E85?
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06-06-2008, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Breetie
Um...yeah, doesn't help me.
I certainly can "afford" $4.50+ per gallon for gasoline. Hell, I could conceivably pay $10 or even $15 for a gallon of gas. But I don't want to and I don't think I should have to. But I'll refrain from biting that bait, despite JamesR913's invitation to debate.
After examining the "savings" closely, I determined that it would not be worth it to convert to ethanol unless I did some redesigning of the VQs fuel delivery system and incorporated some sort of forced induction system running at least 13psi. If my figures are correct, at that point the VQ should be running efficiently enough on ethanol to warrant using it.
Which, of course, is like...oh, I dunno, $15,000 worth of turbos, intercoolers, piping, fuel line and injectors plus some dyno runs and some tuning on a custom ECU.
Meh. Accept the unfortunate truth that I am cornered, and take it like a man by driving my G35 until the wheels fall off.
I certainly can "afford" $4.50+ per gallon for gasoline. Hell, I could conceivably pay $10 or even $15 for a gallon of gas. But I don't want to and I don't think I should have to. But I'll refrain from biting that bait, despite JamesR913's invitation to debate.
After examining the "savings" closely, I determined that it would not be worth it to convert to ethanol unless I did some redesigning of the VQs fuel delivery system and incorporated some sort of forced induction system running at least 13psi. If my figures are correct, at that point the VQ should be running efficiently enough on ethanol to warrant using it.
Which, of course, is like...oh, I dunno, $15,000 worth of turbos, intercoolers, piping, fuel line and injectors plus some dyno runs and some tuning on a custom ECU.
Meh. Accept the unfortunate truth that I am cornered, and take it like a man by driving my G35 until the wheels fall off.
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06-06-2008, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Breetie
ROFL. Funny. Sorry, I'm too much a selfish pig to ride the bus or carpool.
My buddy and I have started carpooling to work, saves a good chunk of money.
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Originally Posted by 306HP
The notion of using corn to make oil for cars rather than for food is just unacceptable for me. The Ethanol business has increased food prices and there are people in the third world who are starving because they cannot find food. E85 is not my answer to fuel prices and I personally would never buy a car that uses E85. Hybrids, electric cars are amogst the better more acceptable ways of going about this. Just my 2 cents
Next thing you know, the ignorant will begin blaming the evil farmers for causing world-wide starvation.
E85 would also convince farmers to solely grow corn and nothing else since they can make bank off corn.
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