Can an F-body be converted to use E-85 fuel?
09-01-2005, 11:24 AM
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Can an F-body be converted to use E-85 fuel? Anyone monkeyed around with it? I'm sure SOMEONE on here has done so for race purposes. What would it take?
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I've been wondering the same thing. The "tuning" part shouldn't be that much different. I'd be interested to find out the impact of running it on certain parts..like the injectors, fuel pump/fuel filter...
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Originally Posted by BLK85
Also piston, and rings im not sure though. But either way I dont think its worth the effort and money.
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Originally Posted by Sandmann120
One of the biggest problems is figuring out where to find it for sale.
Maybe this can help you out.....http://www.e85fuel.com/database/search.php
09-01-2005, 11:00 PM
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You know, a few months back I was looking into Ethonal conversion and asking in the Fueling forum and there was no interest and some anti-interest even. Seems rather funny now. lol
Yeah, fuel tank (need metal), fuel lines, injectors, pump, filter, basically anything that the fuel touches needs to be metal. The internals are fine.
The real trick is the tune. I'm not sure where to even begin looking into tuning that. And of course fuel supply is an issue too.
Yeah, fuel tank (need metal), fuel lines, injectors, pump, filter, basically anything that the fuel touches needs to be metal. The internals are fine.
The real trick is the tune. I'm not sure where to even begin looking into tuning that. And of course fuel supply is an issue too.
09-02-2005, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by horist
would prolly be cheaper to sell your car and buy a civic.....
09-03-2005, 09:22 PM
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The F-body is a little different from converting a normal passenger car.
Fuel pump(material breakdown) and the lines going to the injector rails.
Do the rails need to change, deppends on how they get it to start in the cold. Usually anything over 50 percent ethanol will not start in sub 50 degree weather so maybe they use heated rails.
Other than that, just a new tune.
I am seriously thinking of doing it to the C5 since I can get E85 cheap, not to mention you can make it yourself.
Our next car will run on E85.
Federal regs call for alot more things to be done to the car including a special filler tube so morons cannot syphon the fuel and drink it
I'm not kidding either, its a rule. For home conversion though just change the hard parts that would get hurt and retune it.
I'm going to rejet the carb in the tractor for E98 and see how it runs.
Its not hard and its not rocket science either. Deppends how cheap you can get E85, if you live in the plain states the stuff is dirt cheap, like 1.70 a gallon. Here in Michigan they rape you on it but I have a wholesaler down the street from me, plus as I said, get yourself a still and you can make it yourself.
Fuel pump(material breakdown) and the lines going to the injector rails.
Do the rails need to change, deppends on how they get it to start in the cold. Usually anything over 50 percent ethanol will not start in sub 50 degree weather so maybe they use heated rails.
Other than that, just a new tune.
I am seriously thinking of doing it to the C5 since I can get E85 cheap, not to mention you can make it yourself.
Our next car will run on E85.
Federal regs call for alot more things to be done to the car including a special filler tube so morons cannot syphon the fuel and drink it
I'm not kidding either, its a rule. For home conversion though just change the hard parts that would get hurt and retune it.
I'm going to rejet the carb in the tractor for E98 and see how it runs.
Its not hard and its not rocket science either. Deppends how cheap you can get E85, if you live in the plain states the stuff is dirt cheap, like 1.70 a gallon. Here in Michigan they rape you on it but I have a wholesaler down the street from me, plus as I said, get yourself a still and you can make it yourself.
09-03-2005, 10:03 PM
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Federal regs call for alot more things to be done to the car including a special filler tube so morons cannot syphon the fuel and drink it
I thought that our cars already had that? I know Grand Prix's do
09-04-2005, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by NoOne
The F-body is a little different from converting a normal passenger car.
Fuel pump(material breakdown) and the lines going to the injector rails.
Do the rails need to change, deppends on how they get it to start in the cold. Usually anything over 50 percent ethanol will not start in sub 50 degree weather so maybe they use heated rails.
Other than that, just a new tune.
I am seriously thinking of doing it to the C5 since I can get E85 cheap, not to mention you can make it yourself.
Our next car will run on E85.
Federal regs call for alot more things to be done to the car including a special filler tube so morons cannot syphon the fuel and drink it
I'm not kidding either, its a rule. For home conversion though just change the hard parts that would get hurt and retune it.
I'm going to rejet the carb in the tractor for E98 and see how it runs.
Its not hard and its not rocket science either. Deppends how cheap you can get E85, if you live in the plain states the stuff is dirt cheap, like 1.70 a gallon. Here in Michigan they rape you on it but I have a wholesaler down the street from me, plus as I said, get yourself a still and you can make it yourself.
Fuel pump(material breakdown) and the lines going to the injector rails.
Do the rails need to change, deppends on how they get it to start in the cold. Usually anything over 50 percent ethanol will not start in sub 50 degree weather so maybe they use heated rails.
Other than that, just a new tune.
I am seriously thinking of doing it to the C5 since I can get E85 cheap, not to mention you can make it yourself.
Our next car will run on E85.
Federal regs call for alot more things to be done to the car including a special filler tube so morons cannot syphon the fuel and drink it
I'm not kidding either, its a rule. For home conversion though just change the hard parts that would get hurt and retune it.
I'm going to rejet the carb in the tractor for E98 and see how it runs.
Its not hard and its not rocket science either. Deppends how cheap you can get E85, if you live in the plain states the stuff is dirt cheap, like 1.70 a gallon. Here in Michigan they rape you on it but I have a wholesaler down the street from me, plus as I said, get yourself a still and you can make it yourself.
