SuperSlow02

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Just did a cam swap and my car is extremely rich running, which I figured it would be so its sitting in my garage. One of my friends told me for a band aid short term fix I could run E85 in it. Now this has me more curious then anything. Would this accually work? I know E85 would eat up the fuel lines and what not but still is a interesting idea for short term. Now before somebody gets all butt hurt and calls it retarded, Its just a question more then anything. I dont have to drive the car but If it wouldnt really hurt anything for a short amount of usage, I might give it a try, If not then itll just wait for a full tune. Thanks for any info

LT1 Trash

wait for a tune. e85 uses approx. 30% more fuel and could make your motor go bye bye without a tune.

SuperSlow02

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pretty much my thoughts...not worth the risk

cgm12mgc

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i went ahead and put e85 in my LS2 miata today, how would it make your engine go boom without a tune? you mean it would make it run too lean?

kjhallex

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Not smart and yes.

DAVESS02

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E-85 doesnt eat up lines. I ran it in my stock 02 system for years with ZERO corrosion. My stock pump still worked fine after 92k and 20+ of that on E-85. Methanol is where the corrosive factors come into play. Ethanol got a bad rep from Meth.

cgm12mgc

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well no worries on my end then, i richened it up with HPtuners, when i built the car i made sure i went with lines that wouldnt crumble with the alcahol.

deatschwerks

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Most of the later vehicles were designed with ethanol fuels in mind, so many of the fuel system components are resistant to ethanol corrosion.

Mixing ethanol is a practice I've seen that has become more popular, but it can be risky if you are doing it all in tank and are running a more aggressive tune.

Actually noticed a local gas station has these options at the pump the other day:

E10, E20, E85, 87, 89, 91.