Plain and simple - I am buying one of these units asap. You can convert your car to switch between E-85 and Gasoline with the flick of a switch and conversting the car is easy as plug and play (or Plug & Drive i nthis case.)
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You remind me of Chris Farley character in Billy Madison seeing as my only response to your post is:
No you aren't.
RoadieRon: Plain and simple - I am buying one of these units asap. You can convert your car to switch between E-85 and Gasoline with the flick of a switch and conversting the car is easy as plug and play (or Plug & Drive i nthis case.) http://etechmn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=23&Itemid=48 http://etechmn.com/
Ron, I actually have a serious response. Unless you are a mechanic (or at least work on cars a lot) I probably wouldn't go this route. It messes with injector timings and fuel ratios by supplementing the ECU. While the install might be fairly simple, if you ever have a problem, you can't take it anywhere. I know that this is something that I wouldn't trust myself to do. Also, if you have a newer car that is still under warranty, this will void it.
rost0031:Also, if you have a newer car that is still under warranty, this will void it.
I can't picture Ron ever owning a new(er) car. Don't know why.
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Ron, I actually have a serious response. Unless you are a mechanic (or at least work on cars a lot) I probably wouldn't go this route.
Interesting. I'd look into that for sure.
It messes with injector timings and fuel ratios by supplementing the ECU. While the install might be fairly simple, if you ever have a problem, you can't take it anywhere.
No garage would ever work on it?
I know that this is something that I wouldn't trust myself to do.
Sam here.
Also, if you have a newer car that is still under warranty, this will void it.
Nope. I agree about the warranty concerns though.
daryllh:I can't picture Ron ever owning a new(er) car. Don't know why.
I can't either unless I get a really good deal on it. Cars are a lousy investment. If you buy a $30k car, it loses 30% right off the showroom floor, so now it's worth $21,000. Drive it the average of 12k miles a year for 2-3 years, (24k-36k in miles), and now you take the 2nd biggest hit in value, so now that $30k turned 21k car is now going to sell for 15k-18k and in basically 2-3 years time, the 30k car lost 50% of its value.
My current car is from 1996, has 58k original miles on it, runs like a top and I paid $3,500 cash for it. Works for me. I'll try it for probably 5-10 years, then I'll buy something else.
Yeah, I may not be driving a brand new or even a newer car, but then I don't have the expense of it either. As for "keeping up with the Jones", who the fuck are they anyway? Unless they are buying me a car, fuck 'em. .....and I certainly don't need to buy something for status/to impress people. You know what they say about status... you buy shit you don't need, so you can impress people you don't give a fuck about anyway. Now to me, that's fucking insanity.
RoadieRon: Ron, I actually have a serious response. Unless you are a mechanic (or at least work on cars a lot) I probably wouldn't go this route. Interesting. I'd look into that for sure. It messes with injector timings and fuel ratios by supplementing the ECU. While the install might be fairly simple, if you ever have a problem, you can't take it anywhere. No garage would ever work on it? I know that this is something that I wouldn't trust myself to do. Sam here. Also, if you have a newer car that is still under warranty, this will void it. Nope. I agree about the warranty concerns though.
Oh, I see. You just want to be a cocksucker about this. Go ahead and install it.
rost0031:Oh, I see. You just want to be a cocksucker about this. Go ahead and install it.
No, not at all. What I should do is get a crap car to install it on, see how it runs and if the car is destoyed, no loss. However, before I buy it, I will investigate it further. I think you made some valid points to consider.
RoadieRon: rost0031:Oh, I see. You just want to be a cocksucker about this. Go ahead and install it. No, not at all. What I should do is get a crap car to install it on, see how it runs and if the car is destoyed, no loss. However, before I buy it, I will investigate it further. I think you made some valid points to consider.
I guess I missed the part where ron was a cocksucker? His responses seemed pretty 'normal'.
daryllh: RoadieRon: rost0031:Oh, I see. You just want to be a cocksucker about this. Go ahead and install it. No, not at all. What I should do is get a crap car to install it on, see how it runs and if the car is destoyed, no loss. However, before I buy it, I will investigate it further. I think you made some valid points to consider. I guess I missed the part where ron was a cocksucker? His responses seemed pretty 'normal'.
I may have been a little drunk and his responses seemed like well hidden jabs. Apologies Ron.
Ron, you'l also need to change your fuel lines. E-85 cant be run thru OEM rubber fuel lines not made for Ethenol, especially in older cars. It will cause more harm than good. You also need a fuel pump that can handle conductive fuel like E85, where gasoline is considered non-conducting Read up on Wikipedia about it, or other sites.
My glorious suv can run on E85. I had a road trip and tested it out. Turns out it cost quite a bit more to run the E85 because of the poor mileage I got on it. The discounted price was not enough to offset.
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Hmmmmm I am going to have to research this further. Everyone brought up some good points form e to consider; and considering I don't know a whole lot about cars, you brought up things I hadn't considered like the fuel lines for one. Thanks :)
I'm converting my car to run on the tears of children. And beer.