Flexfuel Ethanol with RR L322 V8 Supercharged

Hello,
Considering the rise of the price of the gas, I am wondering if it would be possible (wise?) to implement a flex fuel conversion kit on my 2011 Range Rover L322 V8 5 liters Supercharged, to be able to use E85 ethanol instead (or in addition to) of regular gas.
I was wondering if it would create some problems with the engine of if this implementation is ok ?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks

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esuber said:

Hello,
Considering the rise of the price of the gas, I am wondering if it would be possible (wise?) to implement a flex fuel conversion kit on my 2011 Range Rover L322 V8 5 liters Supercharged, to be able to use E85 ethanol instead (or in addition to) of regular gas.
I was wondering if it would create some problems with the engine of if this implementation is ok ?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks

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I don't know about all that high-tech stuff but my 2001 P38A HSE 4.0 improved its mpg by about 5% when I added some of those rare earth pellets you see advertised in the classic car papers. Apparently they put them in the tanks of the Hurricane fighters sent to Russia during the war because Russian petrol was not good enough for the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. You only have to do it once, and it seems to work.

Old Seadog said:

I don't know about all that high-tech stuff but my 2001 P38A HSE 4.0 improved its mpg by about 5% when I added some of those rare earth pellets you see advertised in the classic car papers. Apparently they put them in the tanks of the Hurricane fighters sent to Russia during the war because Russian petrol was not good enough for the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. You only have to do it once, and it seems to work.

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Wat u talkin about willis?

Magic beans
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20170603/282432759117949

gold rover said:

Magic beans
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20170603/282432759117949

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Thanks gold..

Mark Piercy said:

Thanks gold..

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NP

Anybody else used these?

I put "Snake Oil" in mine. ;-)

Mark Piercy said:

Wat u talkin about willis?

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I wish I knew!

Hi and welcome.
Nice choice of RR.

On the subject of E85 surely you considered the fuel consumption when you brought such a beast. Not sure of the cost of such a kit to get you to the FFV state costs or what it involves?
E anything to me is not something I would consider there are so many things that don’t like any E10 let alone E85 near it. Rubber, plastic, aluminum, and steel tanks. Not to mention the loss of lubricity (think that’s a real word)
Anything With E in it becomes very hygroscopic (attracts water) and if left for a while will break out and settle in the tank, don’t expect that to be an issue with that RR though.
As for fuel consumption improvement I don’t think you will see cost/ mile improvement.

I have looked at this a lot and am very careful with not to even think, cos it’s got E in and cheaper it’s got to be better/ok?. They say cars built after 2008 can run the E10/15, (my bike is 2008) but many failures have only recently come to light and may not be associated with the use of fuel with E in it, so not linked.
I have been very wary of it after buying my latest bike. These are more at risk cos they can be left over winter and not used, but the warnings are still there for car owners.

Anyway whatever you decide will be your choice but please don’t be fooled by the low cost at the pump and do plenty of research. LPG maybe a better choice.
If you want to improve your MPG by a small second car

Enjoy the car
J