Corn Fuel

[cjsacm1]

I have a 2004 hoe with the Flex Fuel motor. Well the other night on my way home my low fuel light came on. So i was just like ill try $20 of the corn fuel. Has anyone had any experience with the E85. Good vs. Bad. I have heard like you get worst gas mileage. I am just curious what other people opinions. Thanks a bunch

 

[Rollin Thunder]

definatly worse gas milage. But I have always wondered since its a 105 octane, could BB tune the motor to run on that and add like an insane amount of power?

 

[cjsacm1]

i did not know that it was 105 octane...another thing if i got it tuned and then added a supercharger like all my future mods say....what would be everyones opinion

 

[dropmech]

Depending on the time of year and where you live, the rating will be different. It can have anywhere from the low to high 70's in percentage of ethanol added. Seems like such a waste of time to mess with that stuff.

 

[cjsacm1]

i dont plan on using it all the time just always wanted to try it ever since i noticed i had the FF tahoe

 

[Rollin Thunder]

check with the guy that does your stocks on this, but when I had my 06 yukon (which was a flexfuel, my new one isnt) I got close to 1500 back on my taxes for having a flex fuel vehicle.

 

[vatahoelt]

check with the guy that does your stocks on this, but when I had my 06 yukon (which was a flexfuel, my new one isnt) I got close to 1500 back on my taxes for having a flex fuel vehicle.

i don't think you can claim it on your taxes. i asked my accountant friend and he had looked it up and said it didn't qualify. this was for my 04 tahoe ff.

 

[cjsacm1]

im still going to ask when it comes around to tax time.....it cant hurt to ask

 

[Rollin Thunder]

i don't think you can claim it on your taxes. i asked my accountant friend and he had looked it up and said it didn't qualify. this was for my 04 tahoe ff.

Maybe its because I own a business, but I did claim it on my taxes and have the papers to prove I got that money back.

 

[vatahoelt]

Maybe its because I own a business, but I did claim it on my taxes and have the papers to prove I got that money back.

it's possible. cause i don't see yukon listed here.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=157557,00.html

 

[cjsacm1]

that article is for hybrid vehicles....and these are flex fuel so i think they are different

 

[vatahoelt]

that article is for hybrid vehicles....and these are flex fuel so i think they are different

flex fuel vehicle would fall under alternative fuel motor vehicles, where hybrids fall as well.

 

[cjsacm1]

oh i didnt know that but thanks for the update....im going to try to get a tax rebate...if i dont i dont.....if i do more power to me

 

[Rollin Thunder]

flex fuel vehicle would fall under alternative fuel motor vehicles, where hybrids fall as well.

actually they dont since they still use dyno fuel.

 

[vatahoelt]

actually they dont since they still use dyno fuel.

should have said hybrids and flex fuel vehicles fall under the alternative motor vehicle category along with lean burn technology vehicles.

 

[Grocery Getter]

E85 is a great fuel. It is about 25% less efficient than regular gas but 30%+ less expensive so cost/mileage it's pretty much a wash. It's cheaper but you fill up more, I spend just about the same dollar amount each week I just have to get gas twice on E85 instead of once with reg gas. Whats great is it's 105 octane and I really can feel the difference at the pedal. I have been running it forcabout six months and only use regular gas for toad trips so I don't have to fill up as much(and its not available very many places out here). IMO if you have a FF vehicle you shoukd give it a try, financially it's basically a wash, you get more power, and while it's "green" qualities are certainly debateable what's not is that using E85 can reduce our dependance on foreign oil......

My.02

 

[Rollin Thunder]

E85 is a great fuel. It is about 25% less efficient than regular gas but 30%+ less expensive so cost/mileage it's pretty much a wash. It's cheaper but you fill up more, I spend just about the same dollar amount each week I just have to get gas twice on E85 instead of once with reg gas. Whats great is it's 105 octane and I really can feel the difference at the pedal. I have been running it forcabout six months and only use regular gas for toad trips so I don't have to fill up as much(and its not available very many places out here). IMO if you have a FF vehicle you shoukd give it a try, financially it's basically a wash, you get more power, and while it's "green" qualities are certainly debateable what's not is that using E85 can reduce our dependance on foreign oil......

My.02

actually many articles have proven that the process of making corn fuel uses just as much fuel as all of our cars running dyno fuel so its also a wash. But I agree the power is awesome.