E85 fuel

[Frank_McGill]

We're presently getting 100% ethanol from the chemistry lab and mixing it with 94 octane gas at .85 to.15 ratio. I want to know exacltly what will be provided at the competition, the rules don't say much about the fuel except that it's 85% ethanol, what's the other 15%. We would like to run on the much cheaper E85 which contains 15% of "scrap". Whoever is using E85, where d'you get it...what is it?

[Frank_McGill]

We're presently getting 100% ethanol from the chemistry lab and mixing it with 94 octane gas at .85 to.15 ratio. I want to know exacltly what will be provided at the competition, the rules don't say much about the fuel except that it's 85% ethanol, what's the other 15%. We would like to run on the much cheaper E85 which contains 15% of "scrap". Whoever is using E85, where d'you get it...what is it?

[Loren Thomas]

the sae website has fuel specs on all of the fuels being provided at competition (under formula sae in the student central section)-- it should give you a better idea of what you're looking for

[Frank_McGill]

I've checked this information, it doesn't say much about the exact composition of the e85 fuel, but thanks anyway