Originally Posted By: TiredTrucker
Originally Posted By: Alfred_B
While I think it is stupid to burn foodstuff in a car, I doubt that running alcohol in an engine will reduce its longevity.
Thought only winos and alcoholics considered ethanol a food source.
There has been E15 available in my area since last winter. The pumps are clearly marked, as well as a label on the nozzle handle that states the it is intended only for flex fuel vehicles to regular vehicles made after 2001. They are really trying to market it in this area and the price is darn good. Used it in my 2015 Chevy 2500 for a few months to try it out. Couldn't tell the difference between regular, E10, or even the E15 on performance and fuel economy. Now using E85 for a while, and definite 2 mpg hit, but the price is good enough that it is still cheaper to use than the others on a cost per mile basis. I have run UOA's on running E85 in my previous vehicle and there was no changes from running regular fuel UOA's. Lost any concerns I had with ethanol years ago.
THe food source is what ethanol is made from. It's why good hamburger is 5 bucks a pound now. The manuals in several of my vehicles say very clearly..."no more than 10% ethanol may be used". I've contacted the maker, they haven't changed that number.
Originally Posted By: Alfred_B
While I think it is stupid to burn foodstuff in a car, I doubt that running alcohol in an engine will reduce its longevity.
Thought only winos and alcoholics considered ethanol a food source.
There has been E15 available in my area since last winter. The pumps are clearly marked, as well as a label on the nozzle handle that states the it is intended only for flex fuel vehicles to regular vehicles made after 2001. They are really trying to market it in this area and the price is darn good. Used it in my 2015 Chevy 2500 for a few months to try it out. Couldn't tell the difference between regular, E10, or even the E15 on performance and fuel economy. Now using E85 for a while, and definite 2 mpg hit, but the price is good enough that it is still cheaper to use than the others on a cost per mile basis. I have run UOA's on running E85 in my previous vehicle and there was no changes from running regular fuel UOA's. Lost any concerns I had with ethanol years ago.
THe food source is what ethanol is made from. It's why good hamburger is 5 bucks a pound now. The manuals in several of my vehicles say very clearly..."no more than 10% ethanol may be used". I've contacted the maker, they haven't changed that number.
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