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Which E85 tester?
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You don't need anything fancy. quick fuel makes this tester. Put water up to the first line. Get a baby medicine dropper to suck up some e85 and squirt it into the tester up to the second line. Shake liberally and set aside until you see the line of separation
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/qft-36-e85?seid=srese1&gclid=CLrHouPrqb4CFcU-MgodTUUAiw
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/qft-36-e85?seid=srese1&gclid=CLrHouPrqb4CFcU-MgodTUUAiw
There are two things about quality. I've found some stations have less ethanol content and the other is I find weird cloudy shit sometime floating at the line of separation. I run shell e85 because it's the most consistent I can find that has at least 80 ethanol(usually always 85%) and it doesn't have that cloudy crap floating in it. There is a speedway by me and they had 70% into June last year and every time I tested it it had some really weird shit floating in there. My suggestion is you merry a pump and stay with it for consistency. Unless you can do some fancy flex fuel sensor that can adjust your AFR.
Get that tester and get a sample from a couple stations by you. See what it looks like. Just let the tester sit for about 5-10 minutes as it takes a while for all the hydrocarbons to separate. Should look something like this.
Thanks Will!
There are two things about quality. I've found some stations have less ethanol content and the other is I find weird cloudy shit sometime floating at the line of separation. I run shell e85 because it's the most consistent I can find that has at least 80 ethanol(usually always 85%) and it doesn't have that cloudy crap floating in it. There is a speedway by me and they had 70% into June last year and every time I tested it it had some really weird shit floating in there. My suggestion is you merry a pump and stay with it for consistency. Unless you can do some fancy flex fuel sensor that can adjust your AFR.
Get that tester and get a sample from a couple stations by you. See what it looks like. Just let the tester sit for about 5-10 minutes as it takes a while for all the hydrocarbons to separate. Should look something like this.
the weird cloudy stuff is excess water from it being old shitty e85, I also use the quick fuel tester and it works great
Been using the same one as posted above. I have see e75 and e90. No issues with running it in my cobra. I check it before I pump it but I'm a odd duck. Car always runs well.
I use that quick fuel tester as well. Just keep a liter bottle of water and empty Gatorade bottle in my trunk. Pump the E into the Gatorade bottle and then pour into tester.
Have tested several locations and have found from E70 - E88 in the last few weeks.
Also noticed that some places are a lot murkier then some and like mentioned will have white floaty stuff in it. No idea what that is, anyone know? Also noticed a couple were yellow in color.
Found the E88 at Shell at River & Lawerence but that was the cloudiest/murkiest I tested and $3.99 a gallon.
Best looking was E80 I tested last week at Speedway at 75th and Cass, was as clear as water with zero shit floating in it. Was $2.77 a gallon.
Have tested several locations and have found from E70 - E88 in the last few weeks.
Also noticed that some places are a lot murkier then some and like mentioned will have white floaty stuff in it. No idea what that is, anyone know? Also noticed a couple were yellow in color.
Found the E88 at Shell at River & Lawerence but that was the cloudiest/murkiest I tested and $3.99 a gallon.
Best looking was E80 I tested last week at Speedway at 75th and Cass, was as clear as water with zero shit floating in it. Was $2.77 a gallon.
I plan on having a couple VP Fuels 5 gallon jugs that I'll use to fill up while driving the DD and then put in the Cobra as needed. But I don't plan on keeping the fuel in it for more then a month. But completely sealed it shouldn't absorb enough moisture in a month or 2 to change the ethanol rating.
From what I've heard and seen as long as it's in a non clear container and sealed well from any leaks (good idea to flip the jugs to check) it should stay for some time. I'd suggest anything over a month to be stored in an approved sealed metal container. I heard something about it absorbing water through nonmetallic containers over longer periods of time. I have 5 on hand in the trunk and change it out each month if I don't end up needing it.
It's going to be harder to find. Government tax credit ended raising the price up and it's going to age in the retailers tanks. They will order less and it will be harder and harder to find. This is being talked about in the news all the time since the credit ended. It no longer makes sense for ffv to run it. And it's carbon footprint is worse than gas it turns out. From scratch to pump gas is more friendly including vehicle emissions.
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