E85 Conversion?

[CobraJay]

I have an 03 Grand Cherokee Limited V8. I get decent MPG but always nice if it was better.. Has anyone ever used any of those kits to convert to E85? Any horror stories/success stories? Looks fairly simple to convert. This is the kit I'm looking into.

E85 Conversion Kits Change2E85.com

 

[RoadZOmbie]

I was thing about it once for my daily driven WJ but not worth it to me...

E85 Conversion Kit... anyone running e85?? - JeepsUnlimited.com Forums

 

[65fastback2+2]

look up your stock injectors and pumps....might could get away with tune only if they'll flow 30% more

 

[black92]

If I'm not misreading what you are saying, you basically want to increase your gas mileage? E85 is NOT going to help with that.

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[65fastback2+2]

If I'm not misreading what you are saying, you basically want to increase your gas mileage? E85 is NOT going to help with that.

May get better responses here: The Distillery - SVTPerformance

good call on the mileage thing, didnt notice that

 

[dirtydave289]

I have usually heard in most cases the savings take a while to offset the cost of conversion.

 

[CobraJay]

If I'm not misreading what you are saying, you basically want to increase your gas mileage? E85 is NOT going to help with that.

May get better responses here: The Distillery - SVTPerformance

Your right man.. I worded that wrong. Wasn't expecting to get more MPG from E85. Looking to get more fuel-cheaper. E85 burns faster though from what I've read a while back. Not sure

 

[NEp8ntballer]

I have usually heard in most cases the savings take a while to offset the cost of conversion.

or won't... you'll take a hit in fuel mileage and cost savings may not be that great. The best benefit to E85 is that it's pretty much cheap race gas.

 

[Danno44]

Mileage suffers quite a bit so Id pass on a DD.

 

[GodStang]

Due to the tax breaks being bye bye on E85 the price has gone way up. Last year December 2011 price difference was like $.50 now it is only $.10 in my area. With 30% more fuel needed for E85 the swap is not worth it.

 

[ford_racer]

Your right man.. I worded that wrong. Wasn't expecting to get more MPG from E85. Looking to get more fuel-cheaper. E85 burns faster though from what I've read a while back. Not sure

E85 burns slower, which is why it's used in performance applications. The reason your MPG will go down is because it has quite a bit less energy than conventional gasoline.

IIRC it has about a 115 octane rating.

 

[GodStang]

E85 burns slower, which is why it's used in performance applications. The reason your MPG will go down is because it has quite a bit less energy than conventional gasoline.

IIRC it has about a 115 octane rating.

105 is the more common mention on octane rating but I have seen lab tests that rate it from 96-115 octane. I had a big thread about this awhile back and the claim was closest to 105 when tuning.

 

[ford_racer]

I see. That is still a pretty wicked fuel for a street car.