Adventures in E85 - Black goo, brushes, no answers, and other risky endeavors

[thgt500]

40mph from the 1/8 to the 1/4????!!!!!

What are your other slips like?

You sure you didn't accidentally hit the happy sauce at the 1/8 mile mark? lol

LOL :lol1: Yeah i'm sure. My setup is on a switch to come on at 3k and shut off at 6K. It wasn't armed. I am telling ya'll. I think i'm running 22lbs boost it probably closer to 25+. I need to get this one figured out. Anyone got a link to that whipple chart that showed what lower and upper combo made what boost?

And yes, i do have a 3.5bar sensor and Aeroforce intercepter. Just wasn't plugged in on that run due to logging...had sct plugged in.

 

[stkjock]

stock crank pulley size - from Mike @ Whipple when I asked

With the 4", you will be around 18-19psi. 3.875 will be around 19-20psi. 3.75 will be around 20-21psi, 24-25 psi will be the 3.25"

 

[thgt500]

Talked to Lethal and I bought my fuel system in Dec 12... and at that time they said the pumps where good with e85... now they say walbro won't warranty the pumps if they fail in e85... this is bullshit

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Feel your pain man. I am $800+ into pumps in this latest round of mods/going return style. Its only money. You can't take it with you is what i keep telling myself. :nonono:

 

[thgt500]

stock crank pulley size - from Mike @ Whipple when I asked

With the 4", you will be around 18-19psi. 3.875 will be around 19-20psi. 3.75 will be around 20-21psi, 24-25 psi will be the 3.25"

Is that with IW 10% lower?

 

[stkjock]

stock crank pulley size - from Mike @ Whipple when I asked

With the 4", you will be around 18-19psi. 3.875 will be around 19-20psi. 3.75 will be around 20-21psi, 24-25 psi will be the 3.25"

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fwiw - on a 10% OD and the 3.875 mine made 24 psi - Kooks LT, o/r X and Ford GT cams.

so add 4# to the numbers quoted and I think you'll have a good estimate.

 

[thgt500]

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fwiw - on a 10% OD and the 3.875 mine made 24 psi - Kooks LT, o/r X and Ford GT cams.

so add 4# to the numbers quoted and I think you'll have a good estimate.

Well, im on iw10% and 2.875 now so i wonder what that is?

Here old slips on iw10% and 3in on URT.

 

[stkjock]

Well, im on iw10% and 2.875 now so i wonder what that is?

27-29 would be my guess

it's + 1-2# for every 1/8th smaller or so

 

[ModularSpeed]

I see.

Are you shifting before the 1/8 into 4th gear?

 

[90goldtsiawd]

Wow that's a lot of boost! How high can you spin a 2.9L?

 

[thgt500]

I see.

Are you shifting before the 1/8 into 4th gear?

honestly not sure on that pass. We were trying to sort another issue and were purposely short shifting (5k) to keep revs down.

 

[tktlwyr]

stock crank pulley size - from Mike @ Whipple when I asked

With the 4", you will be around 18-19psi. 3.875 will be around 19-20psi. 3.75 will be around 20-21psi, 24-25 psi will be the 3.25"

Is this for a 2.9, 3.4 or 4.0 blower?

 

[stkjock]

Is this for a 2.9, 3.4 or 4.0 blower?

Those numbers were based on the 4.0

I can't imagine the others would be very different.

 

[tktlwyr]

Those numbers were based on the 4.0

I can't imagine the others would be very different.

They most definitely would be different. The larger blower would need to spin slower to move the same amount of air. The OP is running a 2.9 and those numbers won't apply to him.

I'm running a 3.0 pulley with OEM balancer on a 2.9 and I'm at 18 lbs. through factory manifolds and off-road pipes.

 

[gaspasr]

This is after 250 miles and 465 pumps. Hope my fuel issues are over too.

 

[thgt500]

This is after 250 miles and 465 pumps. Hope my fuel issues are over too.

Looks good. Paper?

 

[Van@RevanRacing]

I hope you've got all of the issues worked out before I try and gun this mutha to 200 at the Texas Mile in 2 weeks!

Is it heresy for me to drive a Whipple car? LOL

 

[thgt500]

I hope you've got all of the issues worked out before I try and gun this mutha to 200 at the Texas Mile in 2 weeks!

Is it heresy for me to drive a Whipple car? LOL

As of today car is tip top man! Making 24 pounds of boost logged today. Crap in fuel appears to be gone as well but time will tell on that one. And.... as far as the Whipple goes you'll sell your KB after driving my car... ahahahaha...oke: Seriously though going in for balancing and alignment this week. Then parking it until the show.

 

[BrokenCool]

As of today car is tip top man! Making 24 pounds of boost logged today. Crap in fuel appears to be gone as well but time will tell on that one. And.... as far as the Whipple goes you'll sell your KB after driving my car... ahahahaha...oke: Seriously though going in for balancing and alignment this week. Then parking it until the show.

Is it safe to run 24# on e85 on the stock motor? I'm asking cause I'm gonna run it in my dyno session tomorrow. Just converted to e85 myself.

 

[gaspasr]

Looks good. Paper?

Went with a paper filter for now (10micron) as the SS I have filters up to 40 micron. After I monitor this paper filter a couple of times, I will then swap it. Just trying to keep the crap away from injectors in case it comes back.

 

[stkjock]

been using paper in mine for 2+ years, change them once a year, they look good each time I've swapped them.