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There is power to be gained, due to the cooling effects
Posted by
not4resaleZ
on July 04, 2018 at 9:43 PM
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if you were tuned on e85 and you put in e98 in theory
posted by Boostjuice
on July 04, 2018 at 09:35 PM
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etc., but if knock is not an issue either way, the gain in fairly nominal. On the other hand the cost of the fuel is likely fairly substantial. I'm not going to pay five times the fuel cost for 20 extra HP.
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Is there any performance difference?
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MeatMan (604Z)
15:36:48 07/04/18
I'd say no
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Stanky (BC)
17:05:59 07/04/18
This. Which is exactly why it is important to have an
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MixManMash
17:09:50 07/04/18
Exactly... fortunately ethanol is much more forgiving than
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not4resaleZ
20:38:28 07/04/18
I turn the boost controller off when running over E70.
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not4resaleZ
20:44:25 07/04/18
why would you turn it off? You can run more boost (n/m)
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Boostjuice
21:23:34 07/04/18
Off in that it doesn't intervene. Maybe I should say set to
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not4resaleZ
21:33:09 07/04/18
And the ASTM specification for E85 lets them go as low
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not4resaleZ
21:11:19 07/04/18
that was with 11:1 compression and he was on pump gas E85
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ztunerz
11:13:56 07/05/18
Only if the tune is adjusted to compensate.
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jmw300zx
20:56:16 07/04/18
Exactly, but Jon David's 810 hp car is running on E70.
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not4resaleZ
21:20:53 07/04/18
if you were tuned on e85 and you put in e98 in theory
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Boostjuice
21:35:47 07/04/18
There is power to be gained, due to the cooling effects -
not4resaleZ
21:43:56 07/04/18
How much does E85 at the pump go for down there?
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MixManMash
09:17:17 07/05/18
in indiana e85 at the pump is anywhere from $2.05 to $2.30
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Boostjuice
12:33:54 07/05/18
I just paid $7.57/gallon for e100..... what a steal! (n/m)
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MeatMan (604Z)
17:00:57 07/05/18
Here is Kansas City, E85 is $2.30. Wholesale in Iowa is
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not4resaleZ
14:10:54 07/05/18
$1 a gallon. That would be the life (n/m)
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Boostjuice
16:32:10 07/05/18
With these cars, no......
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The Hawk
09:19:17 07/05/18
i would agree unless compression was high like 11:1 (n/m)
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ztunerz
11:15:12 07/05/18
this is what I get from the pump in Indiana.
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Boostjuice
11:27:15 07/08/18
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