Make Your Own Ethanol At Home with the E-Fuel 100 MicroFueler

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[unluckykid256932]

I'd rather use ethanol for $3/g which is like 110 octane than buy 110 octane petrol for like $6 per gallon. What does that mean? I can run higher boost, with more power daily, for less money. And I don't need a catalytic converter because I'll pass SMOG. There ya go retard.

[MrAks10]

Thieves in "Arabia"? You do realize that U.S. and Canada also produce oil. And the gas is taxed heavily. Thats why our gas prices are the way they are. What a bad host. Couldn't they find hosts that atleast have some common sense and know a bit about the system or the world oil market?

[TripInsure]

I would love to make my own ethanol.

[TheAutoChannel]

@HighCardWins

The Edmunds E85 test story, like a lot of other things on Edmunds, is crap. I've dealt with this in the past and will be happy to send you my reply. 

[TheAutoChannel]

@HighCardWins

Actually, you need smaller, finer holes to atomize the alcohol better. The primary reason that alcohol (ethanol) will get less mileage per gallon in gasoline optimized engines is because the alcohol is wasted in the larger single-hole gasoline fuel injector.

You are obviously over your head on this subject.

[HighCardWins]

@TheAutoChannel From Edmunds,com test: Our preliminary E85 fuel economy estimates came out 20-25 percent lower than the Tahoe's 15 mpg city/21 mpg highway rating on gasoline. Reaching Las Vegas on a single tank of E85 looked doubtful. To avoid being stranded in the desert, we took along six gallons of E85 in plastic gas cans.

[HighCardWins]

@TheAutoChannel Why would you need to change the fuel injectors? B/C, you need larger injectors for more ethanol to equal the power of gasoline. You need more fuel. More fuel equal the power of gas unless the engine is high compression or high boost pressure.

[TheAutoChannel]

@HighCardWins

You are incorrect. What is required for the engine to be equivalent is to change the fuel injectors, in order for the engine to be optimized for alcohol.

Additionally, unless something is/was done intentionally to a particular "E85" vehicle it would not get 30% less MPG. That figure is preposterous. I use E85 regularly in non-flex fuel and flex-fuel vehicles and if there is a loss in MPG it is about 5%, which is covered on the price difference.

[HighCardWins]

@TheAutoChannel The engine would need to have a very high compression ratio or be boosted to have equivalent mileage to gasoline. Neither is the case for 99% of cars on the road. So you pay 10k for this and get less mileage b/c the manufacturers don't make cars for 100% ethanol. E85 cars have 30% reduction in fuel economy compared to gasoline. So, to sell this product as if it is going to save you so much money is misleading. You're better off buying a diesel and running veg oil.

[TheAutoChannel]

@HighCardWins

The energy quotient point is irrelevant. Ethanol may result in less MPG because the engine is optimized to run on gasoline. If the engine was optimized to run on ethanol it would produce the same MPG as gasoline.

[HighCardWins]

Ethanol has a higher octane than gasoline but gasoline packs more energy in the same volume. Cars that use ethanol get less mileage than gasoline. Make ethanol really really cheap and it may be worth it.

[tazdevilman1]

also if your distilling the alcohol at home using a reflux still (yes its booze and you can get loaded with it) you use either a fuel (use the methanol waste from booze or the ethanol which is the product you drink) or using hydro. Using hydro propane or gasoline etc. your pretty much negating the benefit of using ethanol/methanol. WARNING: DO NOT DRINK METHANOL OR ALCOHOL WITH METHANOL IN IT ITS TOXIC I am not responsible for your stupidity.