gs-ireland

Does anybody use E95 fuel in their motor?

For those unaware what E95 fuel is, its 5% petrol and 95% Ethanol.

Here is a great user FAQ of the stuff:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=803341

and here is the kit for a 6cyl engine @ $424:

http://www.fullflexint.com/pages/product1.htm


I know in some parts of the world, E95 is only 10% cheaper than normal petrol, but you use 10-20% more of the stuff due to the nature of it so there is no cost savings/mile. But, here is Ireland our E95 prices are 40% cheaper than petrol as the Tax is a fraction of the normal petrol.

Petrol: ~ €1.20/litre = € 4.54/USgal = $ 7.09/ US gal)
E95: ~ 0.85/liter

so If I use an extra 15-20% of fuel, my fuel costs would be ~25% cheaper!!

The only main problem I can see is the charcoal evaporator. Did anybody get around it?

cam8510

You may be talking about a fuel called ED95 which is 93.6% ethanol and 3.6% ignition improver, and 2.8% denaturants. It is used in Sweden in diesel style engines with a modified compression ratio. It contains no petrol.

mmarshall

In Brazil, they have been using both straight ethanol (E100) and various ethanol/gas blends in cars for years...it's been one of the staples of their energy system. Though I can't verify the actual E95 mixture, it would very likely be one of them.