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Just like if you try run a gasoline engine on alcohol without adjusting the fueling it'll be too lean and knock if it runs at all, you'll be too lean with suffi
by pengaru 4y ago
Just like if you try run a gasoline engine on alcohol without adjusting the fueling it'll be too lean and knock if it runs at all, you'll be too lean with sufficient ethanol in the gasoline without adjustment.
But they're still higher octane fuels. E85 is specifically sought out for this purpose in the gearhead scene, so they can run high boost getting something alcohol-like at the pump.
- Scoundreller 4y agoLots of anecdata of people running their regular vehicles on E85 without issues. Lots of theoretical concerns “omg, you’re not following the owner’s manual, god is going to blow up your engine and kill 4 kittens”, but either nobody has blown an engine or hasn’t admitted to it. https://youtu.be/scgtGxxgx6M https://youtu.be/scgtGxxgx6M Plenty of parts of the world where E85 is substantially cheaper than E10 (e.g. France where it’s ~43% cheaper) where I’m sure lots of people are running it or various mixes.