E85 vs THE REST!

[prasac]

Originally Posted by xr6t_ute

$100.9 for United e85, prices have dropped dramatically in Melbourne , lucky for us down here.

dropped in Sydney also, but not that much

[dieseltrain79]

Prices are dropping so when they stack the carbon tax on , back to normal lol

[Ivan]

Storage question. I know E85 is hygroscopic so how long can you store E85 that has been opened. I have to buy it in bulk as we have no bowsers anywhere near. For use in drag racing, we use 40-80 litres a meeting.

And another thing with it being Hygroscopic is a local mechanic has notice an increase in fuel lines rusting out in cars that have use ethanol blends.


Ian

[xr6t_ute]

No problem with storage so long as it is sealed totally.

[prasac]

United @ East Blaxland on Old Bathurst Rd, now has E85. tested last night and it is consistent to all the other United ethanol in Sydney

[rednose]

We need more E85 servos !!!

[prasac]

Originally Posted by rednose

We need more E85 servos !!!

sure do, and reasonably priced ones. mate filled up at United East Blaxland $1.11/L last week, Caltex yesterday was $1.37/L

[rednose]

Must of missed the cheap day, I filled the day before at caltex for 1.15 at moorebank

[prasac]

Originally Posted by rednose

Must of missed the cheap day, I filled the day before at caltex for 1.15 at moorebank

always the way

[icer]

princess hwy united now has E85

[rednose]

Yeah mate looks like United E85 is very accessible for you guys, just wish United rolled it out to there Sydney sites, they have 3 only and 2 are 5 klms apart.

[63futura]

We dont have any

[prasac]

thought would show results from a new E85 on the US market, too dear to use on the street but as a race fuel, could be good. this dyno result is from Tony Palo's car, he is one of the owners of Injector Dynamics, im leaning towards the figures being pretty legit as it wasn't done by anyone promoting or selling the fuel. shows a 10% increase over E98, E98 typically shows a 3-5%+ increase over E85

[XTZ]

Bought a E85 test tube tester recently to check out the consistency of a few local Eflex servo's. Both came up pretty close one 73 the other 76. When doing the test on these, it only took a few mins for everything to settle. However, when I did a test of some drum E85 I just bought, after 15mins it still looked like this




Does drum E85 have to sit longer than pump with the test tube test? Or have I pretty much got E100?? lol

[boss54man]

could be a drum of E98?

[XTZ]

That's what I was thinking... It's Powerplus E85

[prasac]

Originally Posted by XTZ

That's what I was thinking... It's Powerplus E85

if it's E98, we usually add a lubricant, something like the VP Racing M2 lube in it, even in the pump United stuff we add a little as it around E90, just to be on the safe side. no issues as of yet *touch wood*

[AirStrike]

So can the standard FG computer take a ethanol content input from one of the intake/inline sensors?
Hmmmmmm

[Psi-Pop]

I just took a sample of E85 from United in Patterson Lakes. Let it settle, there is a clear line at 95%.

[TruBlu351]

I normally try a few times if I get a reading like that....double checking my measurements.

[Psi-Pop]

Yeah ill go test it again, seemed high, but this is my first testing of it, and Im due on the dyno in a few hours to tune on it.

[prasac]

United is usually around 90%

[Psi-Pop]

Didn't get to test it, waste-gate diaphragm was torn. Hopefully next week ill test it, whats the shelf life if in a sealed jerry can?

[xr6t_ute]

I had it in my ute and went overseas for 6 weeks, when i got back i was a bit hesitant but opened her up on the private road and had no problems at all.
Sealed containers should last a few months i would say, maybe check with a manufacturer in Australia as per there data sheets.

[Psi-Pop]

Should only be 2-3 weeks, ill make sure its well sealed just dont want to drawing in too much moisture but hopefully the weather stays warm.

[prasac]

we have tried stuff over 6 months old just to see if it did anything, and it was fine alot of people say 3 months, i have seen guys use and it was well over a year old.

[TruBlu351]

I discussed this with the E85 supplier from Sucragen (old V8SC supplier) because I wanted to buy a 205 litre drum and store it in the shed. He had absolutely no reservations saying that it would last for ages if you kept it properly sealed.

[xr6t_ute]

$1.05 at United Hallam (Melbourne) today... havn't seen it that cheap for a while.