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Re: What GM says about e85 conversions
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Originally Posted by 1999 White C5 Coupe
E85 fuel contains about two-thirds the energy of non-ethanol unleaded gasoline (gallon for gallon).
What is rarely discussed is that vehicles designed to run on E85 fuel get significantly less mileage using E85 fuel compared to using non-ethanol unleaded fuel (or fuel that has 10% or less ethanol).
Why would anyone want to convert a vehicle to run on E85 fuel and reduce their fuel mileage significantly?
GM is touting the number of new vehicles designed to run on E85 fuel, but the company does not talk about the reduced mileage.
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It is true what you say, but with the right tuning you can still make tons of power, as proven by the Solstice GXP drifter car which runs on E-85.
550hp and 450ft lbs of torque from a 4cyl E85 powered car. Awesome.
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