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Originally Posted by robr
Maybe I missed the memo on responding to threads like this, but 350rwhp on E85 is pretty simple. On pump, no, not gonna happen safely.
We just finished tuning an AVO kit that did 398rwhp/322rwtq at 1 bar. My car makes 363rwhp/279rwtq with an ULTRA-conservative 11psi tune with a 5558bb. Hell, my E85 low boost (read: wastegate) setting is 320-something.
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Originally Posted by robr
No need for internals at the 350 level with E85.
You should buy quality parts regardless of power levels, so that's a moot point.
You should also get a quality tune regardless of power level, so another moot point.
Closest E85 station to me is 20 miles away. I get ~240 miles per tank with E85 and a fair amount of boost usage per tank. After calibrating the mpg indicator for E85, it says an average of 22.3 right now. Doing the maths (usually fill around 11 gallons at 240 gallons), I get an average of 21.8 mpg. I'll see 24.x mpg average on the highway sections. I live in the "country" near DFW and I can get to Dallas, Ft Worth, San Antonio, Kerrville, etc using just E85 with little to no worries. Plus, if you're even remotely intelligent -and by this I mean just smart enough to listen to your tuner- you will have a map for a pump/E85 mix, and a map for pure pump gas for the times you get stuck out somewhere without E85 (if you go anywhere with that being a possibilty).
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Well shit that's my car! And I can confirm no need for internals to hit 350, just good quality parts, E85 and a good tuner.
Too bad we didn't get a chance to meet Rob I was looking forward to it!