The "swap" is a complete bigger fuel system, correct?
E85 What you Need To Know!
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Bigger pumps, lines, rails and injecters is what it takes to run E85.
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And a retune.
I have been thinking of doing this conversion for a while now since I seen an article in either MM&FF or 5.0&FF a year or two back. Due to ok E85 availability in my area, I will mainly run the E85 as my main tune and have a secondary 91/93 tune for when E85 is nowhere to be found and for winter storage...for now, I'll continue to collect all the needed pieces to this E85 puzzle. :-D
i have a aeromotive eleminator pump with - 10 forward and a - 6 return with 96lbs injectors feeding my 3.4 whippled 5.4 with 22lbs of boost. do you think thats enough injector? do i just need a re-tune done to run e/85
Sounds good. You won't be dissapointed. :thumbsup:
That should be plenty of injector and pump. Yes, you would need to just drain the fuel and refill and retune. Then watch in amazement as you see more power! :rockon:
The more I read about E85, the more I want to convert... bad thing though is the nearest E85 station around is 25 miles away..
subscribing... when I go turbo or 3.4 going to look into this
How about O2 sensors? Race gas eats them up like candy. How's E85 on them?
what about running a water separator on the fuel line to extract any water in the fuel?
or even if your storing a 55g drum to run one on the pump before filling the car?
i know with boats they run these in the fuel lines on diesel engines especially.
like what about before pump, or after pump, or could it even replace a regular fuel filter?
$25 for bracket and filter w/ 3/8" ports..it doesnt say what rate of flow it can handle but others say 120gph
or even if your storing a 55g drum to run one on the pump before filling the car?
i know with boats they run these in the fuel lines on diesel engines especially.
like what about before pump, or after pump, or could it even replace a regular fuel filter?
$25 for bracket and filter w/ 3/8" ports..it doesnt say what rate of flow it can handle but others say 120gph
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10 cents cheaper than 87 is a lot cheaper than 93. But factor in that you're going to lose 20% fuel economy, you'll be filling up more often, which is pretty damn often as is with these cars.
I myself am considering doing this, but distance between fill stations is a potential deal breaker. All of the E85 pumps seem to be in the Las Colinas/Lewisville area. That's a 15 - 20 min drive to fill up.
Where are you located? I know where just about every E85 station is in DFW.
And you really can't compare price to either 87 or 93. You need to be comparing to Race Gas @ $11 per gallon or higher. (And E85 still outperforms them!!!!!)
is it possible to run E85 on a bone stock vehicle? with stock injecters and stock fuel pump? and stock fuel lines etc...???
I would assume so? Just looking at all the vehicles that are flex fuel from the factory? I don't know though... 04Sleeper would be the guy to ask anything about e85.
thats what i was thinking. but i read theres talk about if you have a paper fuel filter that it will get ruined
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everyone needs to keep an eye on their oil while running ethanol also mine turned yellow pretty quick, just something to think about.
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