Flex fuel?
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Racer
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From: harlan KY
Flex fuel?
i was wondering if I could use a flex fuel sensor with e 85 and use a handheld programmer to change the tune back to 93 when I’m not racing. E85 is not available in my area and I would have to haul the e 85. I do have the Z06 fuel pump with 11.5 psi on a vortec blower. Making 671 616
Team Owner
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From: Gilbert AZ
Thats the whole point of "flex" fuel, it automatically adjust. Now if you didn't run a sensor, and had an e85 tune and a 91-93 tune, then you have to swap, but with flex fuel the sensor reads from 0-100% and automatically adjust fueling and timing for the ethanol content.
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From: Plano TX
Yep. It's a mother beautiful thing, baby!
And now that we *know* the stock LT1/L86 fuel system can handle E85, it's really odd that this wasn't enabled at the factory like the L83 V-8 & the V-6. There's still docs on the interweb showing the L86 was flex fuel back when they first announced the Gen5.
And now that we *know* the stock LT1/L86 fuel system can handle E85, it's really odd that this wasn't enabled at the factory like the L83 V-8 & the V-6. There's still docs on the interweb showing the L86 was flex fuel back when they first announced the Gen5.
Last edited by bigsapper; Dec 30, 2017 at 10:56 PM.
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: harlan KY
Yep. It's a mother beautiful thing, baby!
And now that we *know* the stock LT1/L86 fuel system can handle E85, it's really odd that this wasn't enabled at the factory like the L83 V-8 & the V-6. There's still docs on the interweb showing the L86 was flex fuel back when they first announced the Gen5.
And now that we *know* the stock LT1/L86 fuel system can handle E85, it's really odd that this wasn't enabled at the factory like the L83 V-8 & the V-6. There's still docs on the interweb showing the L86 was flex fuel back when they first announced the Gen5.
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