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E85 is cool

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4Jenna

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Just finsihed the swap, no #'s yet but updates to come very soon!

120lb injs idle just like my 60's did.

Only big diff besides the smell I notice is the car is much more responsive, and rev's much faster. Let's hope it spools quicker also!!

I'm real excited!
I got 10g for 3.12$ a gallon, much better than the 12-14$ a gallon I was spending on race gas. I didn't need the octane fuel I ran in the past, I was just being careful. Oh yeah reg unleaded is 3.73$ a gallon here


Boosted cars seem to love this stuff, so I just had to try it!


Updates to come

-Chris
 

BlownFiveLiter

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Very nice. What all needed changing besides the injectors?

I wish regular unleaded was $3.73 a gallon here. It's up to $4.45 as of yesterday!
 

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did you have to change the fuel lines?

i'm thinking of making the switch myself.
 

revhead347

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Let us know how it goes.

Kurt
 

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I am [] that close to making the switch to E85. I have 3-4 E85 stations on a route to work and not too far out of the way and one even has blended pumps. I REALLY want to try it on the bottle with the 175 jets.
 

4Jenna

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I already had the correct aftermarket fuel sys and a big enough fuel pump, I just needed larger inj's is all. E85 req's about 30% more fuel.

Car runs cooler also.
 

4Jenna

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Got corn?
 

4Jenna

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C'mon 9.11
 

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Always want to swap over but there is maybe one station in the area up here.
 

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what fuel system do you have?

i have a complete aeromotive on my 347 but i'm worried that the -an hoses are not compatible with the e-85.
 

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Good luck on your quest for 9.11!

At $3.12 and 30% more fuel, that still puts it over $4.00. For me, I doubt like the savings wouldn't be enough to justify the cost. If the difference gets bigger, then I'm all in.
 

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I did it more for the performance gains, the cost was just a nice perk!
 

4Jenna

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robo said:
what fuel system do you have?

i have a complete aeromotive on my 347 but i'm worried that the -an hoses are not compatible with the e-85.
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Call them and see if the line you run is compatible. I called Russel and they gave me a big thumbs up!
 

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BlackVert said:
Good luck on your quest for 9.11!

At $3.12 and 30% more fuel, that still puts it over $4.00. For me, I doubt like the savings wouldn't be enough to justify the cost. If the difference gets bigger, then I'm all in.
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the fuel savings is amplified when you switch from racing fuel to e-85! not so much for pump gas.

as already mentioned, there are several performance advantages as well.
 

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There isn't any E85 within 100 miles of my house. Georgia is not exactly a green state.

Kurt
 

4Jenna

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robo said:
the fuel savings is amplified when you switch from racing fuel to e-85! not so much for pump gas.as already mentioned, there are several performance advantages as well.
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Indeed! I was paying 12-14$ a gallon!
 

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4Jenna said:
Indeed! I was paying 12-14$ a gallon!
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ouch! that would most definately be worth the cost of switching.

 

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Don't drip E85 on your paint, it eats clear coat. I over filled my Dad's black Impala by accident. You can still see the run marks.
 

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Long time no talk man, good to see you pop in!
Yes it will eat stuff up I heard!
 
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