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Reese69

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as some of you may know i am going down the E85 road.

my question is the guys that are using it do you use your car everyday?

i have been speaking to to a few people and they have said if i am only using it on weeks ends it will causing me more problems as the fuel will drop to much octane over the week and will eat out my fuel lines?

they said to run fresh fuel everytime -

i will only be driving it the odd day during the week and same as some weekends.

what peopls experience / opinion.

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The people who you are speaking to have no idea.

I have run E85 for over 4 years, the car is lucky to be driven a dozen times a year. Before a drive the car is topped up with fresh fuel and away I go.

Sealed containers of fuel will last for months.

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That my thread and info is not in there hence this post -

NYTSKY - i dont mind having to top it up every now and then i guess i am more worried that it will eat through my fuel line and destroy them -

if i have to put new lot of fuel in every week i wont bother with it as i wont use a tank that quickly

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That my thread and info is not in there hence this post -

NYTSKY - i dont mind having to top it up every now and then i guess i am more worried that it will eat through my fuel line and destroy them -

if i have to put new lot of fuel in every week i wont bother with it as i wont use a tank that quickly

Nah man it shouldn't eat through your lines that would be if your probably left it for a long time without use,just have to empty the tank run 98 and leave it. The only thing that ive found is that you need to get supporting mods that can handle the alcohol content otherwise you shouldn't have any problems with the fuel line, that's probably the least of your problems. I'd be more worried about the consistency of your fuel because it could throw out your tune and depending on how aggressive the tune was it could go pop.

I don't think they meant that your octane will drop but they meant your mileage will drop, since E85 has a lower energy density meaning it burns more to produce the same as regular petrol.

http://www.injectordynamics.com/AlcoholArticle.html

Have read at this site might be worthwhile INJECTOR DYNAMICS wrote it.

They are still fixing the site so i cant dig up the thread its under Forced Induction

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thanks for that -

i think i am gonna look into the haltech elfex sensor, apparently its great to help your map adjust to different levels might look into that beofre i go into the e85 - with the mods i have my tuner said to put in a surge tank and 2 x 044 which i done so i guess everything else is ok - might have another chat with him before i decide

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i have recently seen this walbro pump for e85... what about the normal pumps are they know to fail with e85? i am having the car tuned this thursday on e85 first time no one said anything about my intake pump (currently walbro 500hp in tank pump) pumping to surge tanl the bosh 044 to fuel rail.

what are you guys using as intanks..?

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