Ford 6.2L - Thoughts
Thinking about upgrading the truck. Looking for something in the 7-10yr old range. With the Ford, that crosses from the V10 to the newer 6.2L V8. I guess I hadn't been paying attention. Wow, 385...
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valhalla360 wrote:jkwilson wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
since I started watching and E85 is around 30% lower price, so even if I lose 10-15% on the MPG, I still come out ahead on the miles per dollar (calculated a 27% increase in miles per dollar at current local prices assuming a 10% loss in MPG).
You are seriously mistaken as to MPG loss. Closer to 20-30% and on the bad end when loaded. It exceeds the price difference.
E10 has 111,836 BTU/gallon while E85 has only 81,800 BTU/gallon. A 27% energy decrease in a gallon of fuel means 27% less power available unless the fuel consumption rate is increased by the same amount.
It almost always comes out costing more to run E85 and you have less available power available for towing.
At current local prices, I would still come out slightly ahead with a 27% MPG drop...but that was a minor side thing and if I got the truck, I could play with it to see the difference and then buy when priced low enough.
But E85 is really more of a side issue.
Don’t forget the 27% HP drop. That’s the bigger deal with that truck.
The only thing you need to get used to the fact that the gas engine needs turn a lot of RPM to generate horsepower. It takes a while to get used to it.
