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, <[email protected]> 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, > [email protected] writes: > > I have 2 questions. > > 1: What is needed to run E100 ethanol? > > 2: Does anyone make an aluminum block? > > Thank you, > > Bruce > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- http://BTDTRacing.com - World Champion Miata Parts Sales. Now in HD! Our ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36 or Subscribe to our active listings page: http://esssl.ebay.com/GetListings/btdtracing36?fmt=g This is our decision, to live fast and die young. We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.
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