Subject	85 is the "E"thanol content, not octane.
Posted by	megaDan on September 20, 2012 at 10:53 AM
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In Reply To	vs say 110 oct? ... what is the octane level of e85...? posted by genic on September 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Message	E85 (depending on rating) has an octane between 104 and 110. It's less power dense than gasoline, but more resistant to detonation. IE race gas for the price of regular.
Follow Ups	E85 sensor placement - aliaZ 08:04:26 09/20/12 why are you going to run e85 though? - genic 09:03:07 09/20/12 A number of people have done conversions (n/m) - spicyZ 09:31:49 09/20/12 yea...but my question is 'why'? - genic 10:21:41 09/20/12 makes a ton of horsepower and is reasonably priced. (n/m) - Antihero 10:40:27 09/20/12 vs say 110 oct? ... what is the octane level of e85...? - genic 10:47:36 09/20/12 104 to 114 octane depending on the blend. (n/m) - DarkZide 10:53:05 09/20/12 85 is the "E"thanol content, not octane. - megaDan 10:53:40 09/20/12 IF you can find it around here...it aint the price of reg - genic 10:58:52 09/20/12 Don't get me started on the - BigTDogg (MA) 11:20:09 09/20/12 get started! because...DING DONG! you are correct! its F'd! - genic 11:35:22 09/20/12 What about Algenol; Algae based Ethanol? - BigTDogg (MA) 11:48:59 09/20/12 Good idea. Margaritas are mostly alcohol, which doesn't - zellamay 12:56:05 09/20/12 Algae is 100% the way it should be done I mean 75% of - 5280Z_nightstalker 13:28:01 09/20/12 Re: What about Algenol; Algae based Ethanol? - Dallas DamonZ 21:43:19 09/20/12 good link! (n/m) - maglito 21:04:09 09/22/12 Although I agree with all of your other points... - bartz32tt 01:01:01 09/21/12 You sure about that last part? :) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:23:29 09/21/12 Let's see how far to the right we can make this thread go? (n/m) - Aqualung 08:40:49 09/21/12 Oh this is nothing, hold on I'll look for the widest thread - BigTDogg (MA) 08:54:25 09/21/12 This one is pretty sprawling - BigTDogg (MA) 12:09:09 09/21/12 Wow you have some classic quotes in that thread. - Aqualung 15:38:51 09/21/12 LOL @ shoving half the box up his nose, hahaha (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:52:42 09/21/12 Hahaha! (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 17:48:17 09/21/12 couldnt have said that better (n/m) - ZiNnYc 14:50:32 09/21/12 I like my corn on the Grill not in the tank. - njz 15:12:17 09/20/12 it's available at most any Kroger - aliaZ 16:56:54 09/20/12 kinda wonder if i should convert my track Z - genic 21:45:57 09/20/12 I'm in the process of converting it - aliaZ 06:04:39 09/21/12 in many respects, e85 is superior to race gas - aliaZ 17:03:14 09/20/12 2nd (n/m) - Piranha 19:59:49 09/20/12 Big 2nd! Specialty-Z's recent E85 Dyno speaks wonders:) - samsung-Z [Houston] 14:43:53 09/20/12 Do I hear a dictorship? (n/m) - njz 15:16:24 09/20/12 Says the idiot with the brokestang in his sig pic - BigTDogg (MA) 15:40:43 09/20/12 This coming from the Bean town mascot? KYS. - samsung-Z [Houston] 16:24:15 09/20/12 It's called proofreading... Bro (n/m) - BlackholeZ 02:09:02 09/21/12 Nobody calls it Beantown, jackhole. - BigTDogg (MA) 08:09:21 09/21/12 any pictures or dynosheets of your build? (n/m) - vulcanrush 18:56:18 09/20/12 Link to said dynosheet? (n/m) - maglito 19:30:17 09/20/12 SZ posted it on Facebook... 809 rwhp @ 24 psi boost (n/m) - Piranha 20:01:50 09/20/12 link to mods on car? Curious on inj sizing, probably >1000cc (n/m) - maglito 20:24:14 09/20/12 yeah, almost certainly. - Antihero 21:42:00 09/20/12 I'm hoping to coax 650-700RWHP out of their 1000cc on E85 - maglito 09:22:37 09/21/12 correction 90psi line pressure=65psid injector @25psi boost - maglito 18:17:22 09/21/12 Yes Sir! we will post up more info when were back from zconn - DarkZide 01:27:46 09/21/12 i havent seen anyone need that. (n/m) - Z32TT-R 09:13:55 09/20/12 Wow, that is much larger than I would ever imagine it being. (n/m) - RAGTPZ 09:58:57 09/20/12 Oh brother, If I had a dollar for every time I heard that... (n/m) - zgene4 19:24:18 09/20/12 I went with this sensor - Madhatter10-6 10:02:25 09/20/12 Re: I went with this sensor - RomChip200 10:22:55 09/20/12 Not sure on the exact outputs...all my info is in my car - Madhatter10-6 12:16:42 09/20/12 Re: I went with this sensor - RomChip200 10:25:34 09/20/12 My Supra is out of town getting dynoed right now... - Madhatter10-6 11:59:35 09/20/12 So, this sensor 'sees' E85 fuel content, and switches maps?? (n/m) - ZinnZ32 10:08:14 09/20/12 when paired with some stand alone ecu's yes. (n/m) - DarkZide 10:59:43 09/20/12 switches maps isn't entirely correct.... - Madhatter10-6 12:11:07 09/20/12 Wow! That's cool. Thanks for the explanation. It's - cherry 14:07:20 09/20/12 in it's OEM GM application essentially, yes. - maglito 16:31:07 09/20/12 Re: So, this sensor 'sees' E85 fuel content, and switches maps?? - RomChip200 02:44:38 09/21/12 On the fuel return line somewhere under the car would work - DarkZide 10:58:25 09/20/12 If you are just E85 you don't need it - DomZ32TT 14:24:54 09/20/12 there are different blends - maglito 16:24:33 09/20/12 Specifications change: E85 can be as low as 51% now. - not4resaleZ 09:40:23 09/21/12 GREAT info, thanks! (n/m) - maglito 16:54:11 09/21/12 No, im not using one. - Dane (Houston) 01:42:03 09/21/12 Here is mine. I'm using the Ford Tauris sensor since the - not4resaleZ 08:35:21 09/21/12
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