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Ben@DIYAutoTune · 01-30-2013

I love E-85 as far as power per dollar is concerned. If you're interested, check out Grassroots Motorsports Magazine's December 2012 issue for a fuel test we conducted for them. We compared E-85 vs standard pump gas (10% ethanol), non-ethanol fuel, methanol, and a couple flavors of VP high octane. The car we used for the test (not a Corvette, a Miata--a potential race car in reach by the average guy) picked up 5% on E-85 compared to pump 93. The effect can be much greater on a turbo car, especially one that is det-limited before MBT is found.

There are tradeoffs however, such as fuel consumption on E-85 is much greater (around 160%) compared to pump gas.

01-30-2013	#12
Ben@DIYAutoTune Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: DIY HQ Atlanta Posts: 2	Re: Twin Turbo ZR-1 musing I love E-85 as far as power per dollar is concerned. If you're interested, check out Grassroots Motorsports Magazine's December 2012 issue for a fuel test we conducted for them. We compared E-85 vs standard pump gas (10% ethanol), non-ethanol fuel, methanol, and a couple flavors of VP high octane. The car we used for the test (not a Corvette, a Miata--a potential race car in reach by the average guy) picked up 5% on E-85 compared to pump 93. The effect can be much greater on a turbo car, especially one that is det-limited before MBT is found. There are tradeoffs however, such as fuel consumption on E-85 is much greater (around 160%) compared to pump gas.