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I run e85 in my wag. No problems. If I get out somewhere they dont have e85 I can top it off with 87 if I have more then a half a tank.

Besides its only $1.37 2 blocks from my house.

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Your running e85 in a stock 850? :arob:

And 15% is not going to hurt anything. Most of you guys are so pig rich anyways a little ethanol will dry the fuel and get your AFRs in check

Stock? Where have you been?

I have a 50trim garrett, r manifold, 410cc injectors, MTE tune (JCViggen's), NA cams, and the list goes on and on and on

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Thats kinda what I was getting at. A/F will be way out of whack on top of the fact you will see massive piston wipe unless you have the correct rings, or run a topend lube/ethanol safe oil. Methanol/Ethanol engines have been around decades. Nothing new here, but you do need to take basic precautions.

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Thats kinda what I was getting at. A/F will be way out of whack on top of the fact you will see massive piston wipe unless you have the correct rings, or run a topend lube/ethanol safe oil. Methanol/Ethanol engines have been around decades. Nothing new here, but you do need to take basic precautions.

how about corrosion issues?

and how are rings intended for use with ethanol different from normal rings?

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and how are rings intended for use with ethanol different from normal rings?

They aren't.

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Your running e85 in a stock 850? :arob:

And 15% is not going to hurt anything. Most of you guys are so pig rich anyways a little ethanol will dry the fuel and get your AFRs in check

I am convinced that the 10 to 15% does do catalyst damage in certain circumstances, proving it is a different story though. I do agree on a fat running modded car it won't hurt a thing.

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I am convinced that the 10 to 15% does do catalyst damage in certain circumstances, proving it is a different story though. I do agree on a fat running modded car it won't hurt a thing.

Cars have been running E10 every winter since the 70s, nothing new here.

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