E85?

[WendysOrBust]

all I know is u can't go wrong with pure ethanol free gas. I don't care if my truck is flex fuel. If it's not good for my lawnmower I'm not putting it in a $50k truck. Just my opinion.

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Lol, what. You seriously? Are you aware that your $50k truck is designed with the intention of using ethanol gas. Also while the newer trucks run fine on 87 octane, there are multiple threads that show a considerable amount of engine knock is produced while running 87 octane gas. The 6.2 even says on thw owners manual that 91 octane is preferred.

 

Lol you cant compare a carbureted lawnmower to a truck with ECM

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[310racing]

The only problem with e85 is that it eats up gaskets and fuel lines after a long time but with the e85 option we have upgraded fuel lines, gaskets, fuel pump. E85 is a ton cleaner for the engine

bingo

[02suburbanZ71]

You wouldnt have a 100k mile warranty if e85 was bad for the engine. Just give it a try

[fuse36]

 

Lol, what. You seriously? Are you aware that your $50k truck is designed with the intention of using ethanol gas. Also while the newer trucks run fine on 87 octane, there are multiple threads that show a considerable amount of engine knock is produced while running 87 octane gas. The 6.2 even says on thw owners manual that 91 octane is preferred.

 

 

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i agree on the 6.2 to run 91. I already know that. But I run 87 pure gas. Not 87 with up to 10% ethanol like most people. No engine knock on my truck. U must not have pure gas where u live.

 

 

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[02suburbanZ71]

You guys dont run 93 in the 6.2? I thought 93 was gm recommended

[fuse36]

You guys dont run 93 in the 6.2? I thought 93 was gm recommended

its 91. Says in the manual. Most states don't carry 93

 

 

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[02suburbanZ71]

its 91. Says in the manual. Most states don't carry 93

 

 

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Wow i almost always use top tier 93 in my burb. I want to try e85 soon, just dont know the procedure for the 1st year of flex 5.3 2002. The manual does not state

[kstruckcountry]

I'm no environmentalist but from an environmental standpoint ethanol is a nightmare. Without subsidies it would only be used in some racing applications. JMO

[WendysOrBust]

Lol ok. We could go on and on about this. I'm not alone on this. I live in Oklahoma and I would say that the majority of people here do not want ethanol in there daily driver.

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The mindset of buying "pure" gasoline is the same mindset that people think 93 octane fuel is a higherend/cleaner/fuel compared to 87 octane. Which we all know is not the case. A manufacturer will dictate what type of octane an engine a engine should used based on compression ratio, and the timing the engine was programmed on.

 

A few gasoline distributors got together and started offering pure gasoline and marketing as a "better" and "purer" product. In the end you end up spending more per gas with no real benefit.

 

Your argue to that, "we don't use it in Oklahoma and people don't want it here" doesn't really mean anything. People don't vaccinate their kids, that doesn't make it a correct choice.

[WendysOrBust]

i agree on the 6.2 to run 91. I already know that. But I run 87 pure gas. Not 87 with up to 10% ethanol like most people. No engine knock on my truck. U must not have pure gas where u live.

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smh...

 

 

Ethanol will not cause engine knock....

[fuse36]

smh...

 

 

Ethanol will not cause engine knock....

that article was typed up by a farmer lol. I'm an oil man. lol like I said this argument can go on and on and it's still going on. Farmers, refiners, oil people all want the EPA to believe them.

 

 

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smh...

 

 

Ethanol will not cause engine knock....

lol

 

 

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[arkenzo]

Lol ok. We could go on and on about this. I'm not alone on this. I live in Oklahoma and I would say that the majority of people here do not want ethanol in there daily driver.

 

 

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you seem pretty ignorant on the topic and borderline trolling.

 

regardless of what you and your "clique" think, E85 runs damn well on my truck and if it's good for my $30,000 truck, it's good for your $50,000 truck....Whatever the hell that means.

 

 

(Didn't mean to feed the troll)

[Northside]

Hey "It's a free county." Running E 85 is an option a lot of us enjoy. Others choose not to. Their reasons seem to vary There is a lot of misinformation, ignorance and prejudice about ethanol for sure. I'm a curious guy and had to find out for myself how my truck would respond to E 85. I think I'm open minded but I'll have to admit I was a little reluctant to put this stuff in my brand new truck. As I have previously posted, it made the truck a lot more fun to drive by increasing throttle response and power. Running "alky" is far from a new concept. Other guys choose option "B" and don't run E 85. That's their prerogative and I respect it.

 

 

[fuse36]

you seem pretty ignorant on the topic and borderline trolling.

 

regardless of what you and your "clique" think, E85 runs damn well on my truck and if it's good for my $30,000 truck, it's good for your $50,000 truck....Whatever the hell that means.

 

 

(Didn't mean to feed the troll)

really you dont think i know anything.. well let me tell you.. you can run E85 safely but you will not have more torque and horsepower then pure gas on our trucks.. It does not have as much energy per gallon so there is no way it can make more power then pure gas can.. If you had a vehicle that was designed specifically for E85 that had way higher compression or supercharger or turbo with lots of boost then theoretically yes it could make more horsepower then pure gas but the reality is that flexfuel is designed to run on a range of fuels from pure gas to 85% alcohol 15% gas so its going to be tuned for the lowest octane your going to be putting in there, so because its not optimized for E85 theres no way for our trucks to make more horsepower.. then you still have all the potential issues of the alchohol even if it was optimized in terms of corrosion, absorbing water etc...

 

you can run E85 safely but you will not have more torque and horsepower then pure gas on our trucks.. It does not have as much energy per gallon so there is no way it can make more power then pure gas can.. If you had a vehicle that was designed specifically for E85 that had way higher compression or supercharger or turbo with lots of boost then theoretically yes it could make more horsepower then pure gas but the reality is that flexfuel is designed to run on a range of fuels from pure gas to 85% alcohol 15% gas so its going to be tuned for the lowest octane your going to be putting in there, so because its not optimized for E85 theres no way for our trucks to make more horsepower.. then you still have all the potential issues of the alchohol even if it was optimized in terms of corrosion, absorbing water etc...

The mindset of buying "pure" gasoline is the same mindset that people think 93 octane fuel is a higherend/cleaner/fuel compared to 87 octane. Which we all know is not the case. A manufacturer will dictate what type of octane an engine a engine should used based on compression ratio, and the timing the engine was programmed on.

 

A few gasoline distributors got together and started offering pure gasoline and marketing as a "better" and "purer" product. In the end you end up spending more per gas with no real benefit.

 

Your argue to that, "we don't use it in Oklahoma and people don't want it here" doesn't really mean anything. People don't vaccinate their kids, that doesn't make it a correct choice.

really you dont think i know anything.. well let me tell you.. you can run E85 safely but you will not have more torque and horsepower then pure gas on our trucks.. It does not have as much energy per gallon so there is no way it can make more power then pure gas can.. If you had a vehicle that was designed specifically for E85 that had way higher compression or supercharger or turbo with lots of boost then theoretically yes it could make more horsepower then pure gas but the reality is that flexfuel is designed to run on a range of fuels from pure gas to 85% alcohol 15% gas so its going to be tuned for the lowest octane your going to be putting in there, so because its not optimized for E85 theres no way for our trucks to make more horsepower.. then you still have all the potential issues of the alchohol even if it was optimized in terms of corrosion, absorbing water etc...

[RyanbabZ71]

really you dont think i know anything.. well let me tell you.. you can run E85 safely but you will not have more torque and horsepower then pure gas on our trucks.. It does not have as much energy per gallon so there is no way it can make more power then pure gas can.. If you had a vehicle that was designed specifically for E85 that had way higher compression or supercharger or turbo with lots of boost then theoretically yes it could make more horsepower then pure gas but the reality is that flexfuel is designed to run on a range of fuels from pure gas to 85% alcohol 15% gas so its going to be tuned for the lowest octane your going to be putting in there, so because its not optimized for E85 theres no way for our trucks to make more horsepower.. then you still have all the potential issues of the alchohol even if it was optimized in terms of corrosion, absorbing water etc...

 

you can run E85 safely but you will not have more torque and horsepower then pure gas on our trucks.. It does not have as much energy per gallon so there is no way it can make more power then pure gas can.. If you had a vehicle that was designed specifically for E85 that had way higher compression or supercharger or turbo with lots of boost then theoretically yes it could make more horsepower then pure gas but the reality is that flexfuel is designed to run on a range of fuels from pure gas to 85% alcohol 15% gas so its going to be tuned for the lowest octane your going to be putting in there, so because its not optimized for E85 theres no way for our trucks to make more horsepower.. then you still have all the potential issues of the alchohol even if it was optimized in terms of corrosion, absorbing water etc...

 

 

Ryan