what size would you recommend to use with e85, im really thinking about it because there are over 5 gas stations in my town that sell e85, and is it
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02-08-2013, 05:41 PM | #46 (permalink) |
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what size would you recommend to use with e85, im really thinking about it because there are over 5 gas stations in my town that sell e85, and is it safe to make an e85 map and a 93 map for when getting a tune? like would i be able to use e85 and then fill up with 93 and switch the map and use it?
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02-09-2013, 12:25 AM | #47 (permalink) | |
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I suspect you'll find, that the cost to transform the car will easily top the minuscule amount of money you'd save burning E85, but that's just a guess.
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I would save 700 a year, and do you think the mega fire injectors are good? The ones that I posted before, they are under 300 and a fuel pump is around 100 dollors so it would pay of in around a year, and another reason I wana do it now is because I haven't got a tune yet so I need one either way so might as well convert to e85
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Don't ask me on the injectors lol, no clue there.
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But the facts remain the same - you need to burn about 30% more fuel to get the same horsepower with E85. So take whatever gas mileage you get right now with 93, and subtract 30% or so. That'd be close to your mileage. E85 never was intended to be a gas saver...back when it first came out, it was significantly cheaper, but it's cost has almost stabilized to the point where its comparable to run E85 or traditional unleaded. In fact, I'd say your E85 prices are obnoxiously high, considering I pay $3.70 or so for 91/93 here...
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Think about that for a sec before you answer btw :-p
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you will NOT save money changing to E85. It will cost you around $1000 for quality injectors, pump, and retune. You will never see that money back. Fuel mileage drops CONSIDERABLY after you switch. On top of that, your gauge that reads fuel mileage and miles until empty will no longer work. Well, they "work" but their readings are WAYYYY off, they are useless. It will tell you that you have 40 miles until empty and then 2 minutes later your -- until empty. E85 conversion is for highly modified cars, not mostly stock ones. Do it if you must, but just know that going into it, you are losing money and features and convenience of any gas station you want, and getting nothing in return. A tuner might find a few HP in it... but youll never know if its from the E85 or just the retune in general. Plus these cars dyno's are so inconsistent from pull to pull, that you might think you made HP when its just the variance you see pull to pull, day to day, anyways
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