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I run E85 in mine. I bought a carb from E85carbs.com out of minn. He will tune the carb to the specs of your engine. I also completely changed the fuel system. The older fuel lines will not handle ethanol. My car runs awesome on it. I am running a 11.5:1 compression ratio. There are some things you must do to a motor to run e-85 efficently. High compression is one. As far as mileage, not terrible for a street driven racecar, I average 13 around town and that is because I cant keep my foot out of the accellerator. Not sure hwy miles never took it on a trip yet. there are not many e-85 stations in the south, unlike the midwest. Daniel J. Peters To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:29:43 -0500 Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Is anyone running E85 in their Gremlin
I don't know how many pumps, or stations actually use that E85 stuff, but when I go put gas, especially at lower end places like Cash Gas or Citgo, (not all Citgos either, they are indepentially owned) but has the E85 decal. Hell, it could be Dome Foam from old Astrodome putting in there.
On the high octane stuff, the reason I mentioned V-Power at Shell and Chevron's Techron is because the jets in the Eagle's carbs used to get plugged up with anything BUT those two types of gas. Yellow spuuge form on them and either die at stop signs or low idle, but getting them idle was tough, even with new carb. I took two of my Eagles to different mechanics on the carb problems, and both suggested try those types of higher end gas.
Granted, to me it is probably same big tank underground, and three different pumps and they screw you on premium, but getting crawfish boil. But the Eagles *really* perked up with the higher end gas mentioned above. And the carbs didn't need spraying once a month.
I don't know about the E85 eating up gas lines, but the poison crap MTBE used to eat gas lines up and boy, once a year or less one would have to replace all gas lines, from near tank, to near pump, above engine, it would just crack them out really bad. My 82 Eagle had engine fire I mentioned here, several years ago, the plastic valve cover leaked, and the gas lines went and it was fireball.
I need to clairy something I said about E85 though, while there ARE a number of places like Kroger that sell E85 in Houston....
the stuff I use is a mix of E85 and whatever else they put in it to make it 1/2 combustible. So not true E85 I am running in my AMCs mentioned, but a mix. Hope this helps clairfies that!
No, Terry, don't know how well it sells or how many people use it, as I am not sure anyone tracks that, much less the small mom and pop places I frequent with cheaper "cut" gas, currently about $2.51 a gallon here, hey, we make the stuff like moonshine in Houston, 28% of US capacity.
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