Anyone thinking about running E85 in their Subaru?

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    I have been running a mix of it for 6 moths now.

    There is much homework that needs to be done before trying it out. search for hamfist's e85 posts on Nasioc for a good start.

    DO NOT JUST PUT A FULL TANK OF E85 IN YOUR CAR.
     
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    What mixture percent?

    What is your percent mixture and what kind of performance differences have you seen?
     
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    definatly listen to this guy...ive been doing this for about 3 weeks now...its hawt, you can feel the difference
     
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    More research

    FYI...

    After trolling the NASOIC board it looks like the optimum mixture for stock fuel and ECU is 30 / 70 of e85 to unleaded. Alot of people are running it 50/50 without any problems.
     
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    definatly dont do it if you have anything turbo though
     
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    Really? Is it a A/F ratio problem?

    Kurt
     
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    I think I will just pay the $2 extra at the pump and not have to worry about blowing my motor up.
     
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    i prefer to be powered by oil, then by corn. atleast tell i find reasons/ways that are better
     
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    120+ octane, and it makes your injectors run full duty cycle, N/A shouldnt have ANY problem running it. martin, give it a shot you wont be dissapointed, it takes about an hour of driving for things to get adjusted to it, its incredible, just beat an auto TSI talon last night, i know those arent fast, but my car is a toad and i destroyed him
     
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    It seems we have more e85 stations than anybody in Minnesota, it would be a waste not to take advantage of that.

    I'm curious why putting it into a turbo'd Subaru isn't a good idea though...

    Also, what ratios are you guys using?

    Kurt
     
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    last time I was at the cottage grove holiday, e85 was 10 cents cheaper than regular gas.
     
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    ok so it corn gas right? running 85% ethanol?? what mixture do i run w/ it? and what affedcts will it have on my car? i heard that anything over 15% ethanol will F-up the reliability and longevity of the car
     
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    if i put in 5 gallons of gas i usually put in around 3 gallons of e85, it wont hurt anything, the only problem is that when you want to switch back to regualar gas it will be slightly rougher idle because of the richness but only for a a dozen miles or so
     
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    who sells the stuff?
     
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    i ran a mixture of 70% e85 and 30% 90 when i worked in shakopee.. i noticed my engine ran a tiny bit colder and i also think i might have goten some performance gains
     
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    You can run E85 for about a year before it actually does damage to your fuel lines/o-rings/pump. I really don't see why people think it's such a great gas. What you don't pay for at the pump, you make up for by richening out your fuel maps.

    If you're planning on really following through with the whole E85 thing, make sure you get a Fuel Flexable fuel pump, stainless steel fuel lines, and Viton o-rings.
     
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    although these gains sound promising i think i am gonna play it safe and stick to BP 92 oct.
     
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    read before you do this.
    there are some disadvantages to e85 that you should be well aware.
     
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