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916Timmy
11-13-2012, 06:13 PM
Been throwing all kinds of ideas around....might be looking to E85 this winter for the Hemi.....

What do you guys think? Anyone tune for E85?
BMRbrnSNRbrd
11-13-2012, 08:48 PM
I've been following your conversation with Shawn on FB. He seems to love how much power he's making (10 second street car, holy hell!!!). Its also hella cheap, I think his pic showed $3.09/gallon right now? My only concern is with deterioration of engine parts and, as un-cool as this is, mileage using it. I would be willing to move to custom tuning and whatever else is necessary as long as I can get the power but still retain reasonable mileage since I drive 40+ miles daily.
916Timmy
11-13-2012, 10:37 PM
The idea is to not have to spend over three tines the price of race gas for 15-20% more mileage. If i go E85 i will probably buy a beater first. All the fast hemi cars run E85.....but at that point mileage doesnt mean much
fastnnuffrt
11-13-2012, 10:45 PM
Are you gonna spray big or go boosted?
916Timmy
11-13-2012, 11:46 PM
Either or....I will probably do nitrous first and then save for Whipple or Kenne Bell
Jamez99
09-24-2013, 08:30 AM
It's a straight plug boot. I'll get some pictures later tonight
ECONORAM
11-05-2013, 09:02 PM
The idea is to not have to spend over three tines the price of race gas for 15-20% more mileage. If i go E85 i will probably buy a beater first. All the fast hemi cars run E85.....but at that point mileage doesnt mean much

I thought about trying E85 too, but I don't think it makes economical sense on the street if the engine is factory. If I was running 11:1 CR, it might be worth the effort. I was guessing that someone could write a Predator tune for it also...

Ford did some testing with one of their 4-cyl setups, but they were also using a turbo and analyzing the results...

I do know several folks run E85 instead of racing fuel. 105 octane at that price is pretty good...
916Timmy
11-06-2013, 05:58 PM
I will end up with probably a 10.4 CR long block next winter with good heads and a cam, so E85 will probably be the easiest way to go so I can drive it and not have to swap tunes for better gas. Only thing that really needs swapping to run E-85 is the fuel system....pump, and lines mostly.