Running E85 in my stroker

old_man · May 22, 2008

I got tired of paying the high fuel prices. I built my stroker several years ago and after reading a bit thought I would give it a try. The stroker has 10.2 compression and I have a map adjuster to set the mixture.

As it turns out it runs fine. I didn't touch the MAP adjuster since I noticed I had been running a bit rich anyway. I noticed a slight drop in power and around a 10% drop in mileage, but it is hard to tell yet. I do notice that it takes an extra second of cranking to start, but at $2.79 a gallon, I will up up with it.

Anybody else have any experience?

CartsXJ · May 22, 2008

Just make sure all your fuel lines are ok with E85. There is a reason that only certain factory vehicles are compatible with it......it will eat away at your rubber seals or hoses. So just keep you eyes on the lines and let us know what happens.

Muad'Dib · May 22, 2008

old_man said:
I got tired of paying the high fuel prices. I built my stroker several years ago and after reading a bit thought I would give it a try. The stroker has 10.2 compression and I have a map adjuster to set the mixture.

As it turns out it runs fine. I didn't touch the MAP adjuster since I noticed I had been running a bit rich anyway. I noticed a slight drop in power and around a 10% drop in mileage, but it is hard to tell yet. I do notice that it takes an extra second of cranking to start, but at $2.79 a gallon, I will up up with it.

Anybody else have any experience?

Your going to get sorry gas mileage. So that means more trips to the pump. When its all said and done, your going to be spending just about the same as gas anyway.

awspence · May 22, 2008

I dont know how much gas is running in his area, but e85 for $2.79 would be a VERY substantial savings over 87 octane in my area. Milage would have to be cut 25-30% for it to even be close.

REVROK · May 22, 2008

Muad'Dib said:
Your going to get sorry gas mileage. So that means more trips to the pump. When its all said and done, your going to be spending just about the same as gas anyway.

Who cares? Less money going to foreign oil producers and less dependence on oil. Glad your doin it, but am real curious if anyone has some longer term experience.

asp · May 22, 2008

i filled last night at 3.88, so for it to not be worthwhile around here, there would need to be a 28.1% decrease in fuel economy. :lecture: just to put real numbers into perspective.

awesome idea either way, let us know how it goes.

old_man · May 22, 2008

Around here the E85 is almost a dollar cheaper per gallon and the station iw within a mile of my daily commute. As to eating hoses, we run 10% Ethanol here all the time. I figure if in 10 years that the hoses havent been eaten up, I should be fine. I only have 5 short pieces of hose in the whole system anyway.

trail rate this · May 22, 2008

There is a thread on here about running E85. It was a type converter box for the injectors. It was also something about the timeing due to how the alcohol burns. Lets us know how it works. I have been wanting to build a stroker that will run E85 for a while now.

Erik Litchy · May 22, 2008

i tried it in my renix stroker and it hated it. engine ran noticeably rougher. 9.8:1 compression

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