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Ideal EQ ratio for open loop base with e85?

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Default Ideal EQ ratio for open loop base with e85?

I'm working on getting my car to have a better cold start and wanted to ask you guys what have you found to be a ideal EQ ratio for open loop with e85?

I've done alot of searching but haven't found much on this question strictly talking open loop base and e85.

This is on a built 10:5.1 CR 346, 232/240 115lsa blower cam, Procharged

thanks for any help.

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There was a pretty good discussion about that on the HPT forums a year or two ago when someone was having cold start cranking problems on a flex tune. I don't remember the specifics, but cranking fuel with E85 had to be what I thought sounded insanely rich to get the engine to start when really cold. Once running, stoichiometric is fine, although cams with a bit of overlap tend to not read properly on the o2 sensors at idle.
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There was a pretty good discussion about that on the HPT forums a year or two ago when someone was having cold start cranking problems on a flex tune. I don't remember the specifics, but cranking fuel with E85 had to be what I thought sounded insanely rich to get the engine to start when really cold. Once running, stoichiometric is fine, although cams with a bit of overlap tend to not read properly on the o2 sensors at idle.
My AEM wideband read 15-20% lean at idle although the STFT are reading dead on. So I just use them for idle tuning.
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