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I questioned Phunk about this adamantly. I was going to make the change, but I needed to know that I would have the range to make 400-500 highway miles. I

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I questioned Phunk about this adamantly. I was going to make the change, but I needed to know that I would have the range to make 400-500 highway miles. I can make 500+ highway miles on 93 OCT, but I barely get 225-250 miles stop and go. Charles said that he hasn't attempted any long range trips with his setup and could not give me any good feedback, but he did give me a wealth of information on stop and go, local/short range trips, and spirited driving. Let's just say that he has a good idea of where all of the local stations are that carry E85 in his area.

So if you loose say 30% of your fuel economy AND sitting right at the edge of vacuum/boost for max efficiency, that would put my best range at 350+ miles highway and 157-175 miles stop and go. That is no where near what is necessay to make it the distance from station to station (that sell E85) in some sections of I-20E (my preferred route) or Arkansas, Tennessee, and the Appalachian Mountains. Pretty much screwed as soon as I leave TX until I make it to the East Coast states.. That is why no E85 for me. If you a planning to make the switch, please do your homework or get another vehicle to DD. And for reference, my other vehicle is an 04 Tahoe......so much for efficiency.
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