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Hawaiian 03-11-2013 12:41 AM

I dd on 85 with over 3k miles on it with 0 issues so far.

I average 23.x mpg (lots of highway but still spirited driving).

husker741 03-11-2013 12:43 AM

How easy is it to go back and forth with a proper tune? Like if I want to drive harder with better performance, can I use it one week with an e85 tune, and then the next week just switch to like 91 if I want better gas mileage for say a road trip?

Xdragonxb0i 03-11-2013 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by husker741 (Post 785445)
How easy is it to go back and forth with a proper tune? Like if I want to drive harder with better performance, can I use it one week with an e85 tune, and then the next week just switch to like 91 if I want better gas mileage for say a road trip?

i dont own a tune yet, But its really simple, You just have to drain your tank and switch maps.

husker741 03-11-2013 12:52 AM

I'll just drive to the gas station while my low fuel light is on, and keep the revs at 4k until it runs out :D

ScionFrsFan 03-11-2013 01:07 AM

You would think flex fuel would be standard on our cars since it post such great gains!!!??

reeves 03-11-2013 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by husker741 (Post 785445)
How easy is it to go back and forth with a proper tune? Like if I want to drive harder with better performance, can I use it one week with an e85 tune, and then the next week just switch to like 91 if I want better gas mileage for say a road trip?

You just have to get a Flex Fuel Kit with your E85 tune.. then you won't have to worry about draining your 93 gas tank empty before filling up with E85. :thumbsup:

Area86 03-11-2013 01:33 AM

I have Visconti's e85 tune and have been on e85 since October. I did switch to pump gas for 2 weeks in December because of cold start issues but the cold start issues have now been resolved. Car fires up just like pump gas. I only get around 17mpg but it's well worth it because the car feels like a little beast for being n/a especially on the latest updated tune :)

husker741 03-11-2013 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Area86 (Post 785504)
I have Visconti's e85 tune and have been on e85 since October. I did switch to pump gas for 2 weeks in December because of cold start issues but the cold start issues have now been resolved. Car fires up just like pump gas. I only get around 17mpg but it's well worth it because the car feels like a little beast for being n/a especially on the latest updated tune :)

Geez, that much of a gas mileage hit?

Area86 03-11-2013 02:16 AM

Yeah but I was only getting around 24-25 on pump. Mostly city driving for me.

Ranatsu 03-12-2013 10:28 AM

You can probably expect about a 28% decrease in fuel economy as a rough estimate. That is considering you drive exactly the same, but its probably going to be more of a hit initially because having that much more power is going to be too much fun for most to ignore.

DanoFA20 03-12-2013 10:37 AM

i think e85 gives you another 30 wheel right?

Visconti 03-12-2013 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DanoFA20 (Post 788199)
i think e85 gives you another 30 wheel right?

With the right tune it can


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