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Hi guys. I just got back from vacation last week (didn't fit in the dyno before leaving), and I sent out my steering wheel for alcantara work. Waiting on receiving it, and then the ECU has to re-learn since I disconnected the negative when taking out the wheel.
Butt dyno says gains, but numbers will tell. I'll give the car an ample amount of cycles so when I do go to Rafi, the car's parameters are all in check.
Here's the wheel!
Looks great, done by Dallas Custom Steering Wheel.
Cool, will mark it on the calendar for a follow up on your numbers, a lot of guys are anxiously waiting on the outcome!!??
By the way since you've had time to go through some miles with the tune and 100% E85 what does the gas mileage look like so far??
Thx
I haven't had a chance to drive normally. To give you a relative POV, driving "enthusiastically" yielded me 15mpg on 93. On E85 I get 11mpg.
I did a cursory calculation and E85 is 1 cent per mile more expensive than 93 (for southeastern PA).
E85 testing concluded today. We found that the car didn't make more than 93. When temperatures dropped (mid-Atlantic US), the car wouldn't start for a week.
The car felt "peppier" the instant I went back to the 93 tune. I found that the most optimal fuel I've used thus far was ~1:4 e85/93 mix (16 gal in tank--3/4 gal e85; the rest 93). I base this on butt dyno + how the car behaved (idle/WOT).
On e85, startups were pretty painful...
The only benefit I see to e85 on our cars is reducing noxious emissions. I'm not sure if that is a primary incentive for people driving high horsepower, most-of-the-time de-catted cars.
E85 testing concluded today. We found that the car didn't make more than 93. When temperatures dropped (mid-Atlantic US), the car wouldn't start for a week.
The car felt "peppier" the instant I went back to the 93 tune. I found that the most optimal fuel I've used thus far was ~1:4 e85/93 mix (16 gal in tank--3/4 gal e85; the rest 93). I base this on butt dyno + how the car behaved (idle/WOT).
On e85, startups were pretty painful...
The only benefit I see to e85 on our cars is reducing noxious emissions. I'm not sure if that is a primary incentive for people driving high horsepower, most-of-the-time de-catted cars.
Thanks for the update/conclusion
Agreed on the above statement, my blend for the past 8+months has been between 4-5 gallons of E85 with 91 out here and my car runs like a bat out of hell with my mods!
Great info - thanks for sharing. I run about 2-3 gallons of E85 with 93 and the improvement is very noticeable while on the stock tune and on the RR Tune.
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