NA 370z on e85

phunk · 09-25-2014, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

It's not tough though. Doesn't matter where you live, e85 is never enough of a gap to make up for its mpg loss cost wise. Power wise, sure spend the extra specially with boost.

Good for him on longevity. I'd love to see the inside of everything also how many times he had to adjust the tune like for winter when it jumps to e70.

Inspected everything at 3 years of continuous use, even occasionally letting the car sit for a month or two if winter got too nasty to drive it. Looked much cleaner in there than any car running regular ole gasoline (eww). Actually, most of the parts you wouldn't even know were used by looking inside them.

I never once a single time adjusted the tune for the varying levels of ethanol. In fact, I dont even pay attention to it or care. If youre worried about e70, you know whats worse? e10... now that is something I would never put into my car unless I was desperate. The varying levels of ethanol content seem to only be a problem for those with an ethanol content gauge. I have solved the concern by not having the gauge. (A few percent ethanol difference isnt going to make or break anything.. but it will bother you if you know)

Price difference compared to gasoline? I pay like $2.80 a gallon for it. Ya the gas mileage goes down a little bit but I have no idea what it feels like to care.

I don't noticeably spend any more or less on gas from the e85... any excessive fuel burning I do I blame on the turbos.