Thread: should i run E85?

im coming to terms that im going to need another built trans......so i might as well make as much power as i can. so should i run E85 though? i know i need 80# injectors a pump rewire and a tune...all doable and i need a station near me, theres one a few miles away from my house so check that off i guess my concerns are will this gum up my fuel line and rail? is it worth the power gains? my biggest fear is running out of fuel and not having a E85 station around me. i never have more then half a tank of fuel at a time for weight reduction so should i carry a reserve tank or something? that would definitely be a day ruin er if i ran out of gas lol

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You can run 65's with e85.

You'll need to have it custom tuned to change everything with running e85.

Run E85.

Just keep a spare tank like you said if your always low on fuel, or if your going to travel long distance, fill up before hand.

yeah but with a cam and ported blower im gonna need 80#ers lol and idk man its just a constant fear, i could probably get what 35-50 more BHP right?

Go for it. I also want to run e85 on mine eventually too. If you do go e85 make sure you start a thread about it. It's not done a whole lot and others who are thinking of doing it could defiantly learn from it. I'd go with 80# injectors if you haven't bought anything else already. I wouldn't worry too much about the fuel rail being gummed up. I would worry about the lines being eatten away at tho had a buddy run it on his 350z that had problems. I'd go with staineless steel and teflon coated for anything that has to be rubber.

well idk id think my GTP is made better then that 350z i could just run it on pump gas

Originally Posted by asite57

yeah but with a cam and ported blower im gonna need 80#ers lol and idk man its just a constant fear, i could probably get what 35-50 more BHP right?

What cam? I doubt you will need 80s. I have them right now and they are kinda of a pain. But yes you should do E85.

I hope you are not serious about the weight reduction. Unless you are at the track it is really not going to matter.

Most people will keep a spare PCM in the car that is setup for regular gas. That way if you get in a spot and you are super low you can swap it out and drive on regular gas taking it easy.

i plan on doing XP cam with 105# springs on stock heads, yes im serious about the weight thing the difference between a full tank and a 1/4 tank is 100 pounds of weight, on the street you never know when your gonna need to race you should always be ready


matt i might be agreeing with you...