seasonal e85 tuning question
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seasonal e85 tuning question
im driving down to dallas from kansas in a couple weeks to get my e85 tune , up here i believe they already started using the lower ethanol mixture of e85 while in texas i think the summer mix is still in their pumps.
my question is should i bring a few gallons down from kansas or tune on the summer mix?
Lets say i dont have the means to get both maps so what is safer...a conservative tune on kansas mixture then using that map when summer rolls around? or a coservative tune on the texas mix and using that map with the kansas gas during winter time?
my question is should i bring a few gallons down from kansas or tune on the summer mix?
Lets say i dont have the means to get both maps so what is safer...a conservative tune on kansas mixture then using that map when summer rolls around? or a coservative tune on the texas mix and using that map with the kansas gas during winter time?
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It's hard to run E85 in the Winter......When the high temps don't break the 50's I switch back to gas to save my starter. If your fuel trims are spot on the ECU should be able to trim the difference. Ask the station owner or manager in your area when they change to the E70 mix. One of the station I buy from in the St.Louis area sells E85 year around.
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I have a "spring" mix tune that I run year round here in Minnesota. It leans out to around 12:1 in the summer an picks up power and richens out to around 11:1 or maybe even a little lower in the winter and obviously loses power but I don't go WOT as its icy around here.
I have some hesitation starting on e70 in the Winter but it starts in -10 below weather. The trick is to crank it over a couple times and then stop, then crank it over again and it usually fires right up. I have no luck in just cranking it over from the get go if it doesn't fire off right away, I always stop right away give it a sec and turn it over again vroom!
I have some hesitation starting on e70 in the Winter but it starts in -10 below weather. The trick is to crank it over a couple times and then stop, then crank it over again and it usually fires right up. I have no luck in just cranking it over from the get go if it doesn't fire off right away, I always stop right away give it a sec and turn it over again vroom!
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It's hard to run E85 in the Winter......When the high temps don't break the 50's I switch back to gas to save my starter. If your fuel trims are spot on the ECU should be able to trim the difference. Ask the station owner or manager in your area when they change to the E70 mix. One of the station I buy from in the St.Louis area sells E85 year around.
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That sucks. I am way out west towards the St. Charles area but their is a ZX station near me that sells E-85 so I will be sure to check them out. Thanks for the help much appreciated!
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The only thing I've noticed is that the winterized blend doesn't take well to as much timing as you'd run on the summer blend. We've switched now to the mid-grade in IL where it's E75 or so, and I've noticed a little bit of knock where there used to be none.
I control boost via load so I typically make adjustments to the WGDC table to adjust for the cooler air, and at the same time reduce timing a little bit across the powerband.
I control boost via load so I typically make adjustments to the WGDC table to adjust for the cooler air, and at the same time reduce timing a little bit across the powerband.
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If you have to switch between E85/E70 and don't want to get tuned twice, just get tuned for E70, that way you'll never have to worry about it.
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I wouldn't trust a sales rep when it comes to ethanol content in E85 blends... or anything for that matter. It would be nice of course.. but i highly doubt it.. if you verified it with a gauge, that'd be another story..
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Also, for the OP question:
Unless your timing is tuned to the edge, all you need to do in winter is reduce your boost by a couple of psi and you will be absolutely fine on E85 tune.
I keep my timing the same in winter, just reduce my boost from 28 to 26.
There's also no need to worry much about AFR, E85 seems to work fine in a pretty wide AFR range. Besides lower ethanol content will make you run richer on fall/winter blend automatically, further protecting you from knock.
Unless your timing is tuned to the edge, all you need to do in winter is reduce your boost by a couple of psi and you will be absolutely fine on E85 tune.
I keep my timing the same in winter, just reduce my boost from 28 to 26.
There's also no need to worry much about AFR, E85 seems to work fine in a pretty wide AFR range. Besides lower ethanol content will make you run richer on fall/winter blend automatically, further protecting you from knock.