Guy's with E 85, How Hard is it to Convert from 93 Octane to E 85? Thanks

 

You will need larger injectors and a tune.

 

80's and a tune

 

easy, bigger inj, e85 tune and your good to go.

 

E-85 is great, but be ready to search around for stations when going on road trips

 

thats the only thing keeping me from switching right now... theres one station I know of here in orlando but if I go anywhere else and get low on fuel... i cant find any

 

Can you do 60's and a tune? I seen people do it before. Hell zzp has their e-85 option with 60's with their mail-in tune

 

not a good idea but its possible

 

Sweet! So basically just need 80's and an E-85 Tune, Thats Easy enough and correct me if I'm wrong but If I go E-85 with 80's Thiers pretty much no need for a Heat E/X or any Cooling MODS for that Matter if I go down to a 2.7 Right?

 

so if your on e85 u can only run on e85?

what kind of power increase / feul mileage do u get? roughly, i know, but come on work with me

 

Not that big of a deal. The fuel trims will account for the difference in fuel since its about 25% less fuel, yes you will be near maxing out the fuel trims but it will be drive-able. You might not even knock since it will be very rich on the gas. If you find yourself **** out of luck with an e85 tune, you can get home.

 

You still want some cooling mods, IMO a H/E is always nice. E can be done on 60's with a 2.9 and higher pulley. Just depends on how hard u drive it and feel safe. I saw a site that shows all E stations though. So I can plot stuff out if needed, but where I work has E so it's an easy find in MI

 

Oh, and on E expect about 25 mpg ish. Maybe 27-30 on the highway with s good tune.

 

Ok, But How difficult is it to find someone that knows the E85 Tune?

 

Anyone with HPT. Though someone who knows what they are doing will be able o get you the best gas mileage with it.

 

Well ZZP could get you a good starting tune for E. Or contact Ebristol and he can try and help you, or the RL forums should be able to help too.

 

I am on E and dude its a pain in the ass with 5 stations in my area. I think alot of guys on pump w/ supporting mods and a good tune are just a little bit under what guys on E are pushing with the stock blower. If you have 60s ill trade you my 80s plus a little cash from you, I want to go back to pump.

All in all its just a convenience thing now. I know my car isnt going to be stupid fast anytime soon so until I upgrade the blower or switch to turbo I'd rather be on pump.

Some down falls are: Not really availible in CERTAIN areas, decreased mpg, cold starts are a PITA, etc..

 

Cold starts yes you guys cant tune for it. Lower MPG, your tune needs work.

 

I'd take that offer, m 60's have like 3k on them lol. i want to go 2.7 and E.

 

nice i just need to set up a day with vince so i can get retuned. ill let you know.

 

Hmmmm my car starts like its on 91 in the winter on E85....

In short, after running E85 I dont think I would own this car if I ever had to switch back to 91 on this setup. Even on stock blower Id have some thinking to do.

 

do you think its in my tune or something else causing the problem? its been around 80 and up and it gives me issues even then. its happend after like 4 weeks after i switched over to E but before then it would start up with no issues.

 

2 questions:

how expensive is e85 compared to regular premium

and can you run premium if im in an area with no e85

 

it's your tune. have your tuner look at the warm up tables ect.. Your probably going pig ass rich in the winter causing it to choke like a raped white woman.

 

E is usually about 1$ cheaper a gallon, and you can't run premium only in a dire emergency and you HAVE to stay OUT of boost period. Or it will run pig rich and then some.

Check E85vehicles.com or w/e it is for stations.