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Old 05-08-2017, 04:05 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ApexEight View Post
Hm, I wonder why that is. Can anyone shed light on this?

Considering going with an OTS E85 tune on my relatively stock 2014 FR-S.
Steve99 is helping me figure this out over on the How to Run E85 on stock 86 FRS BRZ thread. As of right now he wants me to log some full throttle pulls so he can look over rthe data, but so far most things seem okay. I'll update when we have more info.

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Originally Posted by MurderousPandas View Post
I live in southeast Florida. I use cheap UGas and Westar E85 because that's what's close to me, and it's night and day from 93. Gears 1-3 should pull harder. In 4th and 5th on 93, the car would slow down it's acceleration, but now on E85 it continues pulling like it's in 3rd. I've been on corn for about a year, no problems with the car or the quality of cheap gas stations.
Are those the ones in the Miami Lakes area? My fuel trims show me I'm close to or just over 70% ethanol content, but it might be worth a try to get gas somewhere else.

When I do my pulls for steve99 I'll let you know for sure I notice a difference in gears 1-3. Right now, pulling away from a red light in traffic (so not fast) the car feels hesitant, and I'm finding myself having to ride the clutch longer (even on first) so I won't stall or jitter around. Once I get going it feels about the same as 93.


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