Quote Originally Posted by nigs View Post
I'm sorry what?!
The fuel system required to run this fuel is HUGE! Not to mention your range is dropped by half. So while the fuel is cheaper, your consumption is nearly doubled. =\
No need to over exaggerate things - the requirement is higher than 98 fuel, but its not "HUGE" - this is all application dependant. Consumption is around 30% higher in most cases. I worked it out a while ago that although you are using more, the cost is still fairly close when comparing money spent/kilometers driven. Obviously the fuel system components will add to the total though...

The consumption comparison is always skewed because generally when going from 98 to E85 there are many more mods done to the engine combo, like forced induction, bigger cams, higher compression pistons. So unless you are simply changing from 98 to E85 and keeping the same set-up (relatively pointless unless its a high end set-up to start with) the general comment of saying that your consumption is doubled is fairly redundant...