Nate1647545505 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I just bought 3 drums of pure ethanol. I'll mix it down with a little C-16 Bad Ass Ray - What was the going rate? FYI for those not familiar with Eth / Meth - Eth is much easier to store and work with, not to mention the R+M/2 is nearly identical between the two. There is a slight difference in latent heat of vaporization, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1647545496 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) I just finished my rough tune of E85. I'm still working on getting the AFR's right. I want to get my gauge displaying 11.7ish but I'm at 11.1's now. I'm amazed at e85. I mean I was setting the boost and my old boost controller was 1 turn 1 psi. Well the Halman is not that way. I gave it 2 turns and I watched my boost gauge go WAY past 1.5 bars... no knock. I'm not sure if i just found the sweet spot on the injectors or what but my car is idling better now too. I'll post more info once I get time to go get the dyno done at ips. why don't you just change the wideband settings to show the proper AFR? everytime i read your posts the AFR numbers fuck with my head. of course the conversion is correct just confusing. ok next time i wont post untill i read the entire thread..lol the main problem for me with ethanol is you burn so much more of it. on gas i can fill up drive to mid-ohio race and drive back. now if i use e-85 i wont be able to do that, i would have to take an extra gas can and thats not gonna happen. Edited April 6, 2009 by Rob added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolrayz Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 on gas i can fill up drive to mid-ohio race and drive back. now if i use e-85 i wont be able to do that, i would have to take an extra gas can and thats not gonna happen. Just an FYI The sunoco station on 71 at the 151 mile marker has E-85. That would be a good place to fill up on the way there or back. Bad Ass Ray - What was the going rate? FYI for those not familiar with Eth / Meth - Eth is much easier to store and work with, not to mention the R+M/2 is nearly identical between the two. There is a slight difference in latent heat of vaporization, though. Paid 2.26 a gallon plus 20$ for the barrel. On the latent heat I thought I read Meth was 3.2, Eth was 2.7, and Gas was .9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm going to switch my gauge as soon as i have time to work on the car again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99MustangGTman Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Sounds good, i'd like to run E85 in my ride, I just need bigger injectors and a bigger pump. Too bad E85 is now almost the same as 87. Its stupid too because the prices shouldn't even be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristanlee85 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 They have to steal your money somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Sounds good, i'd like to run E85 in my ride, I just need bigger injectors and a bigger pump. Too bad E85 is now almost the same as 87. Its stupid too because the prices shouldn't even be close. at mieghers it was 10 cents cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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