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diegoei 04-17-2015 02:50 PM

Any e85?
 
What's the difference between e85 and 91 gas? Ever since I got my car I been using 91 which is recommended, but recently I been hearing to use e85 that it makes a difference in a good way compare to 91, if there's a difference can you guys help out find a gas station in the area of La Puente, West Covina, El Monte or Arcadia? Thanks for the help guys!

FRS Johnny 04-17-2015 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by diegoei (Post 2216687)
What's the difference between e85 and 91 gas? Ever since I got my car I been using 91 which is recommended, but recently I been hearing to use e85 that it makes a difference in a good way compare to 91, if there's a difference can you guys help out find a gas station in the area of La Puente, West Covina, El Monte or Arcadia? Thanks for the help guys!


You need a tune to run e85. You can search up e85 stations through google close to where you live.
http://www.ethanolretailer.com/flex-fuel-station-finder

YouShallKnow 04-17-2015 05:11 PM

Cheapest way to run e85 is with the Open Flash Tablet.

Jaden 04-17-2015 08:26 PM

Not the cheapest...
 
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Originally Posted by YouShallKnow (Post 2216894)
Cheapest way to run e85 is with the Open Flash Tablet.

Not the cheapest but definitely the best/cheapest. Especially for someone as noob as the poster appears to be. Well, that or a troll.

Jaden

YouShallKnow 04-17-2015 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaden (Post 2217120)
Not the cheapest but definitely the best/cheapest. Especially for someone as noob as the poster appears to be. Well, that or a troll.

Jaden

What's cheaper?

Jaden 04-17-2015 08:34 PM

using a tactrix.
 
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Originally Posted by YouShallKnow (Post 2217133)
What's cheaper?

Tactrix with the OFT tunes.

Jaden

jarednoel 04-20-2015 05:40 PM

Much better to invest in an OFT tablet though. I bought one used and I still think it's the best purchase I made today. E85 + UEL header with no CEL is gonna be so much fun. And launch control is kinda cool too haha.

KGFRS86 04-20-2015 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaden (Post 2217120)
Not the cheapest but definitely the best/cheapest. Especially for someone as noob as the poster appears to be. Well, that or a troll.

Jaden

The best would be a proper FlexFuel setup with an ECUTek tune, so there's no map switching. Fill up and go. No worrying about running the tank to E as well.

Jaden 04-20-2015 11:17 PM

yes, the best is ecutek with flex fuel...
 
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Originally Posted by KGFRS86 (Post 2220025)
The best would be a proper FlexFuel setup with an ECUTek tune, so there's no map switching. Fill up and go. No worrying about running the tank to E as well.

That's why I qualified best/cheapest on the OFT. However, ecutek with flex fuel starts to approach $2000... OFT is $500...

I think before too long the open source world will catch up with ecutek with map switching and flex fuel.

Being an IT Director that runs a Linux based network you can know that I am all about open source.

For now in order of cheapest to best, it's tactrix, OFT, Ecutek.

Jaden

Kelbyat07 04-20-2015 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jarednoel (Post 2220008)
Much better to invest in an OFT tablet though. I bought one used and I still think it's the best purchase I made today. E85 + UEL header with no CEL is gonna be so much fun. And launch control is kinda cool too haha.

Do we have to get the launch control from the laptop or is it already there in the tablet itself?

jarednoel 04-20-2015 11:22 PM

I bought it used and flashed my stage 1 map which is the most basic flash... So I can assume so

KGFRS86 04-21-2015 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaden (Post 2220508)
That's why I qualified best/cheapest on the OFT. However, ecutek with flex fuel starts to approach $2000... OFT is $500...

I think before too long the open source world will catch up with ecutek with map switching and flex fuel.

Being an IT Director that runs a Linux based network you can know that I am all about open source.

For now in order of cheapest to best, it's tactrix, OFT, Ecutek.

Jaden

Being a Senior Systems Engineer that runs a BSD based network, I would think that you should know that it's about using the right tool for the job. Unless you cut corners in your infrastructure. I don't.

ECUTek is worth every penny. Let's be realistic here, you shouldn't be going cheap when it comes to something as important as tuning your car's ECU. That's like running RAID0 on a production MySQL server.

Jaden 04-21-2015 12:40 PM

not exactly...
 
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Originally Posted by KGFRS86 (Post 2221150)
Being a Senior Systems Engineer that runs a BSD based network, I would think that you should know that it's about using the right tool for the job. Unless you cut corners in your infrastructure. I don't.

ECUTek is worth every penny. Let's be realistic here, you shouldn't be going cheap when it comes to something as important as tuning your car's ECU. That's like running RAID0 on a production MySQL server.

it's more like running raid 0, AND 1 instead of raid 5....

Jaden

ECUTek may very well be worth the money, but I don't like the idea of being locked out of anything I work on.

Nor of paying for something I can't resell if I so choose.

JS + BRZ 04-21-2015 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KGFRS86 (Post 2221150)
Being a Senior Systems Engineer that runs a BSD based network, I would think that you should know that it's about using the right tool for the job. Unless you cut corners in your infrastructure. I don't.

ECUTek is worth every penny. Let's be realistic here, you shouldn't be going cheap when it comes to something as important as tuning your car's ECU. That's like running RAID0 on a production MySQL server.

Is OFT not good?

FRS Johnny 04-21-2015 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JS + BRZ (Post 2221423)
Is OFT not good?

It is a good start for being na. I think they are working on some fi tunes?
I have it. It isnt bad at all. best 500 bucks I've spent for the car

JS + BRZ 04-21-2015 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by FRS Johnny (Post 2221428)
It is a good start for being na. I think they are working on some fi tunes?
I have it. It isnt bad at all. best 500 bucks I've spent for the car

Ah I see.

I'm not going to add more power to my car until I hit 2:06 at Buttonwillow with my current set up, so it's still a year or two away. But I definitely want to add a header and tune in the future. Just want some more spiciness to the powerband staying N/A. Not too interested in boosting it. And thought OFT/OFH combo was really a good bang for the buck set up.

FRS Johnny 04-21-2015 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JS + BRZ (Post 2221459)
Ah I see.

I'm not going to add more power to my car until I hit 2:06 at Buttonwillow with my current set up, so it's still a year or two away. But I definitely want to add a header and tune in the future. Just want some more spiciness to the powerband staying N/A. Not too interested in boosting it. And thought OFT/OFH combo was really a good bang for the buck set up.

Yeah, I'd say the headers and tune will def help you out to get your goal time. the oft/ofh is good as well as the sound and less torque dip

continuecrushing 04-21-2015 03:57 PM

OFT is GREAT and is the way you should go should you want to put a better tune/e85 tune on your car.

jflogerzi 04-23-2015 10:58 AM

Agree. If you are staying NA oft is the way to go.


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