peiserg

So I ended up ordering some 90. It will yield about 5% more power than the 85. Unfortunately it's also about 9 bucks a gallon delivered. I have come up with a pretty viable alternative however. I have an F250 and access to relatively inexpensive labor. I can pay someone to drive my truck 4 hours into California to the closest E85 station. I can have them fill up three or four 55 gallon drums for me at 2:50 a gallon. It might cost me two hundred bucks in gas and labor to get there and back. That will be more than offset by the enormous savings vs paying $9 a gallon locally especially if I bring in a couple hundred gallons at a time

dc2-2-ap1

At that price you might as well switch to 100 octane.

peiserg

At $9 a gallon, yeah. But at $3 a gallon e85 is more than worth it. Especially if i buy 165gallons,at a time. Then its like $4/gallon. Still worth it

peiserg

Just brought in 75 gallons on my way back from California. Tested in at 85%

Feezy

How long is E85 good for? Do you think you'll have any issues with it going bad if you don't use it fast enough?

peiserg

I was told as long as I keep moisture out I'm fine

Jin_SK

Should be fine if kept properly sealed. Have you talked to your insurance or fire marshall about storing that much fuel?

peiserg

not any more than i talk to them about the 124 gallons i keep in my cars when they are fueled up and sitting in my garage with a natural gas water heater sitting there doing its thing. If the house catches on fire i doubt its going to be because fuel in a sealed steel drum spontaneously combusted.

Jin_SK

not any more than i talk to them about the 124 gallons i keep in my cars when they are fueled up and sitting in my garage with a natural gas water heater sitting there doing its thing. If the house catches on fire i doubt its going to be because fuel in a sealed steel drum spontaneously combusted.
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I don't think it'd necessarily be causative, but I'd be willing to bet if your house burnt down your insurance isn't going to be terribly eager to pay out if they find out you had that much gas stored in the garage.

peiserg

Yes i see what you mean.