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Apr 10, 2008 | 10:07 AM

1MEANGTO

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I'll be tuning for E85

I've been picking 15 to 25 hp on a stock gto. on tbss's i've been getting 35-50 rwhp this is for stock or mildly modded cars and trucks. If you have a cam you'll need a fuel pump and bigger injectors ford cobras injectors work well. Any one interested send me a pm.

As for people worried about fuel mileage we haven't seen any loss and if anything most people have reported a gain. OH and E85 is a dollar cheaper a gallon than 92 oct. ASo in 10 fill ups you'll see a 180 dollar difference in your wallet plus the performance gain.

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Apr 10, 2008 | 10:34 AM

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Where I live its 2.99 a gal, with premium at 3.65. Good thing about N/A cars is you can run leaner. E-85 Conversions is a good thing.

Apr 10, 2008 | 12:28 PM

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wow that sounds amazing, but i havent seen anyone near where im at selling E85. is it still kinda branching out or what?

Apr 10, 2008 | 02:28 PM

1MEANGTO

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Yes in minneapolis most are stations are starting to carry it.

Apr 10, 2008 | 02:56 PM

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Most Meijer filling stations carry E85, at least the ones around me do. I have been heavily contemplating switching over to E85. I'm still on the fence at the moment though...

Apr 10, 2008 | 03:20 PM

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In the Chicago area, the Gas Cities all have E85. I have also been thinking of this switch for a year or two. All I need are the injectors and a fuel pump, but right now funds are low.

Apr 10, 2008 | 05:16 PM

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ive been trying to look on this topic for a while now. what exactly is all needed in the conversion and how much does it all cost?

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Apr 10, 2008 | 08:36 PM

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ive been trying to look on this topic for a while now. what exactly is all needed in the conversion and how much does it all cost?

Theres a user on here by "Runn". He has an awesome write up in his Sig. That should point you in the right direction.

Apr 10, 2008 | 09:02 PM

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In the Chicago area, the Gas Cities all have E85. I have also been thinking of this switch for a year or two. All I need are the injectors and a fuel pump, but right now funds are low.

fuel pump and injectors can be had for around 400 plus a tune.

Apr 11, 2008 | 02:39 AM

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fuel pump and injectors can be had for around 400 plus a tune.

If you shop around, for even less.

Apr 11, 2008 | 05:42 AM

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If you make the conversion, what do you do when you are on a road trip and can't find one? Do you go back to regular stuff?

Apr 11, 2008 | 06:40 AM

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If you make the conversion, what do you do when you are on a road trip and can't find one? Do you go back to regular stuff?

You would have to get just enough to get you by until you can find a station. I keeop a printout from e85.com with me all the time.

Apr 11, 2008 | 07:18 AM

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Oh,ok. I'll check that out. Thanks

Apr 11, 2008 | 07:39 AM

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Right now i am running cobra injectors, and i am getting ready to install a racetronix fuel pump, would that be enough to run on e85 with 400 wheel hp? I am also going to spray it and jet it for a 200 shot, i wanna make at least 600 wheel if not 700hp. But i plan on getting a standalone eventually with for the nitrous.

Apr 11, 2008 | 08:33 AM

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I can take a look at your tune to see what your duty cycle is and make sure. It sounds like you will have plenty of injector and pump. A 200 shot takes a lotta fuel. Its nice to have the stand alone but we can do it without. E85 is 103-105oct so there would be no need for race gas in the stand alone. And we can get you on a custom operating system for your n2o. Like we have for waterbugs car.

Apr 11, 2008 | 09:02 AM

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If you make the conversion, what do you do when you are on a road trip and can't find one? Do you go back to regular stuff?

Trust me, you might want to keep a laptop with you. If you don't, you'll run pig rich and the get worst gas mileage ever.

Apr 11, 2008 | 09:33 AM

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Trust me, you might want to keep a laptop with you. If you don't, you'll run pig rich and the get worst gas mileage ever.

only 18% and your ltft's will compensate.

Apr 11, 2008 | 01:19 PM

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Yea we should definetely meet up sometime in summer. I am going to school right now in Eau Claire so i don't have much time for cars until schools out. What do you mean by custom operating system? I probably will only spray up to a 150-200 depending on the injectors and if the fuel pressure drops off it. I don't have my nitrous yet, but i plan on ordering it sometime in june. Do you use EFI live for tuning? I have a buddy that has my tune saved on his EFI live right now.