That's the opposite of what I've understood, as E85 is supposed to be much harder to ignite. I'll do some more searching. I just know I'm running a gasoline pump. Jim in Tucson In a message dated 2/2/2010 7:56:26 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
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]_ (mailto:[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]_ (mailto:[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]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower_ (http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower) _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower_ (http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower) -- _http://BTDTRacing.com_ (http://btdtracing.com/) - World Champion Miata Parts Sales. Now in HD! Our ebay store: _http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36_ (http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36) or Subscribe to our active listings page: _http://esssl.ebay.com/GetListings/btdtracing36?fmt=g_ (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. _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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