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dmhenderson 09-25-2014 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2978787)
I have three now, 93, 93 with meth and one that only goes 60mph or 4000 rpm( I let my son take the car to prom).

mmm yes meth injection. I have been toying with the idea of a meth injection kit for a while. I already have all of the necessary supporting mods I think.

Chuck33079 09-25-2014 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson (Post 2978879)
mmm yes meth injection. I have been toying with the idea of a meth injection kit for a while. I already have all of the necessary supporting mods I think.

Just to add to the 93 map? I thought meth+93 was lower octane than E85?

jwick 09-25-2014 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2978909)
Just to add to the 93 map? I thought meth+93 was lower octane than E85?

:iagree:

dmhenderson 09-26-2014 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2978909)
Just to add to the 93 map? I thought meth+93 was lower octane than E85?


Yeah wasn't sure about this or whether there was any benefit to E85 + meth. Turns out there isn't so nevermind :)


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roplusbee 09-26-2014 05:31 AM

Check the finished builds. I have ID1000s and I am on 93. I would do e85 like Phunk, but I can't reliable make my trip from Fort Hood to Baltimore without risking getting stranded somewhere and/or carrying fuel with me. So 93 it is........

Edit: so it seems I never added my info to the finished builds (damn son, where'd you find this?). I just submitted my info, lol.

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Pro4Jackster 09-26-2014 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson (Post 2978840)
Don't have that luxury with a supercharger. I mean, you could keep it really low but it's not like a turbo where you can just keep it completely out.




I had no problems keeping the car in vacuum when I was supercharged. Stay light on the throttle and the BPV stays open.

dmhenderson 09-26-2014 09:36 AM

I'd rather just not chance it. It's easy enough to flip between tunes.

R3drckt09 09-26-2014 01:11 PM

Is it a lot more expensive to run E85? I'm moving to Albuquerque NM in about a year and a half and they don't have 93, but they do have a few E85 has stations so I'm considering just changing to that

Chuck33079 09-26-2014 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by R3drckt09 (Post 2979748)
Is it a lot more expensive to run E85? I'm moving to Albuquerque NM in about a year and a half and they don't have 93, but they do have a few E85 has stations so I'm considering just changing to that

It's a coin flip. It's cheaper per gallon, but your mileage will drop.

dmhenderson 09-26-2014 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2979750)
It's a coin flip. It's cheaper per gallon, but your mileage will drop.

"significantly"

roplusbee 09-27-2014 03:46 AM

I questioned Phunk about this adamantly. I was going to make the change, but I needed to know that I would have the range to make 400-500 highway miles. I can make 500+ highway miles on 93 OCT, but I barely get 225-250 miles stop and go. Charles said that he hasn't attempted any long range trips with his setup and could not give me any good feedback, but he did give me a wealth of information on stop and go, local/short range trips, and spirited driving. Let's just say that he has a good idea of where all of the local stations are that carry E85 in his area.

So if you loose say 30% of your fuel economy AND sitting right at the edge of vacuum/boost for max efficiency, that would put my best range at 350+ miles highway and 157-175 miles stop and go. That is no where near what is necessay to make it the distance from station to station (that sell E85) in some sections of I-20E (my preferred route) or Arkansas, Tennessee, and the Appalachian Mountains. Pretty much screwed as soon as I leave TX until I make it to the East Coast states.. That is why no E85 for me. If you a planning to make the switch, please do your homework or get another vehicle to DD. And for reference, my other vehicle is an 04 Tahoe......so much for efficiency.

phunk 09-27-2014 07:19 PM

I dont get to leave town much! The furthest I generally get is about 100 miles out, in which case I can do that round trip on a tank.

LukasC 10-05-2014 11:01 AM

You arnt screwed just switch to ur 93 map and put 93 in and good to go.

dmhenderson 10-05-2014 04:43 PM

It's not quite that easy. You have to have the tank completely empty before you do that. These aren't engines that are designed for flex fuel that automatically adjust the ECU based on fuel mix. It's 100% one or 100% the other.

phunk 10-05-2014 04:51 PM

Get it down until the gas light has been on for a few minutes and that will be enough!


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