Where do you guys fill up e85 in the SF area?

dearwinter · 07-22-2013, 12:18 PM

Preferably in the SF/Peninsula area...

I did some quick online searches but wanted to check in to see if I may have missed any or if there were any closer ones in the area.

Thanks!

joec500 · 07-22-2013, 12:33 PM

The only places I have found are in Berkeley, Redwood City and Hayward. I wish there was a public pump in San Francisco!

dearwinter · 07-22-2013, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by joec500

The only places I have found are in Berkeley, Redwood City and Hayward. I wish there was a public pump in San Francisco!

There seem to be a ton in the east bay. A while back I thought I read of a station not too far from west portal. May have been outdated info.

I guess I could make pit stops to Redwood City from time to time.

buster84 · 07-22-2013, 02:24 PM

Just download the flex-fuel app, i use this now when im out looking for e85. Its nice since you can search by city or by gps.

joec500 · 07-22-2013, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dearwinter

There seem to be a ton in the east bay. A while back I thought I read of a station not too far from west portal. May have been outdated info.

I guess I could make pit stops to Redwood City from time to time.

There is one out in the Richmond, but it's a Private Government one :\

dearwinter · 07-22-2013, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by buster84

Just download the flex-fuel app, i use this now when im out looking for e85. Its nice since you can search by city or by gps.

Thanks! Just dl'd, pretty handy app!

buster84 · 07-22-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dearwinter

Thanks! Just dl'd, pretty handy app!

Your welcome, it is pretty handy for sure! especially on trips or vacations ect...

Walker16 · 07-25-2013, 09:09 AM

Hayward right off A st. Off of 880. Right next to Vic Hubbard

dearwinter · 07-29-2013, 11:50 AM

Thanks all! I filled up with 60/40 (91/e85) for the first time and my gawd

it's gonna be hard to ever go back to crappy 91 oct.

I did notice a slight decrease in gas mileage but I know part of that was due to my driving behavior.

Pizdets · 07-29-2013, 01:38 PM

Yeah redwood city, E85 locations suck in the Bay Area

Everfly · 07-31-2013, 11:45 PM

I am lucky the chevron only 1 miles away from me for $3.29 gallon and the flex fuel app is great help me get back to CA safe from NC haha

silver07335i · 05-13-2014, 03:25 AM

Will there ever be an e85 station available for public use in SF?

s!ke · 05-13-2014, 03:28 AM

How are you guys filling it up? How do you know how much you've put in?

The tank is about 16 gallons? So do you put like 12 gallons of 91 in and 4 of e85? 75/25?

s!ke · 05-13-2014, 03:30 AM

Here is a shot from the app

techwhiz · 05-13-2014, 04:55 PM

You can get e85 in Hayward on West A Street.
There is a Valero station there.

dearwinter · 05-13-2014, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by s!ke

How are you guys filling it up? How do you know how much you've put in?

The tank is about 16 gallons? So do you put like 12 gallons of 91 in and 4 of e85? 75/25?

Not quite. It's by weight, not volume.

s!ke · 05-13-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dearwinter

Not quite. It's by weight, not volume.

Ok so is there a trick to be as accurate as possible so you dont fuck up your engine?

Im FBO and I want to use a e30 tune, so how do I Know I'll be 70/30?

Boost4me · 05-14-2014, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by silver07335i

Will there ever be an e85 station available for public use in SF?

Hopefully, that would be so much better than making trips to Redwood City. What I used to do was, buy 2 5 gallon jugs & fill those up to save me a trip or two.

dearwinter · 05-15-2014, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by s!ke

Quote:

Originally Posted by dearwinter

Not quite. It's by weight, not volume.

Ok so is there a trick to be as accurate as possible so you dont fuck up your engine?

Im FBO and I want to use a e30 tune, so how do I Know I'll be 70/30?

Here you go: http://www.intercepteft.com/calc.html

Arexander · 05-15-2014, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by s!ke

How are you guys filling it up? How do you know how much you've put in?

The tank is about 16 gallons? So do you put like 12 gallons of 91 in and 4 of e85? 75/25?

I wait till the "gong" goes off at 40mi left on gas. Then around 10mi left, I go fill up.
When I do the e85 & 91 blend, I usually put the e85 first. I do in between 4-5gallons of e85.
The rest is 91.

Someone stated something earlier about the gas mileage going down, but honestly, I didn't notice a chance in fuel economy. Definitely a bit faster if you have a tune on the car, like Cobb or a JB.

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