To E85 or Not??? Help
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,176
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From: Long Island NY
To E85 or Not??? Help
So the time has come the mods are:
Headers
off road mid pipe
2.3 upper pulley
Meth kit
Ported Blower/snout
Supercharger coolant tank
Thermal reduction plates
I Live in NY and e85 is at every station, but to ensure I get the good blend I would buy straight from my local speed shop. Anyone who is running it have you had any problems? Also some people tell me they mix it with 93 octane? I really don't want to play the mixing game like on a 2 stroke
Headers
off road mid pipe
2.3 upper pulley
Meth kit
Ported Blower/snout
Supercharger coolant tank
Thermal reduction plates
I Live in NY and e85 is at every station, but to ensure I get the good blend I would buy straight from my local speed shop. Anyone who is running it have you had any problems? Also some people tell me they mix it with 93 octane? I really don't want to play the mixing game like on a 2 stroke
Racer
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 460
Likes: 129
From: CA
I want to know more about the capabilities with E85 without the use of meth. Given the stock fuel system's limitations, the advantages of meth are significant, but what kind of results have people seen on just an E85 mix, and at what point is it necessary to swap the cam for a bigger fuel lobe?
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 161
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Can't you run any mixture you want so like 70/30 e85/93 or 20/80 e85/93 with a flex fuel sensor?
Would meth still be necessary with 100% e85 since its a cooler burning fuel?
Would meth still be necessary with 100% e85 since its a cooler burning fuel?
Last edited by WuTang; Dec 29, 2016 at 08:36 AM.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 680
Likes: 79
From: Tampa FL
You need to run meth with e85 because the stock fuel system is lacking. And as far as running full on e85 with meth, I've seen tuners that say yes, and others that say no. So that seems to be a mixed bag.
And with a flex fuel sensor you can run any combo of e85/93 etc and the tune will compensate for it. Without the sensor, you can only have a tune for unleaded, or a tune for ethanol, etc... You can't switch without loading a different tune.
And with a flex fuel sensor you can run any combo of e85/93 etc and the tune will compensate for it. Without the sensor, you can only have a tune for unleaded, or a tune for ethanol, etc... You can't switch without loading a different tune.
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