E85 convertion questions.. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Dreyup · 11-29-2015, 11:42 AM

When converting to E85 can that harm your engine,fuel pump system ? I was looking at the kits to do the convertion and I saw their was nothing to it. I'm new to E85 so please help.

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phrosty · 11-29-2015, 12:35 PM

Afaik there is only one known case of failure while running E85, and it doesn't seem like E85 was the cause. The fuel filter deteriorated.

We've got people who've ran it exclusively for long terms without any issue.

go_a_way1 · 11-29-2015, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreyup

When converting to E85 can that harm your engine,fuel pump system ? I was looking at the kits to do the convertion and I saw their was nothing to it. I'm new to E85 so please help.

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If the car is not designed to handle high ethanol content then it can cause harm (i.e a older car generally) but almost all gas has 10% ethanol anyways now. So far I have not heard of any issues on the FRS so I would assume its fine. I would personally do a flex fuel kit if I had access to E85. And it can cause engine harm if not tuned proper, but that goes for any tune gas or E85.

Dreyup · 11-29-2015, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by go_a_way1

If the car is not designed to handle high ethanol content then it can cause harm (i.e a older car generally) but almost all gas has 10% ethanol anyways now. So far I have not heard of any issues on the FRS so I would assume its fine. I would personally do a flex fuel kit if I had access to E85. And it can cause engine harm if not tuned proper, but that goes for any tune gas or E85.

So it's does need a tune after insalling the e85 kit right ?

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go_a_way1 · 11-29-2015, 01:58 PM

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So it's does need a tune after insalling the e85 kit right ?

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Absolutely you need a tune haha!

I would highly recommend a flex fuel kit so you can switch between E85 and gas easily.

Dreyup · 11-29-2015, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by phrosty

Afaik there is only one known case of failure while running E85, and it doesn't seem like E85 was the cause. The fuel filter deteriorated.

We've got people who've ran it exclusively for long terms without any issue.

Thanks

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Kodename47 · 11-29-2015, 04:22 PM

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So it's does need a tune after insalling the e85 kit right ?

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What kit? All you need is fuel and a correCt tune...

Dreyup · 11-29-2015, 04:29 PM

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What kit? All you need is fuel and a correCt tune...

Visconti fuel flex kit

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steve99 · 11-29-2015, 05:58 PM

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Visconti fuel flex kit

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have a read here
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67310

then maybe here

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...51#post2108251

Illuminaughty · 12-01-2015, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodename47

What kit? All you need is fuel and a correCt tune...

Just to corroborate, I'm on 100% stock fueling and have been running E85 exclusively for 9k miles.

Dreyup · 12-01-2015, 11:03 PM

How do u like it ?

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