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Old 08-25-2013, 01:14 PM   #32
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I don't have a truck to pull my car, so bringing the car to and from a tuner from MS would be quite the hassle. If I was boosting it I'd do it, but the idea of a NA E85 setup is very appealing to me. An E85 tune costs exactly the same as non-E85 tune, and I'm not doing I/H/E without a tune, so choosing E85 is a no-brainer.
I honestly don't think a tune is worth the effort unless you're going FI. After you install a full intake then exhaust system from the block back followed by a tune, you're halfway or more to an Innovate kit, but nowhere close on overall power. I think it's go big or go home.

Now if you're going to add in valves, springs, cams, porting, stroking, and other work to get higher rpm performance, that's another story, but I haven't seen or heard of any seriously built NA cars. I wonder what compression ratio this car can handle on E85.
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