E-85 fuel

[1997greengalant]

ok,so my little bro has a escort all hopped up as he can get it. so we got E-85 fuel here and he ran and got a tank. the damn car ran better!!! this is a car with all kinds of upgrades but couldnt beat my stock G!!! just by usein this fuel he could keep up!! so to be a wise ass i got a tankful DON'T use it. my injectors loaded up and it sent the O2 into a fit of rage. the car ran good on it but you could tell something was wrong when it was cold, plus the C-E light was on. i asked for a conversion kit for it but it was too much money and work. plus they guy said all upgrades (turbo, jet chip, etc.) would not act properly without a bunch of retuning which meant turning PSI down,stuff like that. so stay away from it!!!! i'll just keep it on good ol expensive no-lead.

[SkylineG1]

I am yet to see one of those damn pump stations.

[seth98esT]

Do not use E-85 in your stock Galant. E-85 will eat the stock rubber o-rings and hoses. E-85 has a higher octane rating then normal gas and is supposed to burn a lot cleaner. Your car will not run right as it is not designed for it, our cars dont have the fuel maps for them.

I know some of the turbo Saabs have a different map for E-85, when it recognizes its running E-85 it automatically switches to a different fuel map and boost level, something like 20whp gain. Cool stuff if used correctly.

[Asscort]

K to start. i am 97greengalant's brother. i have ran 5 tanks. i have noticed more power gain. and his didn't react to well to it. what i have done is a 97 SPI with header. intake exhaust blah blah blah and it has ran SO much better on e85. but i never heard of the con's so since i heard it eat's o-rings im going back to 87

[seth98esT]

If your not turbo, supercharged, or using nitrous, theres no need to run E-85 or anything higher then 93 octane unless your highly modded which it doesnt sound like you are.

Some newer vehicles are able to run E-85 just fine stock, those vehicles are labeled as Flexible Fuel Vehicles(FFV). Whether or not your Asscort is an FFV or not, I have no clue.

[Asscort]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth98esT)</div><div class='quotemain'>If your not turbo, supercharged, or using nitrous, theres no need to run E-85 or anything higher then 93 octane unless your highly modded which it doesnt sound like you are.

Some newer vehicles are able to run E-85 just fine stock, those vehicles are labeled as Flexible Fuel Vehicles(FFV). Â*Whether or not your Â*Asscort is an FFV or not, I have no clue.</div> no it's no a FFV. but but it does run better with it.... but then again every car has differnt cork's. and im not Highly modded. yet..... i got all my mod's and stuff printed out in the order i want to do it. but im here to help you guy's and my brother. just because i own a escort mean's im a dick. id though id just shout that out.

[1997greengalant]

way to go little bro 8)

[Spackbace]

well in aus we have regular unleaded - 92 ron, premium unleaded - 95 ron and 98 ron. my 7G actually says it should run on premium, and as theres 3c/L diff between 95 and 98 i just run 98 for the extra power and economy...duno if it does help or not but if its recommended in the manual to run premium, then i guess i will lol! it does say it can run on regular in emergency situations
but yeah, i know some of the magnas (wat u'd call the diamante) actually cant get any benefit off premium as they dont have a knock sensor...

my $0.02

ps 98 ron gettin pretty easy to find here!

[ChikagoGTZ]

You guys know that E-85 actually reduces your mileage? And I mean, ALOT!

Here's a chart of popular flexible fuel vehicles and the mileage with regular fuel and E-85. It's more expensive to use E-85 as well...so who's kidding who on this? I'm not looking to spend an additional $800 a year for a minor reduction in greenhouse gas.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byfuel/FFV2005.shtml

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byfuel/FFV2006.shtml

[Asscort]

i know it about the mileage. i noticed that but for 1.95$ better then 2.40$