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good news guys!

as halle informed me, e85 is now available at the pump for 109c @ fueltown southland!

i have contacted the store and spoken to the manager, and the fuel is supplied by powerplus. the fuel is also a 91/ethanol blend like united's

http://www.powerplusfuel.com.au/

after speaking to fueltown, they informed me that getting the fuel from csr was impossible as the big fuel companies have signed contracts for the next 6 months preventing anyone else purchasing e85, however they are not using it themselves... and the contracts are probably going to get renewed.

the fuel, is selling at a rate of only 300l per week, so c'mon guys, lets go help 'em out!

i'll be filling up and testing later this week, and will post results when done.

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So there power plus 98 is E85?

With any luck they will have one around frankston by the time the car is back on the road in 12 months or so.

No - E85 is E85.

The powerplus98 fuel is their 98 octane fuel.

Powerplus supply Fueltown Southland with both.

^ His point was....

If they have several places with their 98, hopefully those same servo's will have E85 soon as well.

Although it is a MASSIVE cost to setup E85 @ a servo. If they aren't moving several 1,000 litres of E85/week from one servo then they wont be spending big to stock it anywhere else for the time being. Probably one of the reasons King St United still does not have it setup.

One can only assume the servo out West isn't doing as big of a trade as expected or something, as it all comes down to money

109c / lt

it is selling @ 300lt a week, so you can see why they aren't stocking it at many places yet....

as for the corroding issues... its fine in a skyline, but you do need a full ecu. enough headroom in your fuel system and a full tune for it

yeah I did a quick read around the E85 and looks like the car need to be prep for 'flex fuel' capability...

not recommended in 350Z which uses VQ35DE - that means probably no for me too (V35).

sounds like a lot of hassle to get it tuned to E85 when only a few places stock it... what is the effect if it's tuned to E85 and you fill up with regular?

yeah I did a quick read around the E85 and looks like the car need to be prep for 'flex fuel' capability...

not recommended in 350Z which uses VQ35DE - that means probably no for me too (V35).

sounds like a lot of hassle to get it tuned to E85 when only a few places stock it... what is the effect if it's tuned to E85 and you fill up with regular?

E85 has a much higher octane rating which means there will be more chance of detonation.

Power plus is in Braeside, has anyone contacted them to see whether they will sell direct? I would definitely take the plunge if I can get a few drums delivered. I wonder what the minimum bulk purchase is too, is it a good idea to have a 1000L tank full in the back yard? :banana:

Power plus is in Braeside, has anyone contacted them to see whether they will sell direct? I would definitely take the plunge if I can get a few drums delivered. I wonder what the minimum bulk purchase is too, is it a good idea to have a 1000L tank full in the back yard? :banana:

A 1000ltr tank would be fine, as long as you hold a dangerous goods license to transport and store it, not to mention having the hazchem signs out side your house and all the emergency hazchem safety gear, and on second thoughts all this in a residential area, best bet is not to tell any one and pray there is never a fire in your area.

A 1000L tank of E85 has the potential to be quite disastrous, especially if you live in a bushfire-prone area. I hate to even imagine it.

Also doubt your basic insurance would cover your house and all your belongings being levelled by a massive ethanol fireball. E85 releases approx 30 kJ/gram of energy. 1000L of E85 going up = 30 GJ = 6.5 tons of TNT. Not a good idea.

A 1000L tank of E85 has the potential to be quite disastrous, especially if you live in a bushfire-prone area. I hate to even imagine it.

Also doubt your basic insurance would cover your house and all your belongings being levelled by a massive ethanol fireball. E85 releases approx 30 kJ/gram of energy. 1000L of E85 going up = 30 GJ = 6.5 tons of TNT. Not a good idea.

The tv show destroyed in seconds has to get footage from somewhere :banana:

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