I tuned another E85 car for a friend of mine this labor day weekend. It came together really quickly.

100% STOCK LS/VTEC
-i.e. STOCK LS block with stock LS rods and stock rod bolts, stock GSR head, ARP headstuds
Victor X IM, ITR cams, ITR TB
JG Fab topmount
4" open DP
t3/t67HO (ptrim, .82 ar)

1000cc injectors with just a resistor box, intank walbro, NepTune

This car's setup is nothing crazy, very simple, the bottom end was a smoker to begin with but it always made good power... he was making 185whp N/A last week. He's planning some internals, but we decided to see what she could do as is until he builds it.

The injectors are running 95% duty cycle using e85 straight ouf the pump at ~$2.50/gallon.

The boost was creeping, the single tial 44m 90* off of the collector is not enough for it to hold steady boost with the open 4" DP. Boost crept up to 15psi of absolute boost pressure. Here are pics and the numbers, consider them equivalent to dynojet uncorrected whp numbers.







Damn I wanted to rev it higher lol

I am really liking e85. The only downside from a performance aspect is that you have to have a 30% higher-flowing fuel system for the same boost pressures (but you make more power at those boost levels).

This is his daily driver, and he beats the crap out of it like he stole it. Since it is still a completely stock engine, I de-tuned it down to 422whp to try and make it last as long as possible. The plugs were burning nicely. I believe with some 1600cc injectors and a decent injector driver he can make quite a bit more (...at least until the walbro is maxed out anyway). I am sure the E85 will handle more power. I will be tuning my personal SFWD car on it very soon.

 

E85 is good stuff.

There are over 25 gas stations within a 25 mile radius of me that carry it. I tuned triple_s1x's car with it and he noticed that some stations advertise it as E85 but it says 75% ethanol on the pump though. Just have to watch out for that.

 

Nice power for 15psi were you able to run a good amount of timing with the E85, is that why high power levelsare high for 15psi and only 8k

 

Nice **** as always, I spoke with him earlier and joked about how it feels stepping up to this form his ebay turbo kit to this Servion Tuning coming through once again

 

Great Numbers, Can't wait for the Other Numbers Tonight.

 

nice #'s

I wish we had E85 in CT.

 

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I wish we had E85 in CT.</TD></TR></TABLE> Yea Me too

 

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I wish we had E85 in CT.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Keep looking for it, I only know of one gas station near me in Maryland, and I believe they will slowly make it up the eastcoast. I think it's a CITCO, but i'm not sure.

 

Looks promising. Cant wait. Ethanol plants are already being constructed here. We should have ethanol available within five years

 

doesn't the e85 also burn cleaner than normal pump gas?

 

yes.

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I have been running it since april and my downpipe looks brand new in the inside.

 

So you think passing emissions is alot easyer on E85


Modified by OBRJosh at 6:31 PM 9/5/2006

 

i'm really liking the sound of these e85 setups. I might have to look into one if my car goes turbo.

 

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Look at his valve cover...He's Puerto Rican, so he A-did steal it, or most likely B-it's a typical Rican setup: simple that runs it's *** off... Nice setup/numbers

Disclaimer: im a Rican too, just sharing some love...

 

holy ****.

 

thats such sick power!! incredible to see what can be done when cyl pressures are kept low.

were going to tune this thing on e85 soon

 

OHH MY,15 psi AWESOME.

 

nice numbers, nice tune...stock motor even nicer.

 

E85 is awesome, very cool.

 

perfect! it looks like my 1000cc injectors are good for 400 on e85. Nice job!! Pretty similar setup i have in the process except for that baller of a turbo

 

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so, if you were NA, would you still have to increase the fuel system? and how much does gas mileage go down compared to pump gas?

 

 

we dont get e85.. they give us 100octane but make us pay 5bux a gallon for it

 

East coast has little E85 availability. There are zero E85 stations within 300 miles of me. But Ive been dying to tune with it for months. grr
Servion, do you tune for a richer AFR with E85 than gasoline?