollar a gallon.
Thanks man!!
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 11:11 AM
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Q-16 you will be able to run higher boost levels like 40+ psi , I use to run 48psi in street trim
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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I run 40+ on E85

Q16 is better than E85 but not E98 in my opinion. If you are talking about money, E70 is better than Q16.

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