Ethanol Fuel NOT What The Government Spin Drs Tell Us !!!

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Originally Posted by gtfpv

i havent read this thread other than the 1st post . but simple mass tells us that 6 tanks instead of for , means 50% less economy . so to get the same economy from .
E-85 it would have to be 1/2 price at the bowser to match .
will this ever happen ???

Your shitten me right?

Instead of saying that 6 vs 4 is 50% less (actually sort of correct not allowing for the fact that its really 7 vs 5 as the cars are full at the start) look at it in terms of % increase........... like 7 tanks of E85 instead of 5 tanks of Ultimate 98 means the consumption is around 40% more AND THEN you dont make an **** by going on to say that the fuel would have to be 1/2 price (thats like saying the consumption is 100% more!)

Facts are that based on Stoichiometric fuel ratio, E85 (with its 9.7:1 stoich point vs gasoline 14.7:1) should be theoretically around 40-50% heavier on the km/litre burn rate than Unleaded, but with the engine tuned for lean running that can be brought down to around 30%, and with optimised compression ratios (15:1 on a NA car) making better use of the higher octane levels and reduced Nox levels, the greater thermal efficiency can get the economy within 12-15% of gasoline products.

Daniel