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I'm replacing the Weldon with a Fuelab which will give me some room to put the cool next to the surge tank which will have a thermo fan triggered by the ecu at a set temp and be protected by the rear diffuser

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ut where are you getting the fuelab from?

On the subject of the E85 getting warm, run a cooler under the car where the airflow can cool it and splice it into the return line (low pressure side).

Vehicles like M3's use that setup.

The only issue with a fuel cooler is mounting it in a suitably safe and protected way. Takes a bit more planning than an oil cooler etc.

Exactly !!!, that is why I haven't put one on yet, as my tuner said, I am better off burning an engine then you the whole car

But with what happened at the trackday I need to fit one, my idea is to mount it next to the fuel pump under the back and have the return line run through it then into surge tank and have the factory rear diffuser protect it from flying debris

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Its possible to put it into a grilled or fluted box surround to protect it.

Yep. But the consequence of it getting damaged could be huge.

I just wanted to make the point it's certainly not as simple as whacking on a fuel cooler.

What would be great is a heat exchanger setup, with coolant pumped through a cooler in the fuel tank, then through an external cooler. If it gets damaged only coolant pisses out, car doesn't burn..... but that's in my too hard basket.

I find them quite up to date.

This is united

http://www.unitedpetroleum.com.au/united/fuel/ethanol-85/e85-store-list

This is Caltex

http://www.caltex.com.au/HelpCentre/Pages/CaltexFinder.aspx

Select e-flex in the finder and zoom in.

I found 2 in the newcastle area that sell e-flex.

One is in Charlestown and the other is in Hamilton

There's one that's been selling E85 in Ipswich in QLD for over 3 months that still isn't on that list, so i'm sure that there may be others in other states that aren't on there but do sell it? Would be good to have one somewhere between Syd and melb for example.

For reference this is a map I made from the united list in June

The bottom tank is still quite warm though.

What you want is to run the aircon lines to the fuel tank, and have it automatically switch on as required. :P

Probably a dumb question but what is making it hot in the first place, the pump ?

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