E85

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long283
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E85

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Does anybody know of petrol stations selling E85 in Australia?

Does anybody know of suppliers in NSW?
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Re: E85

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Ok nobody knows.

Has anyone done any tuning of a car running E85 or E10?

If so;
What injectors did you use?
What fuel line did you use?
Did you use the standard fuel press. regulator or increase the pressure to increase fuel flow?
Did you tune using a wideband EGO in Lambda mode or recalibrated for the fuel?
Were there any problems with fuel damaging/corroding parts?
What compression ratio was the engine?
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Re: E85

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There has been some discussion on msefi.com about folks running E85 that may answer some of the questions in your second post.
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Re: E85

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Thanks for the reply.
I've been looking at Megamanual and will also look at the other forums as well. :RTFM:
Was hoping someone might have had a bit of local (australia) experience with what parts work and where to source injectors, fuel pumps, etc.. that are known to be compatible with ethanol. I know it has less problems than methanol but it is always better to plan the build than to have expensive parts fail.
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Re: E85

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I've been using E10 for a few years now. No problems with material compatability, no tuning hassles. It does damage (stain) acrylic car paint, so if you spill it wash it off. I see it as poor-mans premium - but it's very good.
1984 Ford Falcon 250ci inline 6 MS'd of course!

Now improved the way Ford should have built it with a 4speed automatic.

Also with 3.45 LSD for added goodness.

If you are hitting your head up against a wall it always feels better when you stop.
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Re: E85

Post by long283 »

Thanks for the feedback.
The new engine I'm building will have a bit more compression so I hope to give it a try.
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