E-85 Chicago
There is a Thorton's that recently opened in Wood Dale. It's on the northwest corner of Devon and Wood Dale Rd.
I've been going there for mine.
I have 2 tunes as well, map switching is a easy as holding the cruise button for a few seconds.
I've been going there for mine.
I have 2 tunes as well, map switching is a easy as holding the cruise button for a few seconds.
Been there as well. There's an android app for E85 stations called DriveAlternatives or you can go to their site as well. You can add/remove a station or give updates. Would be great for the evoM community.
But if others started using it, it would be helpful
So far I have filled up at thee different e85 locations. There are two shell stations on in palos hills and the other in Chicago ridge. The palos shell is on 95th and Roberts road and the Chicago Ridge station is on 103& Harlem. The third station was in Addison on lake street, powermart. There are plenty of places that carry this stuff now. I was just as nervous as you switching over to e85,but now I love it!!
The few Gas City's I've seen in the burbs were now Shell.
The best thing we've seen implemented for that is the fact that Shell gas stations will be installing E85 pumps at 90% of there locations by the summer of next year (all the corporate ones at least) and that is a REALLY good thing.
We did a test of the shell fuels recently and they were past 85%...by quite the margin, 90-92% in fact. There is a very simple explanation for this as well.
Shell said "hmm, oil is still going up, so let's just use more ethanol" Not the best thing for the 93 users but because of the additive package they are using from the suppliers (one of the best in the country), the 93 is still 90+% consistent compared to when the E85 value was lesser. For the E85 users, well, that means that you will have even more power capabilities from the pump which is awesome.
There will be a down fall, it'll make the summer blend tunes that much worse int eh winter, and the cold starts will be that much harder. Well...we found a nice, simple, clean fix for that too...93 winter map. Simple as that. We have a couple customers who do that already and it's never an issue, they come in around November, we hook up out netbook and there you. There is a need for 2 tunes is all.
-Mark
The best thing we've seen implemented for that is the fact that Shell gas stations will be installing E85 pumps at 90% of there locations by the summer of next year (all the corporate ones at least) and that is a REALLY good thing.
We did a test of the shell fuels recently and they were past 85%...by quite the margin, 90-92% in fact. There is a very simple explanation for this as well.
Shell said "hmm, oil is still going up, so let's just use more ethanol" Not the best thing for the 93 users but because of the additive package they are using from the suppliers (one of the best in the country), the 93 is still 90+% consistent compared to when the E85 value was lesser. For the E85 users, well, that means that you will have even more power capabilities from the pump which is awesome.
There will be a down fall, it'll make the summer blend tunes that much worse int eh winter, and the cold starts will be that much harder. Well...we found a nice, simple, clean fix for that too...93 winter map. Simple as that. We have a couple customers who do that already and it's never an issue, they come in around November, we hook up out netbook and there you. There is a need for 2 tunes is all.
-Mark
Where is your source for Shell's plans?? I couldn't find anything. I hope your right b/c that would be awesome
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