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ok, so i went to get the oil changed today, and i had them put a bottle of xcel oil treatment in the crankcase which my brother had sent me. while i was waiting, i jumped online and went to the xcel/lubrilon website, they had a link to this: http://www.flextek.com/its a cpu that connects to the your existing fuel injected car that enables you to run on e85. looks pretty interesting.what do you guys think?

There are many other components which need to be e85 compatible. Anything in the fuel delivery system which isn't designed for ethanol use can be damaged. This means fuel lines, gaskets and seals etc.

E85 is a bad trade off anyway. Locally the Price is $2.30/gallon and 87 gasoline is $2.46.Remembering the E85 has less energy; ie, you lose both horsepower and fuel mileage; is it really worth the $1.60 a tank you would save on E85 over standard gasoline? Even if our cars were flexfuel compliant, I think I personally would avoid it. BTW, before anyone states the obivious, I'm not accounting for enviromental concerns or dependance on importing oil that E85 addresses (poorly, but thats another subject).

I'm told that E85 is highly corrosive. That's the reason all the fuel system components need to be specially designed. Even if the car will run on it, it'll develop fuel leaks or worse in a short time. And it has 30% less potential energy. The price has to be 30% cheaper before you'll realize an increased value from it.

$2.46 a gallon?!?!?Here in AZ we're paying around $2.75!

Ethanol isn't actually corrosive. It's grain alcohol, so it can dry out seals and gaskets prematurely on engines not set up for ethanol. When ethanol plants send out their finished product, they have to add gas to it, otherwise they're 'bootlegging hooch'. E85 here in South Dakota is going for just a little over $2/gallon. True, an E85 car gets slightly less mpg than a non-E85 car, but the ultimate goal is to cut back on foreign oil.

We dont have E85 around me so I don't worry. I also don't see many kerosene stations or ones offering for those Ford FFVs