i have a 95,97 and 98 legacys with 2.2 and was wondering if anyone has tried running e20 gas in there similar cars and what kind of result you had.

 

thanks steve

From what I know through mag articles, ect. is that your vehicle should be able to burn E20 fuel IF the owners manual says so. (I am guessing it won't, since it wasn't an issue in those model years)

 

The current agreement on milage is that it is worse by 2-4 MPG (Chev Tahoe) depending on application, however, the cost is most often less than standard 87 octane unleaded. Do the math, it may work out... plus more of your money stays "here" instead of overseas (so they say). Now, your corn prices will go up at the grocery store since they are turning it into fuel..... oh, crap. I'll just stop now... Good luck

 

Lewis

e20 or e85?

 

nipper

I would use a higher octane and mix it with regular gas because E20 probably has a lower BTU rating than regular gas.

http://www.ethanol.org/pdf/contentmgmt/ACEFuelEconomyStudy_001.pdf

http://www.mnsu.edu/news/read.php?id=old-1115755777

http://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/NewPDFs/Vehicle-and-Engine-Risks-report-v3.1.pdf

 

in older cars (anything with a carb), it was observed as you aproached 20% ethanol in the fuel the rubber fuel line parts started to suffer.

 

 

nipper

All gas in my area is E10 so I haven't tried anything higher such as E20.

 

Subaru's position (2006): "Subaru of America states that any fuel used in its vehicles should not contain more than 15% methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MBTE), 10% ethanol or 5% methanol. Problems caused by the use of E85 are not covered by warranty."

http://endwrench.com/images/pdfs/CorrectInfoNov06EW.pdf