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Old Jan 23, 2009, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Zeitronix
evodood, bingo!
When the sensor is not connected the gauge displays ESEn, and in fuel temperature mode SEnF or SEnC depends on units selected.


I have your zt-2 so i guess I'm just used to you doing things that make sense.
Old Jan 23, 2009, 10:47 PM
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So you have seen the dark side of the force. Makes sense
Old Jan 24, 2009, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Zeitronix
evodood, bingo!
When the sensor is not connected the gauge displays ESEn, and in fuel temperature mode SEnF or SEnC depends on units selected.
DUH! That makes sense. Thanks.

Old Jan 24, 2009, 07:36 PM
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You can see the GM Flex Fuel sensor in the last pic if you look carefully which is installed to the fuel return lines, but not connected to the ECA yet . Good thing no one noticed it at first glance since i made it a "California Stealth Edition" sensor.
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Originally Posted by skiracer
You can see the GM Flex Fuel sensor in the last pic if you look carefully which is installed to the fuel return lines, but not connected to the ECA yet . Good thing no one noticed it at first glance since i made it a "California Stealth Edition" sensor.
So, have you found a source to get those sensors for less than $475 yet?
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Ok got it connected now. I was on 91 octane and ran the gas tank low. I filled up on 12 gallons of E85. I drove for a few days and filled up another 12 gallons of E85 at ConserveFuel in Los Angeles. Here's the results:





Short video of the ECA in action

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Z...ent_548478.htm

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Old Jan 26, 2009, 03:48 PM
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Fantastic. Thanks for the update! I was kinda wondering about the quality there.
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Originally Posted by skiracer
I filled up on 12 gallons of E85. I drove for a few days and filled up another 12 gallons of E85 at ConserveFuel in Los Angeles.
What does ConserveFuel tell you they are selling? IOW, were you fully expecting it to be E70?

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Originally Posted by Jim in Tucson
What does ConserveFuel tell you they are selling? IOW, were you fully expecting it to be E70?

The guy at the register barely speaks english. So, i didn't bother asking
Old Jan 26, 2009, 11:59 PM
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well.. The E70 is essentially the Tier III mix. aka winter blend. the question is how long it will take for the tanks at the station to come back up to E85
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Er, i had the ECA wired incorrectly. I suck at electrical wiring. Anyways, I wired it correctly and its now reading E92 now. Here's the results and a short video of it in action:





Video in action

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Z...ent_548478.htm
Old Jan 29, 2009, 08:06 PM
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Thanks Simon. Very slick. I will add the Ethanol Content Analyzer to my wish list.

Now, about that EVO owner bail out package. BWAHAHAHAAA!

Old Jan 29, 2009, 08:21 PM
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looks nice man. 92% doesn't sound right though, but that is pretty awesome if its correct. The best I have ever seen around here is 82%
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Even if it does not read exactly it will still provide some type of baseline.
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The ECA shows whatever the flex fuel sensor outputs. We have tested several FF sensors with benchmarked E blends, the sensors were within one point of a target. Our local E station had this E92-E93 for a while. The fuel does not even smell like gas anymore. I think Simon is still on high E blend from them.


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