e85 racing
10-01-2008 | 09:09 PM
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Out of curiosity, if a MFG would offer a e85 engine around 650hp would there be any interest in running it & do you think it would be good to promote the product to the performance boating public?
10-02-2008 | 07:11 AM
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I think E85 is more of a gimmick, cost is a little less, but so is mileage so it's basically a wash there, and with the negative aspects of alcohol in marine fuel it just doesn't make sense. The only thing I see E85 doing is making corn more expensive and giving people/ politicians something to talk about. for anything to succeed, there has to be an advantage, a real reason to use it and E85 doesn't have that. The environmental benefits aren't there either, as they are offset by the increased use of resources to produce it.
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10-02-2008 | 10:07 AM
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I think E85 is more of a gimmick, cost is a little less, but so is mileage so it's basically a wash there, and with the negative aspects of alcohol in marine fuel it just doesn't make sense. The only thing I see E85 doing is making corn more expensive and giving people/ politicians something to talk about. for anything to succeed, there has to be an advantage, a real reason to use it and E85 doesn't have that. The environmental benefits aren't there either, as they are offset by the increased use of resources to produce it.
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