[rpoz-29]

I'm in the Mid-Atlantic area that is having our gas cut with 10% ethanol. What, if any, effects will this have on my Camaro? I've been told to expect a slight decrease in economy, but will the fuel system have any issues with it? Many years ago, there was a fuel called "Pepco", which was, (I think), 100% ethanol. Being cleaner than petroleum fuel, there were tons of issues with killing fuel filters as it cleaned up the fuel system, as well as causing butyl rubber fuel lines to collapse.

[rushman]

10% blend doesn't cause much power loss. If ethanol is %25 weaker then gas, and only 10% of your gas is ethanol, its not that bad. NY has been mixing for years now.

Back to e85, I think if the price was right it would be a viable option. What I would like to see is a commitment to it (or something) and see the price go down, and the manufacturers tune/design their motors to get the same power output. I would take a 25% milage hit if the end output of power from the car was the same, and the price was closer to where it should be. I think part of the cost right now is lack of demand (ie, when the demand hets higher and production pics up, it will have more of a bulk value).

And I think once car manufacturers can design cars around e85 with gas as a secondary (rather then vice versa right now), the power will come back up (and then you can get a real kick in the pants by running real gas :-)