E 85

Stephen Swanepoel · Post by **Stephen Swanepoel** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:06 pm

Hi anyone know something about it.
I am considering running the drift car on it.
What all needs to change ect.

rat · Post by **rat** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:09 am

what is it?

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:27 am

Gear oil??

Speed breeder · Post by **Speed breeder** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:47 am

Sounds like a bmw?

godzilla · Post by **godzilla** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:50 am

supposed tobe this super high octain ecofriendly fuel,probabbly made of cow dung and mielies. the only thingto change is your mind.....heheheheheh

Trance101 · Post by **Trance101** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:32 pm

wikipedia wrote:E85 is an alcohol fuel mixture that typically contains a mixture of up to 85% denatured fuel ethanol and gasoline or other hydrocarbon (HC) by volume

Alternative fuel widely available in the US. Not sure what you would need to do to an engine to get it to run E85 tho.

rat · Post by **rat** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:15 pm

i see

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:33 pm

85% alchohol, 15% petrol.

Normally you don't pay fuel tax on alchohol.

Alchohol burns cooler, makes more power than petrol and is more resistant to detonation as well I think. However you have to burn much more alchohol when compared to petrol to make the same power, so consumption is much worse.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:17 am

Huge injectors, new fuel lines, FPR, etc.

Stephen Swanepoel · Post by **Stephen Swanepoel** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:37 am

Ok to run ethanol I need to upgrade the injectors for more fuel.
I am told by a tuner that the fuel lines can stay as it is not corrosive like methanol. and the petrol part has enough anti-corrosive additives in to protect.

Fpr stock one can do the job just fine.

So lets see what happens on Saturday with the car and then we may opt for the ethanol root.

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:53 am

Where is E85 available locally? As far as I know its not.

Stephen Swanepoel · Post by **Stephen Swanepoel** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:58 am

Protea chemicals
as ethanol

Its not technically E 85 as that is a premix

I am going to mix 50/50 with afgas.

. · Post by . » Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:14 pm

Stephen Swanepoel wrote: I am going to mix 50/50 with afgas.

then its nothing like E85 HAHA!!

antman · Post by **antman** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:00 pm

Many years ago when I lived in Rhodesia now Zimbabwe we had fuel rationing and our fuel was a "blend", normal fuel and ethenol. Ethenol is a by product of sugar or sugar cane and this mix eroded carbs and metal fuel line over a period of time. Not good stuff but depends on the ratio I suppose.
Cheers

RudeBoy · Post by **RudeBoy** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:25 pm

n-octane -10
n-heptane 0
2-methylheptane 23
n-hexane 25
2-methylhexane 44
Hydrogen* >50
1-heptene 60
n-pentane 62
1-pentene 84
n-butane 91
cyclohexane 97
iso-octane 100
benzene 101
E85 Ethanol 105
Methane 107
Ethane 108
Methanol 113
Toluene 114
Ethanol 116
Xylene 117

*Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa

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