storing e85, experience and facts only please.

silverongold · 01-11-2012, 02:30 PM

So I have done some searching and have basically found a bunch of different opinions all contradicting each others and probably not from any one who drives a car capable of even noticing if their fuel is bad or not........ I live in st george, the closest e85 pump is in mesquite nv, not to far to drive and fill up a barel, but further than I want to drive my car on toyo r888's.

QUESTION:
How long can I store e85 out of sunlight and at cool temps before it goes bad?
Are there any additives that will prolong its storage life? (sea foam?)

Thanks dudes!!!!!

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r8r4life · 01-11-2012, 03:27 PM

Read towards the bottom.

http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/id1.html

silverongold · 01-11-2012, 03:45 PM

cool thanks man! Is there any reason why I shouldn't keep it in a 55gal drum? Metal wise does the type of container matter?

silverongold · 01-11-2012, 03:53 PM

also I need like a rotory pump. A lot of them say use for fuel but then say not for corrosive materials. . . . ethanol is corrosive right? So what pump would hold up? I dont want the drum or the pump corroding and getting into my fuel system.

Derk Deez · 01-11-2012, 06:48 PM

call up christensen oil, i'm pretty sure they sell the pumps and barrels you'd need.

r8r4life · 01-11-2012, 09:17 PM

Stainless steel or a fiberglass drum.Siphon that ****.

medamullet · 01-12-2012, 04:13 PM

ya, they make plastic gravity siphons. That's what I would use. Just a few pumps with your hand and let it go until it's full.

silverongold · 01-12-2012, 06:46 PM

well i dont think i could siphon the whole drum out into a car tank unless the bottom of the drum was above the bottom of the fuel level in the tank right?

wrxkyle · 01-17-2012, 11:38 PM

^^^cinderblocks, or 5gal fuel cans, you'll want 3-4 of em anyway to extend your range/for race days etc...

01-11-2012, 02:30 PM	#1
silverongold Scooby Specialist Member#: 132599 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: St George Vehicle: 02 impreza wrx silver	storing e85, experience and facts only please. So I have done some searching and have basically found a bunch of different opinions all contradicting each others and probably not from any one who drives a car capable of even noticing if their fuel is bad or not........ I live in st george, the closest e85 pump is in mesquite nv, not to far to drive and fill up a barel, but further than I want to drive my car on toyo r888's. QUESTION: How long can I store e85 out of sunlight and at cool temps before it goes bad? Are there any additives that will prolong its storage life? (sea foam?) Thanks dudes!!!!! * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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01-11-2012, 03:27 PM	#2
r8r4life Scooby Specialist Member#: 101464 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Emplyed again=Sucks	Read towards the bottom. http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/id1.html

01-11-2012, 03:45 PM	#3
silverongold Scooby Specialist Member#: 132599 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: St George Vehicle: 02 impreza wrx silver	cool thanks man! Is there any reason why I shouldn't keep it in a 55gal drum? Metal wise does the type of container matter?

01-11-2012, 03:53 PM	#4
silverongold Scooby Specialist Member#: 132599 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: St George Vehicle: 02 impreza wrx silver	also I need like a rotory pump. A lot of them say use for fuel but then say not for corrosive materials. . . . ethanol is corrosive right? So what pump would hold up? I dont want the drum or the pump corroding and getting into my fuel system.

01-11-2012, 06:48 PM	#5
Derk Deez Scooby Newbie Member#: 265246 Join Date: Nov 2010 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: SLUT Vehicle: 2006 STi Make ya say giggggittyyy	call up christensen oil, i'm pretty sure they sell the pumps and barrels you'd need.

01-11-2012, 09:17 PM	#6
r8r4life Scooby Specialist Member#: 101464 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Emplyed again=Sucks	Stainless steel or a fiberglass drum.Siphon that ****.

01-12-2012, 04:13 PM	#7
medamullet Scooby Guru Member#: 99442 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: International Location: Man of Mystery Vehicle: 2006 SGM STI I'm on CORN YO!	ya, they make plastic gravity siphons. That's what I would use. Just a few pumps with your hand and let it go until it's full.

01-12-2012, 06:46 PM	#8
silverongold Scooby Specialist Member#: 132599 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: St George Vehicle: 02 impreza wrx silver	well i dont think i could siphon the whole drum out into a car tank unless the bottom of the drum was above the bottom of the fuel level in the tank right?

01-17-2012, 11:38 PM	#9
wrxkyle Scooby Specialist Member#: 199635 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Provo, UT Vehicle: 02-4 rSTI White	^^^cinderblocks, or 5gal fuel cans, you'll want 3-4 of em anyway to extend your range/for race days etc...