E85 Dodge Viper Video

[Early93Viper]

http://www.motortrend.com/av/features/112_0706_e85_dodge_viper_feature/

 

[Y2K5SRT]

And it sounded cool too. Thanks for posting it!

 

[Photog1]

That is cool!! Gas mileage better than a hybrid?

 

[Andrew/USPWR]

Too Cool

 

[Bill Pemberton Woodhouse]

Kudos to SVS and thanks for sharing ----- hadn't seen this or heard of it till you posted for all of us to enjoy!!!

 

[mike & juli]

Also had not seen nor heard of the E85 Viper, thanx for the very informative, COOL video link!! ~juli~

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Been hearing about it. Good to see the vid. Hopefully SVS will come here and post any difficulties they've had.

 

[RX VIPER]

I personally am excited about the potential of the flex fuels. Regular gas is usually a ratio of 90 percent gasoline:10 percent ethanol. E85 inverts that formula at 85 percent ethanol: 15 percent gasoline. Ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel (primarily from corn) but doesn't get the gas milage a hybird does or even that of a gasoline engine; actually only about 80% of it. The reason is a gallon of E85 has only 72 percent of the energy in a gallon of gasoline. However the mile you drive E85 gas is one less than on conventional gasoline. It's current claim to fame is it's good for the environment (ethanol is water soluble and bio-degradable with fewer contaminants than gasoline) but I'd just like to see the United States less dependent on foreign oil. Unfortunately the price for E85 is about the same as regular gas, but I'm hopeful this will drop as it becomes more popular.

 

[Scratch]

Sounded real good

 

[Viperless]

And let's not overlook the fact that it's 100 octane!

Cost varies depending on location. Here in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, E85 can be had for ~.40 less than regular unleaded. Premium is .20 higher than regular. Without doing any math, I'd say that 60 cent difference more than makes up for the loss in fuel mileage. I'm pretty sure 100 octane gasoline is going to be in the neighborhood of $5.00/gal. E85 at $2.50/gal looks pretty good!

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

I think hydrogen is a better choice but no matter, I'm willing to pay extra for E85 if the result means less money for the Middle East.

 

[SVS Turbo]

And let's not overlook the fact that it's 100 octane!

Cost varies depending on location. Here in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, E85 can be had for ~.40 less than regular unleaded. Premium is .20 higher than regular. Without doing any math, I'd say that 60 cent difference more than makes up for the loss in fuel mileage. I'm pretty sure 100 octane gasoline is going to be in the neighborhood of $5.00/gal. E85 at $2.50/gal looks pretty good!

Actually it's 105+ oct

Google - e85 octane rating - Saab reports say 110oct

 

[SVS Turbo]

Been hearing about it. Good to see the vid. Hopefully SVS will come here and post any difficulties they've had.

Once we reach our goals we'll have more complete information gathered to better discuss our knowledge of the parameters around using e85 for high performance.

We're testing e85 with N/A and Turbo street Vipers along with the TTX in the vid and our Shop TTRS Race Viper. We have more planned for the TTX very soon and will be heading to Bonneville in August with our TTRS.

 

[Viperless]

Actually it's 105+ oct

Google - e85 octane rating - Saab reports say 110oct

Even better! I'm pretty sure it's only 100 around here but I'll double check next time I fill up.

 

[SVS Turbo]

Kudos to SVS and thanks for sharing ----- hadn't seen this or heard of it till you posted for all of us to enjoy!!!

Thanks Bill

Here's a link to the owners blog:

www.e85viper.com

 

[radta7]

Great stuff Ron!

Thanks for the info last night. I will be in touch. I posted this article in the IL section of this site as well.

 

[DodgeViper01]

I personally am excited about the potential of the flex fuels. Regular gas is usually a ratio of 90 percent gasoline:10 percent ethanol. E85 inverts that formula at 85 percent ethanol: 15 percent gasoline. Ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel (primarily from corn) but doesn't get the gas milage a hybird does or even that of a gasoline engine; actually only about 80% of it. The reason is a gallon of E85 has only 72 percent of the energy in a gallon of gasoline. However the mile you drive E85 gas is one less than on conventional gasoline. It's current claim to fame is it's good for the environment (ethanol is water soluble and bio-degradable with fewer contaminants than gasoline) but I'd just like to see the United States less dependent on foreign oil. Unfortunately the price for E85 is about the same as regular gas, but I'm hopeful this will drop as it becomes more popular.

Thank you for the educational lesson. I knew very little about the fuel until now. I am sure that prices will drop on it once it becomes popular. Just need enough people to jump on the bandwagon.

 

[grcforce327]

Actually it's 105+ oct

Google - e85 octane rating - Saab reports say 110oct

WOW! I'm going to have to give this some serious thought!