I recently moved to IA and E85 is everywhere! I own a wagovan with an OBD1 GSR swap and was wondering what do i need to do to be able to run this fuel that is super cheap and high octane.

 

You need 30% more fuel everywhere, injectors, pump and all. I'm using 750cc a walbro 255 and 8lbs tuned.

 

I am all motor with a blox fuel pressure regulator, could i just turn up the fuel pressure? And thanks man i just moved from Denver so it's cool to get a response from someone from Colorado. I am not a noob i have owned 17 built hondas, just never dealt with E85.

 

u need atleast 410cc injectors and a 255.thats if ur all motor

 

ive read that you need massssssive injectors to run e85.. a 255.. and a tune asap! tow your car to the tuner dont even drive it there!

also if you just bump up for the fuel pressure your fuel doesn't atomize well, you are better getting bigger injectors no matter the application.. AM, boost, e85, whatever

 

Thanks for all the advice, i am gonna go for it the right way.

 

be aware that with E85, your fuel mileage is going to be about 2/3 of what it is now - if the E85 price isn't about 2/3 of what gasoline is, it will be costing you more to run it - i.e. if gasoline is $3.50 a gallon, the E85 would need to be $2.33 a gallon or less

 

Yerp.e85 is cheaper but you bern more

Aldo.dont.you.need.to upgrade fuel lines to stainless

 

also be aware that not all E85 is 85% ethanol all of the time - the 85 just means that the fuel MAY contain up to 85% ethanol - depending on the season of the year and how cold it gets where you live, the percentage of ethanol may need to be a lot lower in order to get the mixture to fire - it could be down to a 50%-50% mixture, but generally will be around 70% ethanol in the winter - it could also even be 70% in the summer as there is no federal requirement to up the ethanol in the blend when going from winter to summer, however there is a federal requirement that the amount of ethanol in the blend needs to be lower when going from summer to winter - all of this can affect the tune on your car as the E85 doesn't have to maintain a consistency like what is required for gasoline

as for corrosion of fuel lines, etc. using E85 isn't that much of a problem if, you use the car pretty regularly - if you let it sit around a lot without driving it with the E85, you may have some problems and not just with corrosion

 

Thanks again for all the advice. It seems like alot of hassle on a stock b series.