strong_j Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Ok so my car is almost complete and I'm wanting to do e85!! Question I have is the whipple 550 fuel kit that came stock compatible? I think it's a gt500 dual pump. Not 100% sure. I've been hearing that e85 might not be compatible with my fuel pump and also might eat my lines. Have any of y'all experienced this?? I've ordered my 105Lb injectors today so hopefully I don't need different pump and stainless lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Ok so my car is almost complete and I'm wanting to do e85!! Question I have is the whipple 550 fuel kit that came stock compatible? I think it's a gt500 dual pump. Not 100% sure. I've been hearing that e85 might not be compatible with my fuel pump and also might eat my lines. Have any of y'all experienced this?? I've ordered my 105Lb injectors today so hopefully I don't need different pump and stainless lines. Dunno how compatible the materials are for E85, but you'll need about 30% increased fuel flow for E85 vs E10 in addition to the big injectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strong_j Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 yes i knew about the 30% more flow!! thats the reason why i went with so big of an injector!! and i plan on doing a boost-a-pump if i dont have to change my fuel pump!! btw whats E10?? never heard of it!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 yes i knew about the 30% more flow!! thats the reason why i went with so big of an injector!! and i plan on doing a boost-a-pump if i dont have to change my fuel pump!! btw whats E10?? never heard of it!! lol Just standard gas ...most all has 10% ethanol in it now. Remember to use an E85-specific stabilizer if it will be stored. E85 will separate in storage (like over winter) and can't be re-mixed/used ...the new Stabil E85 (blue) was developed specifically for E85 Marine use where E85 storage has been a serious problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strong_j Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 ahhh ok!! i get it now!! and thx for the heads up on the storage!! I had no clue about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT4265 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Ok so my car is almost complete and I'm wanting to do e85!! Question I have is the whipple 550 fuel kit that came stock compatible? I think it's a gt500 dual pump. Not 100% sure. I've been hearing that e85 might not be compatible with my fuel pump and also might eat my lines. Have any of y'all experienced this?? I've ordered my 105Lb injectors today so hopefully I don't need different pump and stainless lines. E-85 vehicles do have specific components, such as lines & o-rings, that are E-85 compatable. Whether or not your kit is will work is something you should ask the manufacturer of the kit. In my opinion, the fact that E-85 has a higher octane rating than gasoline, would be the only reason to use it, or if you can get it at a significantly lower price than gas. Other than that, the fact that it only has about 70% the efficiency of gas, will lead to poorer fuel economy. 20-30% less in some cases. Add to that E-85 attracts water, eats plastic, causes hard/no starts in cold weather, I have to ask what the advantages are for using E-85. I work on fleet vehicles, a couple of years ago we started having our customers use E-85 in our flex fuel cars. We had so much trouble with no starts & check engine lights, we told the drivers to stop using the stuff, and this is in vehicles designed to run on it. If you go this route, ck out some of the racing forums, theres an E-85 class I believe, could probably find some good info there........Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I think E85 is good for running up the price of corn. As for our cars, they are not compatible with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT4265 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I think E85 is good for running up the price of corn. As for our cars, they are not compatible with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormracer Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 E85 not for me. I will not even run any fuel that has ethanol in the Shelby. I have the ability to buy non-ethanol 92 octane and that is all my car gets. Now my truck is E85 compliant but I still wont use it. I run mid grade in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby-Don Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 around my area the price difference between normal (10% ethanol) and E85 is do little it wouldn't make much sense to use it since your mpg also drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strong_j Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 My car is no longer a daily driver so gas mileage really doesnt matter to me. and around here e85 is 2.03 and the horsepower im trying to get i will have to use c16 which is like hella expensive compared to E85!! The car is going to be a drag car and maybe cruise to meets maybe once every other week. All the highly modded cars ive been seeing are switching to E85 (supras, rx7, cobras, skylines, and evos) and they all make phenomenal power off of it!! My tuner (HPP RACING) told me to go e85/c16 route, but i was wondering if any of yall were running it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greaser Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 many people running high hp numbers are using e85 because it has the higher octane and the alcohol causes it to run cooler helping with predetonation also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me32 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 i would also like to know these answer i am right now working on switching to E85. an also need to know if things will start to go bad in the fuel system like rubber lines ect. i live in CA so are E85 mix is the same all year long, unlike 91 oct which has a winter mix an a summer mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500-07 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 contact Tony the bull, he is running e85 with his Hellion set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMORINE Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 here's the skinny on e85, takes approximately 28% percent more at WOT. and a little bit more then normal gasoline when just cruising. only know this cause we have a E85 fueled cobra in the my local mustang club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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