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Perhaps more as a personal quirk than for any practical reason, I have developed a strong affinity for using E85 in my Dodge Dart. At this time, it actually does make some practical sense, as although the Dart gets only about 80% of the MPG on E85 than what it gets on gasoline, E85 is currently going for well under 80% of the cost per gallon of gasoline, so costwise, it comes out ahead, albeit with the disadvantage of having to buy fuel more often.
So, I am wondering what the likelihood is that there will be a feasible conversion for the 2.7 in the Bronco to run it on E85? It seems to me that a turbocharged engine should have the potential to make much better use of E85 than a naturally-aspired engine such as in my Dart. At the very least, with this engine being specified to deliver more power on premium (91 to 93 octane) gasoline than on 87 octane, with a proper conversion and tuning, it should be able to deliver that higher amount of power on E85, which has an effective octane rating of 100 to 105.
So, I am wondering what the likelihood is that there will be a feasible conversion for the 2.7 in the Bronco to run it on E85? It seems to me that a turbocharged engine should have the potential to make much better use of E85 than a naturally-aspired engine such as in my Dart. At the very least, with this engine being specified to deliver more power on premium (91 to 93 octane) gasoline than on 87 octane, with a proper conversion and tuning, it should be able to deliver that higher amount of power on E85, which has an effective octane rating of 100 to 105.
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