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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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i was thinking of possobly tuning my civic on e85 but curious what is needed to do so?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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fuel system is the main thing and then a tune.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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well i have a hondata s300 in a p28 not sure on which wideband to use i have a zeitronix zt-2 in the car now and i bought a plx m-300 tuner edition also just in case it has a walbro 225lpg pump is that suffient enough or do i need more
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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personally i donno man i run the a1000 myself most the people on e85 that ive seen run either twin wally's or bosh's
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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so worth the hassle or just stick to 93 octane since it is a full interior car
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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how accesable is e85 for ya
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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i love e85 man its cheap, and get the dam job done lol. its a pain the bootay to start the car in the cold, but other than that im extremely happy with it.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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well my car isnt drivin in the cold just my toy garaged and kept clean
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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e85 makes the power man
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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oh and mine is very cold blooded the way it is it will not stay running unless you keep the rpms up granted there is no exhaust on it just the 3 inch downpipe that goes back to the firewall and then stops
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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cant you run more boost on it too?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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i have just a down pip also lol

i think you can run more timing im in no way a tuner lol so I cant really say

at 28psi on e85 im at 573/386
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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im still on a log manifold also
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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ic so a stock manifold still lost on some honda lengo lol will i need to cage my civic?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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no im just not a high priced great flowing turbo manifold lol. its kinda funny because when i first started i was laughed at for saying i wanted 400hp that was exeeded on a 100% stock block.
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