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04-11-2013, 08:32 AM | #1 |
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For us supercharged fellows is there anyway for us to run E85? I would love to see what gains this could do. I'm sure Roman or someone will chime in on this. This would make me
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I think first you would have to upgrade the fuel pump to supply the volume e85 demands then play with a tune. The 600whp s/c kits are pretty close to over running the stock fuel flow capabilities.
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Yep.
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Thanks for the input! NVM haha. I thought maybe just a simple tune could do the trick. I assume someone will go down that road sometime soon if it's possible.
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It would be great with a E85 kit , mostly for the 91octan areas where good gas is hard to find.
I will mount my ESS VT 625 kit on my new car in a couple of weeks, and the first airfield event will be in mid May, this time with Buggati veyron , Koenigsegg ccx and a GTR Alfa 13+, and more. Some extra whp would be great, then i might have a chanse to at least se them....
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Adam you'd need a bigger pump(s), it's not as easy as it might seem.
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I was anticipating a couple pumps and having to replace the injectors. I'm not sure why people are so hesitant to tune the S65 for E85. I can understand being cautious, but with a good, careful tuner and the right setup, this shouldn't be a problem.
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I put a couple of gallons of E85 in the F10 M5 just for fun. Didn't notice much.. The car knocks on stock software with 91 octane. Please California.. give me 93!!!
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Our gasoline contains 10% ethanol, so it is pretty much 1.5 gallons, give or take, anyway. I've always wondered what would happen if I 50/50 mix 93 w/E85 on a regular basis and then got a custom tune by BPM. E85 is readily available here. Last edited by whats77inaname; 04-12-2013 at 09:25 AM.. |
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I'm running 11-12mpg now city and 19.5 highway on my VF620. I couldn't imagine throwing E85 at that. It would be at like 8.
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I've ran 50/50 mix on me 335i, went from 353rwhp to 407rwhp, E85 allowed me to run 3 psi more boost, and allowed me to run a more aggressive ignition timing curve.
Even a 50/50 mix goes a long way , I would love to see something like this, even on an N/A car, but I understand that the non-DI system is different than the 335i DI system, where it can maximize the cooling effects of ethanol.
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We are just starting to get E85 everwhere here in NJ. Mike kinda personal question, I believe you were room mates with my brother in philly?
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