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Martin says there is no problems with it and has tuned Willalls Evo on it i read somewhere that caltex have capped the ethanol to 70% for the first 2 years

and really once you tune on united lets say you get a batch of 90% then you get 70% in you next tank you will only run a little ritch

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oh thought id post this as alot of testing is happening on the united e85 of late

Ran my ute up on the dyno today for a rough comparison to see how united e85 would differ from drum E85 using my (Cheetah race fuel E85 tune).

Well I actually found it runs richer using United pump...and it made less power in the mid and top end.

Cheetah Race E85 - AFR starts from 12.0 - 11.5 up top

United Pump E85 - AFR starts from 11.2 - 10.4 up top(very rich)

Power wise....United made less power (10rwkw) across the board from the start of the run and was losing alot more near the end of the run... will be looking into this.

I have done this just to see if I can use United pump for cruising as its a daily vehicle...

So this is just a lil bit of a snapshot for you guys.

Cheers.

$1.34ltr United Pump vs $2.00ltr Cheetah Race E85.... and 1tenth over 1/4 mile.

this ute was tuned for the cheetah race e85 and it was only on the dyno to check if the afr's would be alright with the united stuff.

price and % content united it the ducks guts atm

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Martin says there is no problems with it and has tuned Willalls Evo on it i read somewhere that caltex have capped the ethanol to 70% for the first 2 years

and really once you tune on united lets say you get a batch of 90% then you get 70% in you next tank you will only run a little ritch

yeh eflex is better than nothing at all but the united stuff has a bit more room for tuning/timing

this item is what u need if doing the e85 thing and get worried real time display of ethanol content in ur tank easy peasy

http://api.viglink.c..._13381004197831

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yeh those test tubes can be had for like 50 bucks off fleebay and not bad but for the bloke who is in need of the real time info its the goods but at 600bucks its not everyones cup of tea, but i like the way the markets moving with e85

yeh what a stooge tuning on 91 but if thats all they got on pump so be it, but then neat 85 is the way to go

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