ive noticed over the past week or two many members are puting down e85 saying its not worth the added cost and its no better than pump gas. these are some of my experiences with it and what i think
1. My sohc d16y7 made 265hp 247tq on a 16g at 15psi on stock internals with E85 i made 224hp 230tq on 93octane
2. My stock internal LS turbo made 387hp 346tq on E85 with a SC34 at 18lbs It bent a rod was trying for 400hp stock block. Drove it daily at 12psi and it was making 334hp 307tq
3. Friends 14:1 CRvtec P&P head cams and ITBs made 291hp on E85 dont rember Tq it was almost 2yrs ago. He still drives this car almost daily if its not raining or snowing
4. Friends Built bottom stock head 9:1 B16 with a SC34 made 387hp 303 tq at 25psi on 93octane and made 504hp 395tq at the same boost with a retune on E85
These are just a few of the cars that i have tuned and deal with all the time and know E85 has worked very well in. I know that it is not any cheeper realy than pump gas but when you look at the fact that its 105 octane and readly avilable in most places why wouldnt you want to run this.
I have allready been playing with methanol blends to run if or when E85 is no longer available. So far a 75%meth 25% 93 octane blend works great on my D16a6 on 8lbs no horible corrosion yet and it seams to make more power than e85 did havent got it on the dyno yet ive been monitoring fuel system componets for effects of the meth but i think the gas blend keeps the corrosion down
1. My sohc d16y7 made 265hp 247tq on a 16g at 15psi on stock internals with E85 i made 224hp 230tq on 93octane
2. My stock internal LS turbo made 387hp 346tq on E85 with a SC34 at 18lbs It bent a rod was trying for 400hp stock block. Drove it daily at 12psi and it was making 334hp 307tq
3. Friends 14:1 CRvtec P&P head cams and ITBs made 291hp on E85 dont rember Tq it was almost 2yrs ago. He still drives this car almost daily if its not raining or snowing
4. Friends Built bottom stock head 9:1 B16 with a SC34 made 387hp 303 tq at 25psi on 93octane and made 504hp 395tq at the same boost with a retune on E85
These are just a few of the cars that i have tuned and deal with all the time and know E85 has worked very well in. I know that it is not any cheeper realy than pump gas but when you look at the fact that its 105 octane and readly avilable in most places why wouldnt you want to run this.
I have allready been playing with methanol blends to run if or when E85 is no longer available. So far a 75%meth 25% 93 octane blend works great on my D16a6 on 8lbs no horible corrosion yet and it seams to make more power than e85 did havent got it on the dyno yet ive been monitoring fuel system componets for effects of the meth but i think the gas blend keeps the corrosion down