Current list of E85 stations in WA
Jan 15, 2010, 12:25 PM
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New E-85 pump open at NASWI! This is the navy base in Oak Harbor for all you non-military folks. Just like the base in Everett is open to all DOD contrators, military personnel and dependents. I just found out about this today when I filled up on base.It has been open for about a week now...I would of known earlier but i usually fill up at the seaplane base.
Mar 28, 2010, 07:09 PM
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Why so much biodiesel in seattle but no E85? I live 1 block away from an e85 station in another state and am considering moving back with my parents in Brier. Seems the closest station is Marysville. Ick. I would be in the middle of 405 and i15 so its a 10 minute drive just to get on the freeway.
If I buy 55 gallon drums directly from a supplier then it would make more sense to just get E95 (95% ethanol, 5% methanol, pretty sure E100 is actually E95 since they don't want people drinking the stuff). That leads into Fuel pump requirement changes. I have dual external 255 walbros which can handle 1000+hp on gasoline but with E95, they might crap out at 600 something. I don't really want to change to dual Denso 044's. I really don't need the octane or the small HP/torque increase. My state only sells E70 year round and this still allows very aggressive timing without needing a massive amount of extra fuel flow.
If you buy E95 you can mix your own E85 or whatever blend you want but that would get a bit annoying on a day you just want to go and drive.
Also, if you fill your own 55 gallon drum at an E85 station, wouldn't they yell at you for not putting the container on the ground? No way I would be able to heft the thing back up after filling it :P I don't know how serious people are about enforcing that rule but I figure a 55 gallon drum would catch some attention.
Right now I have a 12 gallon cell and carry 17 gallons of extra fuel around in 3 containers. So I go to my friends house near the track, test out the car a bit. Then hit the track, and have plenty of fuel for a cruise etc.
Seattle sounds terrible as I would rather make a trip already having fuel then make at trip to get fuel. I do have a friend who bought 250 gallons of E95 last year in a giant chemical container he got on ebay. They came to him and filled it up for him.
I know farmers get their fuel delivered. If you could get your own container for fuel and delivery was not crazy expensive, that would be pretty trick. I get the feeling from this thread that E85 might not ever be in Seattle. E85 was a hot topic a few years ago but with fuel prices dropping its not a great investment.
I don't know how much I would trust E85 stations as far as mixture % even if its the same distributor. I know the distributor near my house just dumps ethanol in with their cheap gasoline and they are not real careful about it. I will probably keep my ECU on wideband correction since I don't really care to constantly be checking ethanol content or invest in a ethanol content analyzer to hook up with my standalone. They are always going to use the low octane pump gasoline. They are not going to come up with a special batch of extra crappy low octane gasoline just to make E85. That would be a waste of money when you consider how small the total E85 consumption is in the country.
Me, I wish they would sell more E85 and stop selling E10+ gas. I like having fun in my fun car, and getting good mileage in my daily.
Most of the ethanol produced is going into normal gasoline. I remember the days when people said AM/PM gas (arco) was junk because it had ethanol in it. Now these days, everyone does.
Bio diesel in Seattle is just silly. I guess we want more big trucks on the ancient undersized city streets?
Sell Bio Diesel in the rural areas and e85 in the city. The propel stations ahhhh! e85 in california but not seattle 
I don't know anything about the political reasons behind all that but I bet some idiot in a suit is involved.
If I buy 55 gallon drums directly from a supplier then it would make more sense to just get E95 (95% ethanol, 5% methanol, pretty sure E100 is actually E95 since they don't want people drinking the stuff). That leads into Fuel pump requirement changes. I have dual external 255 walbros which can handle 1000+hp on gasoline but with E95, they might crap out at 600 something. I don't really want to change to dual Denso 044's. I really don't need the octane or the small HP/torque increase. My state only sells E70 year round and this still allows very aggressive timing without needing a massive amount of extra fuel flow.
If you buy E95 you can mix your own E85 or whatever blend you want but that would get a bit annoying on a day you just want to go and drive.
Also, if you fill your own 55 gallon drum at an E85 station, wouldn't they yell at you for not putting the container on the ground? No way I would be able to heft the thing back up after filling it :P I don't know how serious people are about enforcing that rule but I figure a 55 gallon drum would catch some attention.
Right now I have a 12 gallon cell and carry 17 gallons of extra fuel around in 3 containers. So I go to my friends house near the track, test out the car a bit. Then hit the track, and have plenty of fuel for a cruise etc.
Seattle sounds terrible as I would rather make a trip already having fuel then make at trip to get fuel. I do have a friend who bought 250 gallons of E95 last year in a giant chemical container he got on ebay. They came to him and filled it up for him.
I know farmers get their fuel delivered. If you could get your own container for fuel and delivery was not crazy expensive, that would be pretty trick. I get the feeling from this thread that E85 might not ever be in Seattle. E85 was a hot topic a few years ago but with fuel prices dropping its not a great investment.
I don't know how much I would trust E85 stations as far as mixture % even if its the same distributor. I know the distributor near my house just dumps ethanol in with their cheap gasoline and they are not real careful about it. I will probably keep my ECU on wideband correction since I don't really care to constantly be checking ethanol content or invest in a ethanol content analyzer to hook up with my standalone. They are always going to use the low octane pump gasoline. They are not going to come up with a special batch of extra crappy low octane gasoline just to make E85. That would be a waste of money when you consider how small the total E85 consumption is in the country.
Me, I wish they would sell more E85 and stop selling E10+ gas. I like having fun in my fun car, and getting good mileage in my daily.
Most of the ethanol produced is going into normal gasoline. I remember the days when people said AM/PM gas (arco) was junk because it had ethanol in it. Now these days, everyone does.
Bio diesel in Seattle is just silly. I guess we want more big trucks on the ancient undersized city streets?
Sell Bio Diesel in the rural areas and e85 in the city. The propel stations ahhhh! e85 in california but not seattle I don't know anything about the political reasons behind all that but I bet some idiot in a suit is involved.
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May 3, 2010, 08:46 AM
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Effin APP needs to get their Fife location done!!!!!!!! It was supposed to be done already but they're having "issues".
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Ethanol (E85)
2401 70th Ave E
Fife WA 98424
Phone: 253-627-6179
Distance: 11.4 Miles
Access: Public - credit card at all times
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Ethanol (E85)
2401 70th Ave E
Fife WA 98424
Phone: 253-627-6179
Distance: 11.4 Miles
Access: Public - credit card at all times
May 3, 2010, 09:16 PM
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tell you what....if i was a business guy....I would open a 4 pump e85 stand providing 24-hr security while you pump so the homeless and dooche bags wont harrass you for $$$ or a ride. Keeping the overhead low by only selling things like redbull, monster etc!
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