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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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wandering how e85 would effect my gxp?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 01:07 AM
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blahhh.. dont' do it man...

loss of mileage/performance... unless you're tuned specifically for e85....

not worth the $$/mileage/expense...
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+2 on that one...... Don't trust the corn....unless your name is Rosko......
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I’ve been running it since last fall. You’ll need a tune and maybe injectors. I don’t know if you’ll see any HP gains being N/A. You’ll get worse gas mileage, but if E85 cheap enough it might be worth it?
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Can you run it without a tune? I'm thinking you could for putting around town but it would run lean and you would have to keep your foot out of it.
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is the car on spray or turbo? supercharged. e85 is a awsome power adder fuel. for just a small hp motor unless your just wanting the motor to stay clean for a long time its usless.
anything power adder i love the stuff. 2 of my cars are on it one with a 355 and a 225 shot in a 89 blazer and the other is my turbo s10 going 8s on pump e85. shooting for a 7 this season. never a single parts failure or evan a bad plug. hell i ran the same set last season.
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Can you run it without a tune? I'm thinking you could for putting around town but it would run lean and you would have to keep your foot out of it.
Oh god no! Tune is a must.
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