the fuel pumps in e85 cars are setup for spark arresting since e85 is a bit
more combustible than regular gasoline.
I run about half and half in my 2001. It will start on 80% but the mileage
starts to drop off after around 50-60%. Our 87oct gasoline here is already
15%, not sure how the rest of the country is.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:44 PM, <Jimcbride@???> wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> I think E100 will be VERY difficult to start, particularly in cold climate.
> I've been running E85 in my EVO for the past year and a half. Even though
> Tucson is relatively warm - 40*F low so far - I still have to inject a bunch
> of extra fuel to get it to fire off. It is my understanding that ethanol is
> very hard to ignite; that is the primary reason for the 15% gasoline in E85.
>
> E85 will require 30% more fuel by volume (E100 about 40% more). So, for E85
> installing injectors that are 30% larger (with a fuel pump that will support
> the same pressure and the increased flow) should allow the engine to run
> pretty well on the gasoline tune. Then fine tune to 12:1 AFR (gasoline), or
> 12.5:1 if you are
> brave.
>
> Jim in Tucson
>
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2010 3:32:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> brucefandrews@??? writes:
>
> I have 2 questions.
>
> 1: What is needed to run E100 ethanol?
>
> 2: Does anyone make an aluminum block?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bruce
>
>
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the fuel pumps in e85 cars are setup for spark arresting since e85 is a bit more combustible than regular gasoline.
I run about half and half in my 2001. It will start on 80% but the mileage starts to drop off after around 50-60%. Our 87oct gasoline here is already 15%, not sure how the rest of the country is.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:44 PM, <Jimcbride@???> wrote:
Bruce,
I think E100 will be VERY difficult to start, particularly in cold climate. I've been running E85 in my EVO for the past year and a half. Even though Tucson is relatively warm - 40*F low so far - I still have to inject a bunch of extra fuel to get it to fire off. It is my understanding that ethanol is very hard to ignite; that is the primary reason for the 15% gasoline in E85.
E85 will require 30% more fuel by volume (E100 about 40% more). So, for E85 installing injectors that are 30% larger (with a fuel pump that will support the same pressure and the increased flow) should allow the engine to run pretty well on the gasoline tune. Then fine tune to 12:1 AFR (gasoline), or 12.5:1 if you are
brave.
Jim in Tucson
In a message dated 2/1/2010 3:32:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, brucefandrews@??? writes:
I have 2 questions.
1: What is needed to run E100 ethanol?
2: Does anyone make an aluminum block?
Thank you,
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