E85 swap on 87
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E85 swap on 87
So.....have an 87 vette. Long tube headers, x pipe, straight piped, all emissions are gone (air pump,egr, yada yada) under drive pulleys, Cold air 4inch k&n with pipe, a few little things here and there to let it breathe some more. I’m collecting parts to do my mini ram swap and 52mm tbi such as cam and rockers to do all at the same time. Grabbed some 48lb injectors and looking to go e85 with my intake then to the tuner(which I’m trying to find one in Indiana btw)
anyways....looking to see what fuel pump and fuel pressure reg anyone used for the e85 swap??? As well, I’m looking for cam and rocker ideas before I start buying. I hear the lt4 cams are the thing but not looking to spend 400 bucks on just a cam when I can get a really nice custom one done for 300 for my LS. Even if I could find a whole cam rocker kit would be ideal as well. Looking to be around 400hp street car and looking for some info!!! Any help or ideas would be much appreciated.
Andrew
anyways....looking to see what fuel pump and fuel pressure reg anyone used for the e85 swap??? As well, I’m looking for cam and rocker ideas before I start buying. I hear the lt4 cams are the thing but not looking to spend 400 bucks on just a cam when I can get a really nice custom one done for 300 for my LS. Even if I could find a whole cam rocker kit would be ideal as well. Looking to be around 400hp street car and looking for some info!!! Any help or ideas would be much appreciated.
Andrew
Last edited by !!a2k!!; Dec 14, 2019 at 02:40 AM.
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JMO but be it a 87 L98 or a LS, both are roller cams, and both are expensive compared to a flat tappet....
I run E85 but I have 11.3 compression..... Not sure what your benefit will be on a L98. The e85 is a help for high compression and blower motors.
If I was doing a L98 and emissions is not an issue, I would do LT headers with true dual exhaust.....
Then get rid of the intake..... Go mini ram or go single plane with a carb.
Then would be better heads and a cam.
JMO
I run E85 but I have 11.3 compression..... Not sure what your benefit will be on a L98. The e85 is a help for high compression and blower motors.
If I was doing a L98 and emissions is not an issue, I would do LT headers with true dual exhaust.....
Then get rid of the intake..... Go mini ram or go single plane with a carb.
Then would be better heads and a cam.
JMO
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JMO but be it a 87 L98 or a LS, both are roller cams, and both are expensive compared to a flat tappet....
I run E85 but I have 11.3 compression..... Not sure what your benefit will be on a L98. The e85 is a help for high compression and blower motors.
If I was doing a L98 and emissions is not an issue, I would do LT headers with true dual exhaust.....
Then get rid of the intake..... Go mini ram or go single plane with a carb.
Then would be better heads and a cam.
JMO
I run E85 but I have 11.3 compression..... Not sure what your benefit will be on a L98. The e85 is a help for high compression and blower motors.
If I was doing a L98 and emissions is not an issue, I would do LT headers with true dual exhaust.....
Then get rid of the intake..... Go mini ram or go single plane with a carb.
Then would be better heads and a cam.
JMO
what cam spec as well as rockers?? I keep trying to get info but I hear this cam can’t go with these 1.6 rockers or vice versa
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