People with E85 tune - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

whitefrs · 02-01-2013, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ScionFrsFan

Not sure yet, I would assume similar gains to the other tuners. The best part is I'm getting e85 at half the cost of other tunes

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Gotcha but I'm still a like nervous on blowing my fuel system

ScionFrsFan · 02-01-2013, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by whitefrs

Gotcha but I'm still a like nervous on blowing my fuel system

Yeah I totally understand. I don't think tuners want us to blow it either...lol bad for business.

Sportsguy83 · 02-02-2013, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by whitefrs

How can they ind out that i use e85 if they dont see the tune?
Sorry for being a newbiw

Its going to be hard for them to find your E85, but if you bring the car to the dealer, Flashed with E85 tune and for whatever reason they try to flash your ECU (say for an ECU software upgrade), their flash will fail and then they will see there is something fishy about your ECU

And again, if you are willing to play (use E85) suck it up and know you just voided your warranty, (pay to play).

whitefrs · 02-02-2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

Its going to be hard for them to find your E85, but if you bring the car to the dealer, Flashed with E85 tune and for whatever reason they try to flash your ECU (say for an ECU software upgrade), their flash will fail and then they will see there is something fishy about your ECU

And again, if you are willing to play (use E85) suck it up and know you just voided your warranty, (pay to play).

You are the man.
Thanks bro

stockysnail · 02-02-2013, 12:24 AM

I can tell if a car is running E85 as the car smells different. Smells like veggie oil or corn. If the smell isn't smellable from the outside all they have to do is smell the exhaust or open the gas tank filler cover and smell.

FT-86 SpeedFactory · 02-02-2013, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by be6sti

But there is the option of having multiple tunes on the ecu.... So that you can switch back to premium if e85 is not available but you have to be as close to empty as you can get as there isn't a flex fuel setup out yet

I beg to differ on the flex fuel option. FA20 Club has had this kit out for a little over a month now

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25340

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Originally Posted by stockysnail

I can tell if a car is running E85 as the car smells different. Smells like veggie oil or corn. If the smell isn't smellable from the outside all they have to do is smell the exhaust or open the gas tank filler cover and smell.

Yes, the smell is definitely going to be a tell tale sign.

Your best bet is to run the e85 fuel down to empty, as close as you can. Flash back to a stock tune with your tank filled with premium octane(93) and you could possibly pass through the dealer without any problems.

No guarantees, of course, but this is your best bet if you are still worried about being covered by your warranty for any issues.

But, like @Sportsguy83 said, "suck it up"

Cheers!
-Yo

be6sti · 02-02-2013, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FT-86 SpeedFactory

I beg to differ on the flex fuel option. FA20 Club has had this kit out for a little over a month now

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25340

Yes, the smell is definitely going to be a tell tale sign.

Your best bet is to run the e85 fuel down to empty, as close as you can. Flash back to a stock tune with your tank filled with premium octane(93) and you could possibly pass through the dealer without any problems.

No guarantees, of course, but this is your best bet if you are still worried about being covered by your warranty for any issues.

But, like @Sportsguy83 said, "suck it up"

Cheers!
-Yo

Oops my bad

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swift996 · 02-02-2013, 11:28 AM

I'm in the fence about getting the tune. To me it's worth it if I can run E85. ~+35WHP is pretty significant. I just don't have a convenient E85 options near me (closest is like 20mins away) and I plan to go force inducted this fall. The flex fuel option sounds appealing to me.

Frostyman · 02-02-2013, 12:17 PM

I could write a song about how much I love my E-85 tune. Instead I'll say don't do it in winter with stock tires. Slide city! These bridgestones do not like the cold, and that extra power is noticeable.

white devil · 02-02-2013, 03:43 PM

I've been running E85 for quite a few months and have recently switched to Flex Fuel and I'm having NO issues what so ever.....I love it!!

Laika · 02-02-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

... if you bring the car to the dealer, Flashed with E85 tune and for whatever reason they try to flash your ECU (say for an ECU software upgrade), their flash will fail and then they will see there is something fishy about your ECU

Truth. Ask me how I know

Top tip: Become friends with the techs at your dealership. Saved my ass.

Allch Chcar · 02-02-2013, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FT-86 SpeedFactory

I beg to differ on the flex fuel option. FA20 Club has had this kit out for a little over a month now

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25340

To expand on this, two other points of failure could be the fuel pump and those G.D. o-rings. I have heard of fuel pumps corroding. Walbro some years back did research on how their fuel pumps handled E85 after they became popular with people running E85 in their builds. But those injector o-rings failing would be a huge PITA. Might be worth checking into. They're like $1 each or something.

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swift996 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 2,432 Thanks: 712 Thanked 955 Times in 545 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm in the fence about getting the tune. To me it's worth it if I can run E85. ~+35WHP is pretty significant. I just don't have a convenient E85 options near me (closest is like 20mins away) and I plan to go force inducted this fall. The flex fuel option sounds appealing to me. __________________ Innovate Supercharged Black Limited BRZ 6-Speed MT(Build Thread) 2010 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan M6 w/550whp (Build Thread)

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white devil Go Gators! Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FRS White-out "blown up" Location: Knox area, TN Posts: 394 Thanks: 245 Thanked 111 Times in 79 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've been running E85 for quite a few months and have recently switched to Flex Fuel and I'm having NO issues what so ever.....I love it!! __________________ "What do you mean I voided my warranty??" FA20 Turbo + HRI Tune + FA20 Flex fuel + FA20club intake + SRT headerback exhaust + FA20 headers + KW3's + Hotchkis front and rear sway bars + Cusco strut tower bar + Perrin oil cooler + Perrin pulley & brake stop thingy + GFB water & alternator pulleys + Crawford air/oil separator

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