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Old 03-30-2009, 02:38 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Re: What GM says about e85 conversions

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Originally Posted by likearock00 View Post
E-85 is no better of a deal than regular unleaded. Why go through the trouble of rigging your vehicle and voiding your warranty just to use it? I am sure there are some stupid people out there who will try, and I will laugh when I read the stories on here.
Will you still laugh when it gets done to a 15-year-old car that's long outside its warranty, and used to benefit on forced induction? I wouldn't retrofit just to use E85, though, when I can easily and cost-effectively fill up with regular 87. In fact, even E10 has a noticeable decrease in fuel efficiency on a full tank compared to filling up with straight gasoline (which is getting harder and harder to find now). 310 miles per tank vs 280!
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