newmopar
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I've been searching for some posts on E85 and cant find any. Any thoughts.
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alain
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What sort of info are you after?
its lower btu so it has less power. Your fuel mileage will be lower. Timing needs to be adjusted. If you are running fuel injection you need a wideband o2 sensor not the narrow band. also computer needs to be programmed to work with it.
There are several carbs on the market for E85. Edelbrock and Holley have them as well as some aftermarket carbs from various places that tweak Holleys for E85.
The higher octane rating is nice, but like mentioned, the btu return is lower.
The higher octane rating is nice, but like mentioned, the btu return is lower.
newmopar
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I was just kinda curious if anybody is useing it in there car. From what ive read the main reason e85 doesn't give you the same bang for the buck is because most of the newer cars don't have enough compression to make it burn properly, it needs a higher compression motor to burn it more efficiently. So i thought that it might be a better choice for my car once i put the Paxton on it, in stead of paying for the high price of race fuel or v.p..
From all I've been able to learn about it, it would be just about perfect for a forced-induction car because the octane is so high, it would be unusual for any detonation to occur, if you're even halfway careful with your boost and spark advance.
Even though it contains less energy per gallon, you can still make a lot more horsepower on a forced induction car using E85 by using more of it (running a lot of boost and spark advance.)
I have a 10-pounds boosted Magnum 360 V8, and would switch to E85 in a New York minute, if I had a source of E85 within a reasonable driving distance. My closest source for E85 is a 70-mile round trip...
But, the first thing on your agenda should be to research a supply. Hopefully, you can get it locally.
I can't:angry7:
Even though it contains less energy per gallon, you can still make a lot more horsepower on a forced induction car using E85 by using more of it (running a lot of boost and spark advance.)
I have a 10-pounds boosted Magnum 360 V8, and would switch to E85 in a New York minute, if I had a source of E85 within a reasonable driving distance. My closest source for E85 is a 70-mile round trip...
But, the first thing on your agenda should be to research a supply. Hopefully, you can get it locally.
I can't:angry7:
newmopar
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I actually have 2 stations with in three miles of my house. i was thinking of doing a stroker motor in my duster that i just bought off a friend of mine but it has a fresh built 360 in it with less then 600 miles on the build, so i was talking with him and his engine builder, who has a street rod that runs on e85, and my friend that i bought the car from is switching his pro street car over to e85, and they said instead of spending the money on astroker just put Paxtons bolt on kit and get the e85 carb and call it a day.
alain
Turbo's, Turbo's, Turbo's
My twin turbo Dart is going to run on E85. I chose this because of the higher octane level and also the cooler running temps. I have a station about 20 miles from here at the moment but the amount of stations in Holland are expanding quite nicely, with one fairly local to me going to supply in the near future.
1969Swinger
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If you have E-85 relatively close I guess that's an advantage, though you're somewhat locked into that fuel choice.
Because the energy density of that fuel is so much less than a non-blended fuel you're going to be running through much more of it. So if your looking for a cost savings not sure how much if any you're going to get.
Just have to take your engine combo's needs into consideration along with availability, cost etc...
Because the energy density of that fuel is so much less than a non-blended fuel you're going to be running through much more of it. So if your looking for a cost savings not sure how much if any you're going to get.
Just have to take your engine combo's needs into consideration along with availability, cost etc...
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