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Mrqb22 09-24-2013 05:58 AM

E85 Tune best anyone have one prior to going forced induction
 
My plan eventually is to go Turbo.

In the mean time while I save, I know if you run E85 we can run more boost and overall its safter especially with our compression ratio.

I know crawford makes an E85 Tune that you can can run E85 and or 93 and the computer with the tune automatically reconizes the difference which fuel isused etc so you do not have to worry about re programming your tune once you flash it in.

I have a gas station about 3-5 minutes from my house and they have E85 on Tap for 2.20 a gallon. 93 octane is 3.79 so not only when I do go forced induction will I already have the tune I am saving a significant amount of money for the cost in fuel of the bat.

The only one I have heard of thus far has been crawford performance E85/93 plus the claim of increased throttle response hp and tq.

Can anyone from personal experience recommend this type of tune or who are the top companys out there to go with as far asthese tune are concerned?

Thanks
Dan

lexusb3 09-24-2013 06:52 AM

Fa20club.com best bang for buck on tunes . I promise u will love it :)

v1ru5 09-24-2013 08:22 AM

i have visconti flexfire, works pretty good. 30hp bump over 93 on just an e60 mixture on the ethanol content analyzer display.

swift996 09-24-2013 08:24 AM

Please post in the engine tuning section, there is a ton of information there.

ATSAaron 09-24-2013 08:36 AM

Here is mine stock versus my E85 tune:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...psbe9d5432.jpg

It looks good, but it's nothing compared to my E85 turbo tune:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps10832233.jpg

Aaron

King Tut 09-24-2013 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrqb22 (Post 1230447)
The only one I have heard of thus far has been crawford performance E85/93 plus the claim of increased throttle response hp and tq.

Where have you been looking? I wasn't even aware that Crawford was selling flex fuel tunes. I am affraid to ask how much it costs. Have you seen the job they did tuning their own shop car?

Mrqb22 09-24-2013 08:17 PM

No I just googled the tunes and Crawford Performance came up. No I have not heard what they did to there shop car. I know the tune was expensive though

Anyways E85 the savings in gas alone 1.00 per gallon plus the performance that goes along with it sounds like no brainer

I am going to check out the FA20 Club E 85 Tunes

Thanks for the information guys

Thanks
Dan

dehydratedH2O 09-24-2013 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrqb22 (Post 1231803)
No I just googled the tunes and Crawford Performance came up. No I have not heard what they did to there shop car. I know the tune was expensive though

Anyways E85 the savings in gas alone 1.00 per gallon plus the performance that goes along with it sounds like no brainer

I am going to check out the FA20 Club E 85 Tunes

Thanks for the information guys

Thanks
Dan

keep in mind that you probably won't save as money as you think with E85 as you'll get worse gas mileage.

ExtremeAutowerks 09-24-2013 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrqb22 (Post 1231803)
No I just googled the tunes and Crawford Performance came up. No I have not heard what they did to there shop car. I know the tune was expensive though

Anyways E85 the savings in gas alone 1.00 per gallon plus the performance that goes along with it sounds like no brainer

I am going to check out the FA20 Club E 85 Tunes

Thanks for the information guys

Thanks
Dan

Crawford's BRZ is very nicely built. have you seen the video by chance? I have also seen it in person. It is very clean!

white devil 09-24-2013 08:45 PM

Fa20club all the way! My flex fuel kit is flawless

Hawaiian 09-24-2013 10:26 PM

204 to the wheel with 2 cats running the P&L tune. Uncatted i'd hit the 208 range.

448hpsti 09-24-2013 10:31 PM

Perrin flex fuel e85 kit with 14psi vortech pulley in test at the moment, no, not coming out anytime soon, but he has got the hardware and connections spot on,per my build thread. I'm capping off boost at 10.5 psi

Obja 09-25-2013 12:21 AM

woah this e-85 stuff is the real deal..

nix 09-25-2013 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrqb22 (Post 1231803)
Anyways E85 the savings in gas alone 1.00 per gallon plus the performance that goes along with it sounds like no brainer

Quote:

Originally Posted by dehydratedH2O (Post 1231818)
keep in mind that you probably won't save as money as you think with E85 as you'll get worse gas mileage.

Spot on! On higher boost e85 doesn't last me long and sometimes get caught out and have to top up with pump when I go for a drive the hills or when I'm on the way back from the track.

I change back to pump if I road trip out of town or state as well as every few tanks of e85 to flush the fuel system etc.

Having the sensor based tune and the freedom to run whatever fuel mix is awesome. On a switchable map you really have to run your tank down until the car is about to stall to avoid an e20 or something blend on a pump tune!

The downside is the amount of tuning and validation needed at different blends to ensure the tune is happy. I recommend finding as local a tuner as possible with a good history & reputation and take your car there loaded up with jerry cans of the local pump and e85 you will be running.

GTB/ZR-1 09-25-2013 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dehydratedH2O (Post 1231818)
keep in mind that you probably won't save as money as you think with E85 as you'll get worse gas mileage.

Yeah, like an immediate 1/3 penalty in MPG. But..... the POWAAAAAH!!!!! lol

serialk11r 09-25-2013 07:50 AM

2.20 a gallon in Ohio? Shit. It's 3.69 for E85 here, 4 bucks for normal gas. At 2.20 you're definitely saving money on gas. If you blend it to E40ish you can get a nice balance between performance and range, and I think that blend level tends to be good for fuel efficiency too.

Sportsguy83 09-25-2013 09:54 AM

My car runs through E85 like Joey Chestnut does Hot Dogs!! Really horrible MPG!

But wouldn't change it, the power is intoxicating!

King Tut 09-25-2013 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by serialk11r (Post 1232628)
2.20 a gallon in Ohio? Shit. It's 3.69 for E85 here, 4 bucks for normal gas.

Gubment subsidized corn juice in the midwest.

King Tut 09-25-2013 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExtremeAutowerks (Post 1231826)
Crawford's BRZ is very nicely built. have you seen the video by chance? I have also seen it in person. It is very clean!

I saw the video with Matt Farah for DRIVE where the car wasn't running properly even though they have flashed it like 300 times with new tunes and he loads a new tune like every day.

serialk11r 09-27-2013 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by King Tut (Post 1232944)
Gubment subsidized corn juice in the midwest.

I want in on gubment subsidies T_T


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