how much are you paying for gas?
- Thread starter Robot Romeo
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- 2009 Escape XLT, 2010 CX7 sport
Ethanol
I have been running my car off E85 with no problems now. i have been doing this for almost 15,000 miles. i started using E10 @ 90 octane. after that i went to the E85. since then i have kicked the boost up to 10psi and all the hesitation has went away. i love going to the pump and paying 1.73 a gallon.
so **** the mid-east. im not supporting them anymore. im helping the ag. industry
I have been running my car off E85 with no problems now. i have been doing this for almost 15,000 miles. i started using E10 @ 90 octane. after that i went to the E85. since then i have kicked the boost up to 10psi and all the hesitation has went away. i love going to the pump and paying 1.73 a gallon.
so **** the mid-east. im not supporting them anymore. im helping the ag. industry
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- 2009 Escape XLT, 2010 CX7 sport
the only negative thing i heard is if you let it sit in the tank for more than 5 months it will cause a build up in the tank. there is alot of good stuff to about it.
it cured the stalling in my girlfriends 03 with the unflashed ecu and it cured my hesatation and stalling with my BOV. go to http://www.e85fuel.com i believe that e85 has a octane rating of 105 and e95 and rating to 115 also check out www.ethanol.org
it cured the stalling in my girlfriends 03 with the unflashed ecu and it cured my hesatation and stalling with my BOV. go to http://www.e85fuel.com i believe that e85 has a octane rating of 105 and e95 and rating to 115 also check out www.ethanol.org
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go to the e85fuel.com site and there is a link that will help you find the nearist retailer. i would recommend on your first tank. mix it 1/4 ethanol to 3/4 91 fuel. thats what the retailer told me to do because ethanol is a cleaner and will break up and deposits in the tank and lines and move them through the fuel system
Volley2six
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So has anyone given in and gone to 89 Octane?? I've had the car for 2 years and only put 93 in, but Over $40 a tank is KILLING ME!!!!! Anyone think the 89, 91, 93 thing is a myth?
Pro5Monkey
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Well, here we go. I was just out to lunch and I saw the local Sunoco changing their sign. 87 octane from $2.59 to (cough-gag-gulp) $2.79 (wow) (help) (rant)
Better get your bikes out: $4.00+/gallon?...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news/gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes
Better get your bikes out: $4.00+/gallon?...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news/gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes
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You'll chew your car to pieces with extended use of E85.. it'll eat a number of the seals on the injectors, corrode the insides of your fuel tank, and can cause fuel pump failure...
Occasional tanks of it are all good... but the stock ECU will not adjust to it all that quickly... but the fact is regardless.. the car is designed to handle E10 (standard gasoline these days) but E85 can chew up our stuff.... the biggest concern to me was the fuel pump... the rest is "liveable" I guess...
Occasional tanks of it are all good... but the stock ECU will not adjust to it all that quickly... but the fact is regardless.. the car is designed to handle E10 (standard gasoline these days) but E85 can chew up our stuff.... the biggest concern to me was the fuel pump... the rest is "liveable" I guess...
And btw... Madison 89 octane is about 2.86 and above.. and my premium is running me over 3 bucks...
Funny that you post such a picture of Bush. I remember everyone bitching he was going to go to war for oil so that gas prices would go down to make him more popular for the election... never happened. Stop pointing fingers or blaming political figures for what the prices are... if you want to point blame where it belongs go find the nearest tree hugger and point at them... the repeated blocking of refinery capability and expansion by environmentalists is what has gotten us to this point. There just aren't enough refineries... too much demand, not enough supply = inflation of prices.
And then those that complain about the Hummer and the like... keep in mind that those get better gas mileage than almost any early 90's pickup truck... and have less emissions than most things from the OBDI era and earlier (pre 93 roughly).
Funny that you post such a picture of Bush. I remember everyone bitching he was going to go to war for oil so that gas prices would go down to make him more popular for the election... never happened. Stop pointing fingers or blaming political figures for what the prices are... if you want to point blame where it belongs go find the nearest tree hugger and point at them... the repeated blocking of refinery capability and expansion by environmentalists is what has gotten us to this point. There just aren't enough refineries... too much demand, not enough supply = inflation of prices.
And then those that complain about the Hummer and the like... keep in mind that those get better gas mileage than almost any early 90's pickup truck... and have less emissions than most things from the OBDI era and earlier (pre 93 roughly).
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If your car syas it needs 93 octane you really need to put 93 in (I'm assuming an MP3 or MSP). You can probably run 91 occasionally but if it gets too hot, or you load it up too much by accelerating in a high gear you'll initiate detonation... and get enough detonation in there or let it reach pre-ignition at all and you'll need a new motor. So for the extra money it costs (if you fill up a 12 gallon tank once a week premium runs you about 9.60 more month or 115 a year... not worth the risk.
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