converted to e85, now constant knock issues..
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Usually timing at peak torque is less than pump gas. E85 seems to get closer to pump gas at higher rpms, but I can't remember if its typical to be able to run the same timing as pump gas out at higher rpms. He was on race gas previously, and that can take more timing than pump gas.
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In the peak torque regime, the power comes from additional boost. Since there are no issues with detonation, the sky is pretty much the limit on boost. At higher rpm, it comes from more boost and also somewhat more timing. I was able to run about 3-4 deg more timing than what I could on WA 92 oct (not much different than CA 91).
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In the peak torque regime, the power comes from additional boost. Since there are no issues with detonation, the sky is pretty much the limit on boost. At higher rpm, it comes from more boost and also somewhat more timing. I was able to run about 3-4 deg more timing than what I could on WA 92 oct (not much different than CA 91).
This is a oldie but a goodie from way back:
Same car, on 91 (25psi peak) to 23 psi on FPgreen, Evo 8, when I was experimenting on my own car with E85
E85 was 27 psi peak to 23 psi
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Once you move into the larger turbos the balance of more boost and timing is what the big power adder is.
A good example of that is this car that gained 142whp / 123wtq from 91 oct to E85 on a 35R equipped Evo 8.
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she's running strong e85 now.
loving it. very very smooth. jus a lil hiccup on my part.
been at 26psi. 6262. water injection.
guna turn it up to the fun stuff and try 29psi this weekend and eventually 32psi the week after (only drive the car 1-2x a week)
loving it. very very smooth. jus a lil hiccup on my part.
been at 26psi. 6262. water injection.
guna turn it up to the fun stuff and try 29psi this weekend and eventually 32psi the week after (only drive the car 1-2x a week)
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but yes thats me. u posted a youtube comment on one of my speedo pulls lol.
and indeed..
e85 is some amazing stuff. i was running moderately high timing at 26psi w/ 12.9AFR and 0knock. i toned her down to 11.8 or so tho, but atleast i know she can be pushed hard w/o issues.
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There really isn't a big reason to run water injection with E85. Due to the amount of E85 that you have to use to get a proper AFR, EGT's never really get out of hand.
I would ditch the water injection kit. If anything it may be causing issues.
I would ditch the water injection kit. If anything it may be causing issues.
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my issues were when the water injection wasnt on (the water inj not on, was Not the problem tho, just to clarify).
so far the car is letting me throw w/e i want at it from 11 to 13afr to w/e boost i can reach.
when i go out for "friendly runs", i tend to freeze the water to get a lil more cooling effect out of the whole procedure as well. although there is more e85 to cool the CC's down, i do believe water has better cooling properties.
anyways, runs great right now, so not guna mess w/ the gravy train and stray away from what's working for my particular setup.
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