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Then order drums. Before people ran E85 for more
Posted by
The Hawk
on September 15, 2015 at 6:33 AM
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this is another huge reason not to go E85 only
posted by LJZTT
on September 15, 2015 at 06:12 AM
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boost -> power, I didn't see them buying Q16 at the pump. ......or you can just keep being scared.
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Ethanol content variation questions
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RZturbo
15:44:33 09/14/15
SZ map switcher is what I use. Install an ethanol gauge
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puchy
16:43:33 09/14/15
But he has 850's and I don't believe that SZ has a
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The Hawk
06:30:15 09/15/15
flex fuel sensor
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LJZTT
18:26:05 09/14/15
You can understand. Can you read?
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RZturbo
19:56:21 09/14/15
if it's my car, less PITA to replace the standalone once
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LJZTT
22:29:45 09/14/15
Agreed 2000% (n/m)
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ForceFedTT (SoCal)
00:39:54 09/15/15
This (n/m)
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Antihero
13:21:56 09/15/15
need better standalone.. what ecu do you have? (n/m)
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kickerzx
00:58:07 09/15/15
Yep. This is what I use with my Haltech. Just pump the E85
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ForceFedTT (SoCal)
00:38:29 09/15/15
Try to buy from the same station or "Station Brand" BTW....
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Spectrum (WI)
22:16:11 09/14/15
this is another huge reason not to go E85 only
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LJZTT
06:12:04 09/15/15
Then order drums. Before people ran E85 for more -
The Hawk
06:33:32 09/15/15
no one was advocating other people converting their cars
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LJZTT
16:11:53 09/15/15
Some people thought the ethanol industry would
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not4resaleZ
09:42:44 09/15/15
still propped up by fleet sales of domestics
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LJZTT
16:24:04 09/15/15
A glide path needs to stop going up at some point. (n/m)
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not4resaleZ
16:44:47 09/15/15
This site will help you search for your FlexFuel vehicle.
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not4resaleZ
17:02:03 09/15/15
LMAO, because your local gas station and an entire
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LJZTT
19:14:57 09/15/15
That site doesn't have a complete list of the vehicles.
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ZiNnYc
20:04:30 09/15/15
I bet the blend changes even at the same station from time
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MixManMash
06:41:07 09/15/15
It actually stores better than gas. (n/m)
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not4resaleZ
09:45:03 09/15/15
That's been my experience as well. (n/m)
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dogpile
10:00:26 09/15/15
Really? 4-6 months of storage? (n/m)
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MixManMash
11:40:15 09/15/15
Days, weeks, months, even just over a year and no issues
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dogpile
11:44:57 09/15/15
interesting... we run into ethanol phase separation
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vorpalZ
11:56:51 09/15/15
I don't doubt that happens. But we've never had an issue
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dogpile
13:14:48 09/15/15
Probably an issue of too much water for too little ethanol.
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not4resaleZ
14:04:02 09/15/15
E10 is the worst for that problem....
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
18:40:34 09/15/15
^2nd. Member Booztd 3 has been running ethanol
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The Hawk
13:10:21 09/15/15
In cold climates the blend does change just like the
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
18:58:02 09/15/15
I don't think there is any substitute for spending
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not4resaleZ
10:37:25 09/15/15
Re: Ethanol content variation questions
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BarryGZX
22:17:43 09/14/15
You'll need a gauge and a way to switch between maps
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BlackholeZ
22:32:25 09/14/15
You are correct...
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Bigwill837
07:29:34 09/15/15
You can easily go into ECU manager in Haltech and dial down
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MixManMash
07:46:31 09/15/15
Yes sir...
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Bigwill837
14:26:02 09/15/15
I have Haltech. But I don't use the built-in boost control
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RZturbo
17:04:14 09/15/15
Re: I have Haltech. But I don't use the built-in boost control
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Bigwill837
19:30:48 09/15/15
I was running a Ford boost solenoid but tossed it
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RZturbo
20:46:27 09/15/15
You can run a potentiometer input on Haltech to dial down
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MixManMash
23:09:22 09/15/15
I did use a 15k potentiometer. (n/m)
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RZturbo
07:32:15 09/16/15
You match the first number of the ethanol content
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not4resaleZ
09:59:55 09/15/15
At least that's how I talked them into putting my tunes
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not4resaleZ
10:07:51 09/15/15
Re: You are correct... also if it's from yellow or
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njz
10:34:31 09/15/15
Anything over E70 and you can run full boost..... (n/m)
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The Hawk
13:15:32 09/15/15
What standalone do you have ? (n/m)
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ztunerz
09:06:48 09/15/15
Most tuners will only tune to ~70% or so for that reason. (n/m)
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dogpile
09:50:58 09/15/15
Watch it for a couple seasons and get an average %.
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Lumpydonut
09:52:57 09/15/15
What MPG are you guys getting on E85?
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RZturbo
17:09:28 09/15/15
If your only getting 12 MPG on gasoline....
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
18:35:47 09/15/15
Re: If your only getting 12 MPG on gasoline....
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RZturbo
21:01:06 09/15/15
re cal your widebands... (n/m)
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ztunerz
16:30:04 09/16/15
Re: Ethanol content variation questions
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bajan
22:25:08 09/18/15
That's quite interesting and disconcerting...
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Ted (92TT)
19:55:58 09/22/15
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