Gas Mileage (again)...

[mdwyer]

Not feasable for an urban dweller like myself, but somebody with enough land to hide a still and make their own "fuel" ethanol to run their VX. Just a thought.

I don't think the VX can run on ethanol. For that matter, I'm not even sure if it can run on E85. Not without eating itself, at least.

Still, I think if you're serious about growing your own fuel, ethanol is NOT the way to go. I'd be looking for a diesel and run that thing on soybean oil or something. If I understand correctly, many oils burn directly in a diesel engine -- you don't even have to convert it to biodiesel.

[JHarris1385]

So ok....I got anxious and added 2oz to my half way tank that had 149 miles on it. I typically get about 280 per fill up of roughly 19.5-20 gallons or 14.4-15.4 mpg. I am not going to use this instance unless I pull about 300-330 out of this tank. That would equal the approx 10 gallons left in the tank adding an additional 20-30% (2 to 4) miles per gallon. I will keep you posted. Thus far I have not heard anything abnormal out of my engine bay and I drove approx 40miles today in my commute and still have the drive home to accomplish.

[VehiGAZ]

The VX will definitely not run on on E85. That's something fairly new. I read in Car & Driver that Ford & GM are engineering their new engines as "flex fuel" E85 engines because it gives them a nice little cheat around the CAFE standards.

Btw, E85 is a special fuel mix of 85% ethanol and 15% gas, not at all the same as the oxygenated-with-10%-ethanol gas sold around the country these days.

[JHarris1385]

Lets just say today my scangauge said I averaged 19.1. Yesterday was 18.5. I typically get 15.4ish. I will wait a few more tanks before it is confirmed.

[JHarris1385]

For the disbelievers:

This is the new injector o-rings:




This is the o-rings in 100% Acetone:




This is the same o-rings after being in the 100% for 1 week with comparison to new ones: Notice the swelling:





This is from left to right 100% gas immersed, new, 100% acetone immersed.





This is one is comparison of new on the left with one that was in a acetone mixture that I currently have in my tank 2oz per 10 gallons.





The elasticity and porosity is the same. Trust me I am not going to take a ridiculous risk with my pride and joy. On the other hand I will not be held responsible for others who try and face faults. At 2oz per 10 gallons or 4oz in our whole tank, just imagine 4 shot glasses in a 20 gallon aquarium - do you really think that potency is really going to do damage? Conversely I cant believe that this mixture also has these results. There is a sweet spot for this as well. I would not recommend doing anything more than 3.5oz per 10 gallons either. To much is possible resulting in negative effects to the gas mileage. Like I said I have a few engineers and professors working with me on this one.

[JHarris1385]

Any Comments?

[kodiak]

Looks good to me.

[Zorak]

Any Comments?

Stuart Little called, he wants his inner tubes back.

[Ldub]

Any Comments?

Any time anyone says "trust me" ...I Don't.

[mdwyer]

Any Comments?

Well, I personally still think it is a bad idea. But when I say that, I've got nothing to back up why...

So I will at least give you full credit for doing the due diligence on it.

[JHarris1385]

Dub - I said trust me to not messing it up. There is enough science behind that I am no fearfull of any damage.

I will state that my today's average gas mileage of interstate and city driving with bridge traffic in rush hour was 19.1. Do you smell what the rock is cooking?