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First, you must be able to obtain E85. With a growing number of stations nation wide this will become more popular as time goes on!
E85 is 85% ethanol(yes the corn stuff) and 15% other additives! Most think that it is 15% gasoline but this is actually untrue. Though gasoline is the biggest additive of the rest of the concoction, it isn't to it's entirety.
Should I run E85?
Hell yeah if you've got it!
E85= 105 octain rating This allows us to get rid of LOTS of KR and/or increase timing or drop in pulley.
E85 provides an "intercooling effect" cooling the air intake temperatures upon entry to the cylider.
E85=No hard parts need to be changed IN OUR VEHICLES. PERIOD. Vehicles approximately mid 80's needs to replace the fuel system.
*Note*
Vehicles that were made to run on 10% Ethanol content gasoline (such as our vehicles) recieved an "ethanol resistant" fueling system eliminating the need to change parts over like O-rings, lines, ect.
Facts:
E85 because of it's high ethanol content, should be flowing approxiamtely 20-30% more than regular gasoline. This needs to be done to counteract the high ethanol content.
E85 turns into E70(adding more gasoline) in the winter times in the north, to help vehicles start more easily.
*Note* E70 in the winter is much more difficult to start in 30>X temperatures! You have been warned!
E85 doesn't contain the explosive potential of gasoline, and releases less CO2 when burned, being a cleaner alternative.
E85 gets approximately 15-30% less gas mileage (depending on vehicle)than gasoline because of the explosion potential as stated previously. I would recommend a fuel pump rewire for flowing purposes. Also, my injectors went static on my 3.25 pulley set up . To run E85 for bigger setups, expect to buy BIGGER INJECTORS.
E85 is a cheaper alternative to gasoline, and makes a great race gas:icon_razz
If E85 is in your area, fill up and feel the difference literally. I was able to pulley down, from a 3.3 setup tuned on gasoline to a 2.9 pulley tuned on E85 as the only modification! This propelled my E.T. from a [email protected] to a [email protected]! (I was on street tires with a 2.25 60foot and NONEXISTANT traction.
The torque increase was incredible! The tires spin At a 40mph roll.
E85 can be mixed untuned with regular gasoline, but remember E85 flows a little leaner than gasoline, but you can still capitalize on the octane rating! Before I had HP, I used to run a 50/50 mix for street driving with no problems or even a check engine lamp! I did this for a year and a half! Even with out a tune, the vehicle runs stronger. Your benefit is your timing you keep. These engines knock like crazy, and These engines LOVE E85.
Don’t dyno on gasoline, Dyno on E85!
The uptop pull is a sizable increase picking up where our Heaton's fall off!
Tuning for E85 I scaled the Injector Flow Rate table 22% as a starting point. Changing the Stoich with HP tuners Does NOT WORK! If the car idle shakes at idle and idles rough it is WAY TOO LEAN and the IFR is the easiest way to change it.
If you guys can add anything go ahead, E85 for our vehicles is the wave of the future.
E85 is 85% ethanol(yes the corn stuff) and 15% other additives! Most think that it is 15% gasoline but this is actually untrue. Though gasoline is the biggest additive of the rest of the concoction, it isn't to it's entirety.
Should I run E85?
Hell yeah if you've got it!
E85= 105 octain rating This allows us to get rid of LOTS of KR and/or increase timing or drop in pulley.
E85 provides an "intercooling effect" cooling the air intake temperatures upon entry to the cylider.
E85=No hard parts need to be changed IN OUR VEHICLES. PERIOD. Vehicles approximately mid 80's needs to replace the fuel system.
*Note*
Vehicles that were made to run on 10% Ethanol content gasoline (such as our vehicles) recieved an "ethanol resistant" fueling system eliminating the need to change parts over like O-rings, lines, ect.
Facts:
E85 because of it's high ethanol content, should be flowing approxiamtely 20-30% more than regular gasoline. This needs to be done to counteract the high ethanol content.
E85 turns into E70(adding more gasoline) in the winter times in the north, to help vehicles start more easily.
*Note* E70 in the winter is much more difficult to start in 30>X temperatures! You have been warned!
E85 doesn't contain the explosive potential of gasoline, and releases less CO2 when burned, being a cleaner alternative.
E85 gets approximately 15-30% less gas mileage (depending on vehicle)than gasoline because of the explosion potential as stated previously. I would recommend a fuel pump rewire for flowing purposes. Also, my injectors went static on my 3.25 pulley set up . To run E85 for bigger setups, expect to buy BIGGER INJECTORS.
E85 is a cheaper alternative to gasoline, and makes a great race gas:icon_razz
If E85 is in your area, fill up and feel the difference literally. I was able to pulley down, from a 3.3 setup tuned on gasoline to a 2.9 pulley tuned on E85 as the only modification! This propelled my E.T. from a [email protected] to a [email protected]! (I was on street tires with a 2.25 60foot and NONEXISTANT traction.
The torque increase was incredible! The tires spin At a 40mph roll.
E85 can be mixed untuned with regular gasoline, but remember E85 flows a little leaner than gasoline, but you can still capitalize on the octane rating! Before I had HP, I used to run a 50/50 mix for street driving with no problems or even a check engine lamp! I did this for a year and a half! Even with out a tune, the vehicle runs stronger. Your benefit is your timing you keep. These engines knock like crazy, and These engines LOVE E85.
Don’t dyno on gasoline, Dyno on E85!
The uptop pull is a sizable increase picking up where our Heaton's fall off!
Tuning for E85 I scaled the Injector Flow Rate table 22% as a starting point. Changing the Stoich with HP tuners Does NOT WORK! If the car idle shakes at idle and idles rough it is WAY TOO LEAN and the IFR is the easiest way to change it.
If you guys can add anything go ahead, E85 for our vehicles is the wave of the future.
LT1's LOVE E85.... iron heads, 10:1 compression is a good thing....
