How far do you drive for E85?

Baddawg53 · 09-04-2018, 10:38 PM

I'm itching to get my SS to run E85. Closest station is 65 miles away though, and not in a direction I'd normally drive.

Got me wondering, how far do you guys drive to get it?

my1stchevy · 09-04-2018, 11:27 PM

Well I dont run it but I just googled my area and I'm in a 10 mile radius of an e85 station... this has me thinking now.

Keloid · 09-04-2018, 11:52 PM

1 mile.
Another one at 2.6 miles.

With that setup, it became kind of a mandatory mod.

JFM-jr · 09-05-2018, 12:07 AM

1 mile I have E85 all over Long Island. No dragstrips but tons of E85

Smitty88 · 09-05-2018, 07:59 AM

145miles... I live in Key West. Nearest one is one my way to Miami for weekends haha. Needless to say, I don't bother trying to fill up for the return trip home >_>.

Lemosine · 09-05-2018, 08:43 AM

Out here in Texas where I am there is E85 everywhere now thanks to Stripes gas stations. I fill up on my way to work or out of town 10 miles away from home.

jdasnt3 · 09-05-2018, 08:51 AM

1/2 mile.

MP3BOOSTED · 09-05-2018, 08:51 AM

Yeah in texas i drive about 5 miles for it. still surprised that on a full tank i'm getting 150 mile range

Juiced1 · 09-05-2018, 08:54 AM

Unless you have a close station the conversion isn't really worth it. Especially when you consider how much less per tank you can get.

The power is great though.

parish8 · 09-05-2018, 09:44 AM

There are lots of e85 stations in Omaha. Some guys want e98 and that isn’t nearby. They take fuel barrels and and truck and pick up 200gallins at a time and then just pump from the barrels. I am happy with the local e85 but if I couldn’t get it easily I would get some drums and drive where I needed to to buy it and just store it at home like the e98 guys do. $2/gallon race fuel is hard to beat.

KingLT1 · 09-05-2018, 10:16 AM

1mile and its 2.25 a gallon right now.

KingLT1 · 09-05-2018, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juiced1

Unless you have a close station the conversion isn't really worth it. Especially when you consider how much less per tank you can get.

The power is great though.

Even if you burn more the cost difference still gives the edge to E85 at around 3-4 dollars per tank. When you factor that E85 here is 2.25 a gallon and premium fuel(yes you have to use premium not regular) at 3.54 a gallon it still ends up being cheaper to run E85. Now if you were driving a flex fuel vehicle that can run 87 octane which is currently 2.70 a gallon...its cheaper to just run 87. The basic formula is that e85 needs to be 1.00 a gallon cheaper then whatever pump fuel you run for it to be worth while from a economic standpoint.

JT58 · 09-05-2018, 10:34 AM

I have a station 2 miles from my house that has E85. It's the only one around in my area. My GF runs it in her Silverado- it has flex fuel option.

Rod Knock · 09-05-2018, 12:09 PM

Four Valero stations within 2 miles of our house and all 4 have e85

09-04-2018, 10:38 PM	#1
Baddawg53 Drives: 17 hyper blue 2SS M6 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: NorCal Posts: 594	How far do you drive for E85? I'm itching to get my SS to run E85. Closest station is 65 miles away though, and not in a direction I'd normally drive. Got me wondering, how far do you guys drive to get it?

09-05-2018, 12:07 AM	#4
JFM-jr Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Suffolk Long Island Posts: 954	1 mile I have E85 all over Long Island. No dragstrips but tons of E85 __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS A8,NPP,Moonroof Pray ported factory intake manifold Ported TB Rotofab ARH 1 7/8 longtubes hi flow cats AFM deleted E85 11.0@124.9 11.65@118.8 pump gas,stock tune/exhaust New combo: Pray Performance Heads/cam MSD intake manifold and Circle D 3C 554/491 on E85 all work & tuning done by Pray

09-05-2018, 08:43 AM	#6
Lemosine Drives: 2016 M6 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 221	Out here in Texas where I am there is E85 everywhere now thanks to Stripes gas stations. I fill up on my way to work or out of town 10 miles away from home. __________________ 16 2SS M6 // Kooks 1- 7/8 w/Off Road Pipes // RotoFab w/Oiled filter // Custom Axle Back Exhaust // E-85 Sensor // Tuned SOLD!!

09-05-2018, 08:51 AM	#7
jdasnt3 Drives: 18 Silverado 1500 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 1,721	1/2 mile. __________________ 16 Red Hot 2SS A8: NPP, CAI Cold air, Ported TB, Fasterproms Ported intake, E85 flex, Formatto tuned. 11.80@118 with 1.92 60' (600-700 DA) on stock run flats.

09-05-2018, 08:51 AM	#8
MP3BOOSTED Drives: 2017 Camaro SS 1LE (F1A-94 FBO H/C) Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 843	Yeah in texas i drive about 5 miles for it. still surprised that on a full tank i'm getting 150 mile range __________________ Performance Mods: F1A-94, DSX Flex Fuel Kit, MSD Spark Plug Wires, KOOK 2" off road headers, MBRP Race catback exhaust, Pray Performance Custom Boost Cam, Rocker Arm Trunion Upgrade Kit, 7.850" Hardened Chromemoly Length Pushrods and Johnson Racing 2110R Lifters, TSP CNC'd Heads, Ported MSD intake manifold, 103mm Katech Throttle body, Forged Pistons/Rods, RPM Meth kit, DSX Aux Fuel system, AEM Failsafe and banks gauge, LT4 HPFP, LT4 injectors, BMR motor mounts, Hurst Short Throw, Manley SS exhaust valves Videos of my car? Check here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNi...Qy1OL4NVGlPogw

09-04-2018, 11:27 PM	#2
my1stchevy Drives: 2016 Camaro HBM 2SS NPP MRC Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Illinois Posts: 142	Well I dont run it but I just googled my area and I'm in a 10 mile radius of an e85 station... this has me thinking now.

09-04-2018, 11:52 PM	#3
Keloid Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: MI Posts: 33	1 mile. Another one at 2.6 miles. With that setup, it became kind of a mandatory mod.

09-05-2018, 07:59 AM	#5
Smitty88 Drives: 2017 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Key West, FL Posts: 41 View My Garage	145miles... I live in Key West. Nearest one is one my way to Miami for weekends haha. Needless to say, I don't bother trying to fill up for the return trip home >_>.

09-05-2018, 08:54 AM	#9
Juiced1 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 2SS CAMARO 45th Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Charles, IL Posts: 18,663	Unless you have a close station the conversion isn't really worth it. Especially when you consider how much less per tank you can get. The power is great though.

09-05-2018, 09:44 AM	#10
parish8 Drives: 17 SS a8 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: omaha Posts: 1,678	There are lots of e85 stations in Omaha. Some guys want e98 and that isn’t nearby. They take fuel barrels and and truck and pick up 200gallins at a time and then just pump from the barrels. I am happy with the local e85 but if I couldn’t get it easily I would get some drums and drive where I needed to to buy it and just store it at home like the e98 guys do. $2/gallon race fuel is hard to beat. __________________ dropped a valve in the 6.2. now running a drop in rods and piston 5.3 best et 5.83@121 with the 5.3 http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465472

09-05-2018, 10:16 AM	#11
KingLT1 Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: 46804 Posts: 6,800	1mile and its 2.25 a gallon right now. __________________ 2016 NFG 1SS A8 Options-2SS Leather/NPP Perf. mods-Whipple 2.9/Fuel System/Flex Fuel/103mm TB/Rotofab Big Gulp/Cat Deletes/Corsa NPP Per. times- 10.5 @ 137 w/ 1.8 60ft Full weight on 20's 1200DA

09-05-2018, 10:34 AM	#13
JT58 Drives: Former 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 760	I have a station 2 miles from my house that has E85. It's the only one around in my area. My GF runs it in her Silverado- it has flex fuel option. __________________ 2006 C6 Corvette Manual, 2019 Silverado, 1997 Jeep Wrangler

09-05-2018, 12:09 PM	#14
Rod Knock Drives: 2003 Dodge Viper/2011 IOM SS vert Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 353	Four Valero stations within 2 miles of our house and all 4 have e85

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