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Converting to E85?
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<blockquote data-quote="REX-RACER" data-source="post: 10240527" data-attributes="member: 14222"><p>Yes, you did. You said this:</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what other ASSumption could have been made from that? Perhaps you'd like to enlighten me since I'm obviously such a loser and can't even accurately recall what I posted or what I say to people?????????</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's a good question Hamilton, the two biggest arguments against this conversion seem to be:</p><p></p><p>1). Possible damage to the fuel delivery system, but a lot of what I'm reading seems to indicate that post 1998 automobiles systems are sufficiently hardened. I'd admit I'd like to see more definitive data on that, but so far I've run across a number of personal testimonies of people who are doing this w/ no ill side effects and no stories at all of people having problems. Like I said though, I'm open to hearing both sides, no decisions have been made.</p><p></p><p>2). The difference/loss in fuel economy vs. the use of conventional gasoline. It seems to be on average about 20% which is still significant. This is would be a valid argument w/ more impact for me if I was considering this for my daily driver. However this is going to be for my weekend driven, garage queen, open track, auto-x, have fun in the sun car. That's not the sort of thing you do w/ a car if you're worried about fuel economy. Also keep in mind that I already have to use Premium 93 octane in this car becuase of my current XCal2 tune. The price differential then becomes a sloid .50c/gal. </p><p></p><p>Additionally, a lot of what's going on w/ the fuel economy seems to be what's going on w/ the tune. Apparently an experienced tuner can do better if they calibrate specifically for E85. The folks at HiTech Motorsport have this to say about it:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Soure link: <a href="http://hitechmotorsport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=96" target="_blank">http://hitechmotorsport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=96</a></p><p></p><p>The other thing to keep in mind is that if you get set up for E85 and you have the ability to switch tunes w/ a hand held flash tuner ( XCal2 ) or flip chip, there's absolutely nothing to prevent from going back to running on conventional 93 at any time. Just the push of a few buttons and you're ready to fill up anywhere you could before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="REX-RACER, post: 10240527, member: 14222"] Yes, you did. You said this: I'm not sure what other ASSumption could have been made from that? Perhaps you'd like to enlighten me since I'm obviously such a loser and can't even accurately recall what I posted or what I say to people????????? It's a good question Hamilton, the two biggest arguments against this conversion seem to be: 1). Possible damage to the fuel delivery system, but a lot of what I'm reading seems to indicate that post 1998 automobiles systems are sufficiently hardened. I'd admit I'd like to see more definitive data on that, but so far I've run across a number of personal testimonies of people who are doing this w/ no ill side effects and no stories at all of people having problems. Like I said though, I'm open to hearing both sides, no decisions have been made. 2). The difference/loss in fuel economy vs. the use of conventional gasoline. It seems to be on average about 20% which is still significant. This is would be a valid argument w/ more impact for me if I was considering this for my daily driver. However this is going to be for my weekend driven, garage queen, open track, auto-x, have fun in the sun car. That's not the sort of thing you do w/ a car if you're worried about fuel economy. Also keep in mind that I already have to use Premium 93 octane in this car becuase of my current XCal2 tune. The price differential then becomes a sloid .50c/gal. Additionally, a lot of what's going on w/ the fuel economy seems to be what's going on w/ the tune. Apparently an experienced tuner can do better if they calibrate specifically for E85. The folks at HiTech Motorsport have this to say about it: Soure link: [url]http://hitechmotorsport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=96[/url] The other thing to keep in mind is that if you get set up for E85 and you have the ability to switch tunes w/ a hand held flash tuner ( XCal2 ) or flip chip, there's absolutely nothing to prevent from going back to running on conventional 93 at any time. Just the push of a few buttons and you're ready to fill up anywhere you could before. [/QUOTE]
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