# E85 Ethanol vs 93 Pump Gas **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 27, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817 "2008-02-27T07:54:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817/121 "2012-06-16T10:38:45Z")
> [@Motorcycle sub forum](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcycle-sub-forum/44996/73): > > Can you point me in the right direction…? Oil ratio, go up approx 30% in jet size, anything? Lolol. I won’t tell. 😉 I’m not sure of the oil ratio/brand…I made it clear from the get-go that I have NO IDEA on that, lol. You’re in the ballpark with the 30 percent. ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817/122 "2012-06-16T10:51:36Z")
> [@converting MKV file to MPEG?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/converting-mkv-file-to-mpeg/49912/4): > > Even though I know it’s not a big deal, I’m cannot disclose the details of the 2 stroke application. What I can say is that there was an initial power gain of 3 percent OVER VP race fuel, and even more impressive, the powerband was widened by a significant margin. :excited i’m very interested now. can you say how much the fuel consumption was affected? ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817/123 "2012-06-16T14:49:19Z")
After doing redearch it seems that most oils actually seperate out of e85… gonna have to keep looking into this. ---
**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817/124 "2012-07-23T16:35:51Z")
Its fun to read the comments on E85 from 4 years ago in this thread. Yet I have been using it for 2 full years with no adverse affects. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan90GL-X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Bryan90GL-X](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bryan90GL-X)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817/125 "2012-07-28T08:38:45Z")
I think we touched on it briefly before but has anyone tried any of the ethanol-specific additives/system cleaners? I was killing time in Walmart the other night, saw a few different ones from Lucas (we mentioned that one before), STP, and some other random one that I cant remember now. Gumout has one too I think. They all claim mostly the same thing: prevent corrosion in fuel system, stabilizes fuel, keep engine parts clean. Lucas adds this as well: “protects your engine oil lubricants from the harmful effects of alcohol combustion”. And on that subject, has anyone switched oils just because of your use of E85? I have seen some oils that claim to be more “ethanol-friendly” than others, one being royal purple, but I havent changed from what I was using before switching to E85. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-ethanol-vs-93-pump-gas/235817.md?page=6)