E85?

[Newlin]

It's only 2.99 in town right now, would I have a problem with my fuel pump, injectors, or filters if I used it in my Alero?

[xXManwhoreXx]

You would need a tune for it, you need larger injectors and a new fuel filter as the ethenal will clean all the gunk out of your tank and lines, it will clog your injectors

[sleepyalero]

yeah the car would need to be tuned for it.

[Newlin]

How much would tuning for that cost? And I'd get a little less mileage per gallon wouldn't I?

[xXManwhoreXx]

Less milage but with supporting mods you can get big power

[That01Olds]

Like others have said you would need to get the car tuned to run E85. You will get a little less gas mileage, but more power. My HHR is a Flexfuel vehicle and stock HP on regular gas is 155 while on E85 it's 160. It is nice too cause while I was in Wisconsin last week E85 was $3.49 while regular unleaded was anywhere from $3.89-$3.95.

[Newlin]

That's the position I'm sort of in. e85 is currently $2.99 in town while regular is almost $3.96.

After I get it tuned could I run both types of gas without issue?

[zearchyo]

i think e85 may eat thru ur plastics and rubber seals in ur fuel system. I think i have heard of this somewhere not sure were.

[billytheman1188]

i think e85 may eat thru ur plastics and rubber seals in ur fuel system. I think i have heard of this somewhere not sure were.

Yup. My buddy and i were just talking about it. Dont switch....too much could go wrong ;)

[cavaliers60]

suck it up and fill her up. ;)

[xXManwhoreXx]

Braided lines are ideal but not nessasary unless your stock lines are shitty

[XanderWiFi]

Our cars are too old for this kind of stuff. Even just the 10% isn't good but good luck finding pure gasoline anywhere these days. Have the same issue with my motorcycle which is a 2005 and specifically says not to have ethanol in the gas. They make an additive called star tron. I used it my last fill up and could have sworn to feel a difference in the engine performance.

For a tune you're probably looking at 75+ dollars an hour depending where you live. Here in DC its like 150 bucks an hour. I would recommend eating the gas costs or buying a newer vehicle that can do the flexfuel. Too much trouble for too old of a car.

[xXManwhoreXx]

My 89 crx is tuned for e85... Age has nothing to do with it

[zearchyo]

My 89 crx is tuned for e85... Age has nothing to do with it

That’s a Honda right? Do u have pics you would like to chare with us?

[That01Olds]

That's the position I'm sort of in. e85 is currently $2.99 in town while regular is almost $3.96.

After I get it tuned could I run both types of gas without issue?

Unfortunately no. You would have to reprogram the PCM each time you wanted to switch from E85 to regular gas and vice versa.

i think e85 may eat thru ur plastics and rubber seals in ur fuel system. I think i have heard of this somewhere not sure were.

Actually as long as you increase the flow in your entire fuel system by 30% it won't eat through the plastics and rubber seals.

[Redog]

I understand that it's almost $1 cheaper, but with the costs to convert your car over, plus E85 isn't ava everywhere. I have yet to see an E85 station within 200 miles of my town.

Want better gas mileage? First question, How heavy is your right foot? ;)

[xXManwhoreXx]

Almost all meijers have a e85 pump in front of the store

[Newlin]

ion, How heavy is your right foot? ;)

I'm pretty light on the gas. I get almost 30mpg at about 50/50 city/55mph driving.

I'll probably avoid the e85 then. I wish there was somewhere in town I could find pure gasoline though. Oh well.

[Redog]

plus E85 isn't ava everywhere. I have yet to see an E85 station within 200 miles of my town.



Almost all meijers have a e85 pump in front of the store

That's great Eric, but ummm, reread the highlighted part of my post, including the distance of E85 from me. The only places I've seen E85 was in the sticks off I-80 in Northern PA, probably about 350 miles from my house :rolleyes2:

Plus, we don't have Meijers here. What is it? What do they sell?

[sleepyalero]

meijers is almost like a walmart, just not as high in the ranks as walmart.

[zzyzzx]

I'm pretty sure that you can't get E85 in Maryland. You used to be able to get it here.

[That01Olds]

That's great Eric, but ummm, reread the highlighted part of my post, including the distance of E85 from me. The only places I've seen E85 was in the sticks off I-80 in Northern PA, probably about 350 miles from my house :rolleyes2:

Plus, we don't have Meijers here. What is it? What do they sell?

According to this site http://e85vehicles.com/e85-stations.html there are 5 E85 stations in the Philadelphia area. One in Philadelphia off of Vine Street, one in Exton, and one in Jeffersonville. There is also one in New Jersey and one in Delaware that are within 50 miles of Philadelphia.

[xXManwhoreXx]

Meijer?? Its like super target, grocerys/goods

[AleroB888]

For a 3400, you might get by dropping in some 28 lb injectors without a tune, and buy a low priced scanner to erase the first code if it sets an SES. It's never good to leave gas in a tank for long periods, but alcohol is worse for long-term storage. I used a couple tankfulls of E85 in Denver without problems just normal driving. My fuel lines and filters were clean to start with, though. If we had it here, I'd use it.