[Diy_efi] Is E85 worth it?

[Adam Wade]

--- WSCowell at aol.com wrote:

> The best thing is it is totally carbon-neutral - it
> only puts back into the atmosphere the carbon the
> plant took out in the first place. 

That can just as easily be said for dino oil -- he
carbon was in the form of living things, and was then
converted into a fuel, from which the carbon was
liberated via combustion.  Dino oil's carbon is just
out of the "active cycle" for a while longer than that
from biodiesel.

Regarding emissions, it all depends on what you
consider.  There's no question that there are some
areas where diesel emits a great deal more pollution
than gasoline engines (and fuel economy is NOT an
indicator of emissions -- motorcycles usually get 50+
mpg, but they have many times the emissions of a
comparable new car PER MILE).  And what are we gauging
by?  Diesel particulate seems to have much more of a
concern regarding health issues for people vs. most of
what comes out a car tailpipe.

It ends up being apples and oranges, and you have to
decide on which side of those lines you wish your
solution to fall.  Gasoline is better in some ways,
diesel in others.  YMMV.

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