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Originally Posted by fricci4993
What is entailed in the converstion to E85? Anybody know?........PVD04?
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Thanks Paul....mine is also a commuter car, and may seem worth the converstion... I just don;t know where to look for fueling stations here in California? Any ideas for a station locator?
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Originally Posted by Carloverx
As fare as the environment is concerned, alternative fuels derived from crops are a waste of time (imo). Hybrid cars should be the only thing worth pursuing at this point. The land it would take to produce enough crops to sustain a large society, could be used in much more productive ways. For example, wind powered generators. They would produce larges amounts of power, create fewer emissions, and take up less space. People can come home and plug there cars in every night.
Then there is cost. The cost of hybids do not pay themselves off for many years in terms of MPG, for the reason that batteries are expensive, driving the cost of the car up. Also, the goal is to figure a way to not be reliant on gasoline, which hybrids still do.
E85 has a performance value that cannot be matched by batteries(efficiently) Yes, they have made powerful cars with batteries, BUT they're heavy and cannot sustain for the same distances as E85 and gasoline. From what I understand, INDY is switching to a 100% E85 next season. Something that will never happen with batteries unless they can make a battery weigh ounces. I could go on...but i wont
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Originally Posted by fricci4993
Thanks Paul....mine is also a commuter car, and may seem worth the converstion... I just don;t know where to look for fueling stations here in California? Any ideas for a station locator?
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Thanks man...that site helped! It showed me that the nearest gas station is 111 miles away... I do appreciate the insight...I wil do it, when it is more accessible....thanks again
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Originally Posted by Jax419
heheh the closest one to me is 5 miles away? Would you be able to run higher boost with this E85 or is tthat a no no?
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Originally Posted by supersupra
This looks interesting.
How easy is it to switch back to regular fuel?
I know OEM cars can use either fuel, that will be much better unless more gas stations start to pop up.
How easy is it to switch back to regular fuel?
I know OEM cars can use either fuel, that will be much better unless more gas stations start to pop up.
Thanks Travis