[s-cars] E85 blend to boost octance?

[Jerry Scott]

If I recall correctly, E85 is alcohol.  The reason a state such as 
Colorado has only 91 octane at the pump, is because the added alcohol 
lowers it from 93 to 91.  I think that you would be going the wrong 
direction for octane boosting.
Jerry

Joe Pizzimenti wrote:

>You would have to take some preventive measures against corrosion, but I
>don't see why not.
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>On 4/13/06, Matthew Pelkey <matthew.pelkey at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Hi,
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>>I was wondering if E85 could be safely blended with normal 93 octance
>>fuel to boost octane in a manner similar to what has been done with
>>toluene? For example using a couple gallons E85 and then filling the
>>rest of the tank with 93 octane.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Matt
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