Take a look at this http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/052004_ns_ethanolgas.html and tell us what you think of it. Would you pour this into your tank?

We're doing our best over here to get the mission done, but the idea of coming home to these gas prices are sort of a dark cloud over my head. I love my camaro, and would never get rid of it, but maybe it's time for the camaro to be a weekend car, and get that honda.
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ESSAYONS CLEAR THE WAY!!!
1990 Camaro IROC-Z

That Ortega taco thing is really annoying.....

Originally posted by chicane67:
That Ortega taco thing is really annoying..... I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed... LOL

Your vehicle has to be set up for E85. Its 85% ethanol blended with 15% gasoline to "poison" it. Car manufacturers have been producing flex fuel vehicles for a few years now. This is a renewable resource. One of the problems is availability. These flex fuel vehicles will run on regular gasoline or the E85. One of the problems with E85 is that it is very corrosive. Steel tanks and steel lines will not last long. These flex fuel vehicles use non-corrodible materials for the whole fuel system. For the same reason your local service station will not likely replace their old tanks with fiberglass tanks and non-corrodible lines. Federal law states what kind of tank is to be used on new service stations, which is compatible with the E85.
Federal Agencies are required by executive order to reduce petroleum consumption by 20% by 2005 and try to replace vehicles with FFV's to help attain this goal. Theirs lots more to it than that.
At Fairchild AFB here in Spokane I initiated a B20 program that finally took off a little less than a year ago. B20 is a diesel fuel with 20% bio based oils, another renewable resource. Bio based oils include oils developed from soybeans or rapeseed or linseed and even leftover vegetable grease from you local McDonalds or Wendy's. Not only are we trying to comply this way with our federal mandate but with this bio blended diesel our vehicles will have a cleaner fuel system and will run longer and better due to the increased lubricating properties of the fuel.
We are waiting for funding for a tank to hold and dispense E85. Hopefully we will have this SCAT (self contained aboveground tank) sometime next year.
Just some of the ways your Air Force is trying to do more with less. Less dependency on foreign oil will do this country a whole lot of good

I think the fact that alternative fuels are starting to become more available is pretty cool. Dino juice is only going to last for so long and, the more people that use an alternative, the more fossil fuel will be left for things like old Camaros. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Then there is the cleaner air that should result, as well as not having to rely on our Arab "allies" :rolleyes: Seems like a good plan to me.

-Chad

I would burn E85 if it was as available as at least diesel is all over the country b/c a motor set up to burn it all the time can have like 12.5 CR or even maybe 13.5!!!

BUT it concerns me as to what it's real price, (at the pump), would be if all the grants and subsidies were taken away from the alternate fuel program???

pdq67