You have to compare the E85 price against the price of the highest premium available. Not the regular price. In the 2.87 regular example, the top premium would be at least 3.07 if you are lucky. Most stations now a days are adding 12 cents per upgrade. So the top premium could be as much as 3.11 or more. Now you add that the E85 is around 112 octane and you're way ahead of the game, even though you are using more fuel per mile. You can tune the car to run even more efficient (higher compression) for more miles per gallon or tune for much more horsepower that would not be possible even with the top premium. I think it is a win win situtation. The number one problem is availability. Mark L
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My Gasser '63 Catalina build. Oh sorry, it's a Street freak. Either way it's a fun build.
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