Has anyone used E85 for more towing power?
My F150 5.4 is a flex fuel vehicle and I have used E85 fuel in it. There was a noticeable decrease in flue mileage and probably an increase in HP and torque. All the reports state this Ford V8 will ma...
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brirene wrote:
I would go by the manual.
Sounds like brilliant advice. See what the manual says about towing, specifically what fuel to use. I believe GM advises against using E85 to tow. I think it burns hotter than E10 or regular gas, which could be counter productive to lowering temps when towing.
E85 has about 30% less energy than E10 and 33% less energy than good ole fashioned non-ethanol gas. I can't speculate about increased HP and torque... but I know that your fuel economy will go down. E85 tends to be a couple cents cheaper per gallon, but your economy will be about 30% worse.
