E85 barrels

[LIL EVO]

Anyone know where I can get 55gal of e85? Is that gas station in wind lake still selling jugs?

[twicks69]

Schmitts gas and go still sells VP race fuels. As for e85 drums I am not sure locally.

[LIL EVO]

Best I can find is e60 at the pumps until whenever they change the blend in July or something (kwik trip)

[awsomeears]

Best I can find is e60 at the pumps until whenever they change the blend in July or something (kwik trip)

Really ?

There should be e85 at all the pumps, a brand new kuiwk trip 8 blocks from me has it, I live in franklin. If you want I can tests it, funny story I'm running e85 for the 1st time so I have to test it anyways ?

[LIL EVO]

Most say "up to 85%". I haven't found one that is e85 until at least summer or late summer. They test at around e60 through spring.

[LIL EVO]

I have a flex sensor so it monitors the percent. if you wanna test though feel free! Will travel to fill jugs up of pure 85

[awsomeears]

I'll test it because I will be firing up the 1st time probably sunday, I acutally had 4 year old e85 in a red can sealed and when I got my tester 3 weeks ago I tested it. Unreal was e88 !!!

I'll let ya know

[LIL EVO]

I'll test it because I will be firing up the 1st time probably sunday, I acutally had 4 year old e85 in a red can sealed and when I got my tester 3 weeks ago I tested it. Unreal was e88 !!!

I'll let ya know

Well this will blow your mind then =p

E85 sensors/testers actually measure the water/gas content of the fuel NOT the ethanol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZhLjwsWVY

[95-1LE-Z28]

The Kwik trip in Slinger and the Speedway in Cedarburg have both tested 85% ethanol in the last month.

Speedway
W63N121 Washington Ave
Cedarburg, WI 53012

Kwik Trip
1200 E Commerce Blvd
Slinger, WI 53086

[LIL EVO]

Yep kwik trip on Ryan and I94 is still e63 at best. Filled the whole tank. What a joke.

[awsomeears]

Well this will blow your mind then =p

E85 sensors/testers actually measure the water/gas content of the fuel NOT the ethanol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZhLjwsWVY

Watched that vid, real interesting...

The tester I have is just the glass test tube where you fill it up with 3/4 e85 and rest water and let is separate...

[floaters]

I have a FF sensor on my car that gives me the ready out of % ethanol. Woodmans on howell has been around 80%, andys on rawson and 51 about 78%.

NM just watched the video - interesting thanks for posting. But it seems like the FF sensors are accurate when testing E- whatever as long as its not 100% (which it never is)?

[LIL EVO]

I'm going to woodmans from now on

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[awsomeears]

Because I'm confused ( doesn't take much ) what is the difference from your Fancy electronic testers vs. the glass vile method I'm doing ?

Thanks !

[LIL EVO]

Nothing aside from have my standalone be able to automatically adjust the tune based on E content with a flex sensor.

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[floaters]

^ what he said ^ - and its a little more convenient at the gas station to just look at a screen instead of getting out a vile and dumping some gas into it. ;)

[awsomeears]

Tested yesterday and got e83 ish at Kiak trip. I say e83 as the line was under e85. This was on 5 1st and rawson

I will test woodman soon, turn over rate is quick that place is always busy

[DNT H8]

Might wanna check your fancy dancy in car thingy. I've never seen below 75 in the greater Milwaukee area, regardless of the month.
Stations that sell E well will be 80/85 all day...

[LIL EVO]

Brand new GM/continental flex sensor. I will check tomorrow with a test tube. I know it reads up to 85 because last fall in Ohio I filled up and it was correct.

It also reads pump gas correctly at around 7-9% if I remember correct.

[floaters]

just filled up at woodmans last night, before fill up was 78.4% after it mixed it was reading about 80.7% so it should be about 81-82 coming out of the pump.

[LIL EVO]

Guess my GM sensor is bad after 500 miles. Sigh

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/10/a08eb76fa90a2df516aeacf2fc7f8f2d.jpg

[DNT H8]

I figured as much... No substitute for the tube. Which tester is that?

[LIL EVO]

Not sure. Got it from jayracing.com

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[floaters]

LIL EVO, what was your sensor reading at compared to the test, as I believe the sensors have a 5% accuracy so your sensor may be fine just not as accurate as you want. ? My GM sensor is about 4 years old now I guess I never doubted it, maybe I should check it.? Not that there should be too much difference in the tune if it is reading a couple of percent off.

The GM sensor i have is 12570260, it appears they have a few new smaller cheaper models 13577429, 13577379 .

The 5% accuracy i found was the zeitronix sensor, so the GM sensors may not even be 5% accurate ?

[LIL EVO]

It's reading 60%. Sometimes it will get stuck at 20% for a few minutes. 13577394

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[LIL EVO]

New sensor in. 72-74 is better than 60!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/11/a0147886b48561be54246e7881e8ab5b.jpg

[floaters]

If this new one takes a crap on you, I'd hate to say try the one I have (12570260) because it is about $350 on ebay (I think i paid about 250 for it from SP). Otherwise I could pull mine off and let you run itto see if it works any better for you. Like I said I have about 4 years on mine.

[LIL EVO]

Wow, that one is huge

[awsomeears]

Glad to see u got it figured out... I was shocked that you're getting such poor levels

[floaters]

Wow, that one is huge yea it is pretty big, it was their first one out I think, the newer ones look much nicer. But if you want to try it out for testing purposes let me know, i can pull it off for ya.

[Wagonbacker9]

13582501 is whats spec'd out for my car stock (well, not stock.. L77 instead of L76, but that sensor is effectively the difference)... $60


I started pricing it out but figured its pointless until I get closer to boost.

[awsomeears]

Woodmans on howell pump 11 just tested a few days ago, came out to e85 and possibly maybe e86 as it was close !!!

Either way Good gas