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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: Luckie Stiff on July 23, 2010, 03:08:05 PM

Title: E85
Post by: Luckie Stiff on July 23, 2010, 03:08:05 PM: Ok, so I've read a few posts on different sites about E85. I see Romper Stomper is going this route with his setup. Does anyone have any information, either firsthand or that they've read that you care to share? Mind you I probably wouldn't do a conversion since there's not a fucking e85 place within 75 miles of my house. BUT, I want to know about it. Pros and cons.

Thanks
Title: Re: E85
Post by: Nick on July 23, 2010, 03:58:12 PM: from what i know it burns cooler than regular pump gas. I know that it allows you to put more timing into your motor similar to the way you would if you were running 100+ octane race type gas.

The big appeal with E85 is that it burns clean, and cool and that IF you can find a station that has it, it's a butt load cheaper than any race type fuel.

My builder really wanted to go this route but I didn't want to deal with trying to find the stuff all the time. I guess there is a carb shop in the IE that will do a conversion to your carb for like $250.00
Title: Re: E85
Post by: lbhsbz on July 23, 2010, 04:27:46 PM: got a number to this carb shop?
Title: Re: E85
Post by: Marcsrollin on July 23, 2010, 04:41:24 PM: 562-946-1388
Title: Re: E85
Post by: GlassCutter on July 23, 2010, 04:50:39 PM: Isn't it really attracted to water and vice versa? Therefore best run in a FI setup and not carbed?
Title: Re: E85
Post by: propless on July 23, 2010, 07:49:11 PM: Some good reading on E85 here

http://www.e85performance.net/forums/index.php (http://www.e85performance.net/forums/index.php)
and here
http://e85forum.com/topic-1-0-0.html (http://e85forum.com/topic-1-0-0.html)
Title: Re: Re: E85
Post by: Luckie Stiff on July 23, 2010, 09:04:45 PM: Thanks!

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Title: Re: E85
Post by: IRRebel on July 24, 2010, 09:35:03 PM: Proppy and I have been, well, "Negotiating" and "Navigating" over this for some time. Plentiful around me for some reason, but not at the lakes. Is available in Parker and Laughlin tho! :thumbup: , checked that out first thing! Some of the local gang here want to see me do it first. Sorry to post a thread from the "other" site, but that's where the answers were.

http://www.performanceboats.com/html/forums/showthread.php?t=64183 (http://www.performanceboats.com/html/forums/showthread.php?t=64183)

Pickles blown BBC will be E85. It's kindof on the backburner 'til Moo is fixed and running again and I put together the bread to finish it. Still arguing with myself on Moo............(now that all my visitors have left, I can get the arguement back on. Those people just DIDN'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!) Biggest arguement is cioming from RJ, who does NOT want a huffer on Moo. :screwy: kid.

Ray
Title: Re: E85
Post by: ROMPERSTOMPER on July 30, 2010, 05:24:17 PM: I'm pullin my motor this weekend :(
spun a rod BEARING FROM MY OWN MISTAKE THAT HAS GOT ME FIRED UP. :banghead:
I'm up grading the 468 to a 496, 60 or, 80 over so like a 500 somethin and switching over to e85 along with a bigger cam and dry sumping.I'm going to dyno it b4 its gets bolted in. cant wait.
I'm excited about the gains. The milage will be rough especially with a 200 shot in the mix. might have to sacafice a back seat for a 55 gal drum so I can drive it for 30 miles with out runnin it dry. lol :screwy: