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E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:21 pm
by Sebastix
Who is running here on E85 fuel?
I recently found a station where you can get E85 for the same prize as Euro95! Just 7km away from my living place.
So in a couple of weeks my D14 will be tuned for E85 and Euro98 (2 maps) with eCtune.
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:39 pm
by saxophonias
What is E85?
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:01 pm
by Sebastix
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:18 pm
by Law_
It is common in some countries like Brasil. in Portugal we dont use it but it is a good alternative to normal gasoline.
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:19 pm
by saxophonias
It's pretty risky to tune your ecu for 100++ ron gas unless you always use this type of gas (how much more does it cost?) and have a wideband mounted all the time for real time a/f ratio indications.
It would be great for drag races and rallys though
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:43 pm
by Sebastix
We planning to experiment with it.
I've a wideband (offcourse!) and a tunerview with al the information I need. The plans are to make 2 fuel maps (one for normal euro98 and the other for E85). E85 has the same prize as normal here (and not everywhere is e85 but it's upcoming) euro95 but it won't be that economical.
But you can make more power with e85 than euro98 with a good tune
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:45 pm
by saxophonias
Nice! We will be waiting for your numbers!
If you have an access to free or cheap dyno sessions, you might want to test performance oils as well.
Re: E85
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:03 pm
by Law_
That would be nice
Re: E85
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:32 pm
by Dodo Bizar
Still thinking of going E85 as well myself. Though there should be more powerfull mixtures with lower ethanol levels... or so I heard. More like a 30/70% mix or vice versa.
Re: E85
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:48 am
by saxophonias