Need a lil more input on e85
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Need a lil more input on e85 Still reading about and trying to learn all I can about the stuff b4 I dive into it. Ive read that e85 doesnt like cold weather im in texas coldest it gets here is mayne in 30s so it doesnt snow and hardly even see ice formation now doesnt that sound like a problem on e85? My biggest question/concern is how to jet the nitrous being that these nitrous kits are meant for gas was wondering if you have to go up in jet sizes, and lastly does e85 ever run out or is it seasonal just read some article guy said he had to switch fuels because e85 wasnt available for a few months. Thanks in advance
Still reading about and trying to learn all I can about the stuff b4 I dive into it. Ive read that e85 doesnt like cold weather im in texas coldest it gets here is mayne in 30s so it doesnt snow and hardly even see ice formation now doesnt that sound like a problem on e85? My biggest question/concern is how to jet the nitrous being that these nitrous kits are meant for gas was wondering if you have to go up in jet sizes, and lastly does e85 ever run out or is it seasonal just read some article guy said he had to switch fuels because e85 wasnt available for a few months. Thanks in advance
Only thing that's a issue in the winter, and I mean down to the negatives is cold start, that can be handled by adding more cranking fuel in the colder areas of that table and will not affect anything else. Add a little more cranking spark and your good to go.
Only thing to watch out for sometimes there are seasonal switches of e85 to more like e70 for winter blends which will make your mixture richer by default. Car will still drive fine but just rich. I highly recommend a wideband if you haven't picked one up already especially with nitrous
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Ok I think im on board for the e85 swap now when I do the swap I know I have to damn near empty the 93 out the tank but will the car start at least to get it on a trailer to bring it to the tuner no I dont have a wideband ill pick one up and I dont remember a jetting chart for e85 in my kit but ill look again
Ok I think im on board for the e85 swap now when I do the swap I know I have to damn near empty the 93 out the tank but will the car start at least to get it on a trailer to bring it to the tuner no I dont have a wideband ill pick one up and I dont remember a jetting chart for e85 in my kit but ill look again
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Yea thats the plan I talked with the company I was thinking about let tune my car "fastlane" in houston tx they are pretty solid on the tuning side I have several friends that have used them my buddy has a magnum srt8 who got tuned from another company he made more power with the other company but his car runs better with the tune fastlane did the guy says he wouldnt recommended going to e85 because I wont really see too much of a gain! I guess because of the power levels of these cars he was saying I might see 5 or so hp gain
Yea thats the plan I talked with the company I was thinking about let tune my car "fastlane" in houston tx they are pretty solid on the tuning side I have several friends that have used them my buddy has a magnum srt8 who got tuned from another company he made more power with the other company but his car runs better with the tune fastlane did the guy says he wouldnt recommended going to e85 because I wont really see too much of a gain! I guess because of the power levels of these cars he was saying I might see 5 or so hp gain
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Yea and he also said they could install some sensor that I could run pretty much any gas and it would change the tune accordingly
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