Injector Cleaner + Octane booster, not a good idea

[Tommy]

Lou,
Thanks for wrapping up the thread. ...... A random thought popped into my head. I wonder what would happen if someone topped off a half tank of gasoline with E85. It costs a lot less than regular gas, and many people don't understand the differences in gasoline types. Hmmmmmmm?

[RICK LAKE]

BAsque 1 Lou There is info on the bottles about not mixing and ONLY using every 3K miles. The other big problem is if he is running rubber fuel lines, both else ADDITIVES WILL EAT THE RUBBER. Over time the outer rubber will dry and harden in the gas tank. It cracks. The inner rubber of the hose is eaten away over time. With a higher pressure system like FI took about 8years. Always kept a 1/2 tank of fuel in it. The hose was always wet or in gas vapors. I have a fuel filter that has a replacement inner filter and found black partials that looked like little balls in it. The short lines from the pumps to the fuel module came apart. Methonal in the fuel doesn't help either. This is th reason 95% of the fuel systems run plastic and not rubber any more. SS line come in different materials. Some have a plastic inner and some of a rubber inner. Mine gave out the last time at R&G in Okla. The diapham in my fuel pressure regulator also died and cracked.
If you figure out the cost of booster against running high test, it is about even money. As for fuel cleaning additives, If you run a good fuel filter with a 3-10 micron filter, you will not have any dirt or partials that will effect the system. Adding fuel stablizer to the tank is important. The other thing I do with a carb is remove and drain it completely for winter storage. In the spring add fuel and fire up. I have drains on both ends on my injector rails and drain them. The rest of the system is full with stablizer. Have no problems with this way and the car sitting 5 months in the trailer. Same for the boat. Good luck Rick L. Ps Happy holidays too

[RICK LAKE]

Tommy E85 is a higher octane but needs more compression to make the same power. You can run 14.5 compression with E85 and no problems but need this to get the power back to wear you where running 100 octane gas and 12.0 compression in the motor. It does burn cleaner, It's alcohol. It runs cooler, needs more compression, and cheaper if the motor is setup that way. No sure about how the camshaft setup would help or hurt a motor. I do know we have people here in nj that run E85 and there is a 15% loss of power running this fuel with the Bi fuel setup. This is GM. I don't know about Ford or Dodge. Rick L.