Jun 26, 2019 riley gibson graf is parttime student, parttime videographer, and fulltime owner of a 2015 subaru wrx sti, which hes built to specifically for bombing fire roads. What potentially makes it better than race gas is the price. Ive seen estimates of around 25% lower fuel economy. Oct 16, 2017 follow along as we start prepping a mitsubishi evo x for an e85 flex fuel by installing a ecb1 gauge and pl1 pocket logger from innovate motorsports.
This gauge will give you real time data of ethanol content to a gauge, without the need for an android device. Runs funny sometimes, nothing too crazy but it just hunts for a second and goes normal. Corys evo 7 came into the shop at the end of last year with the intention to swap his tired old turbo with an evo 9 turbocharger and our stage 1 power package. Maperformance has chosen to exclusively offer fic fuel injectors for the dsm and evo platforms. Daily driver tune designed as it states for daily driving to and from work, sitting in traffic, and just around the town driver. I had planned to run one map for e85 and one for 91 pump gas. This ej257 is a fully forged, eqt built motor, upgraded process west tmic, a. Mature owner over 40 selling as i have bought a 4x4 daily. In order to use the delicious tune we highly recommend installing a turbo back exhaust system catted or not, such as ets, an intercooler upgrade such as ets, garrett gtx3071r such as atp, an intake such.
If this was an evo 9, i would have leaned out the afr to about 12. But from what ive read and heard e85 is a few like35 miles less for the same price of 93. As most of you know by now, e85 does not like advanced timing at peak. Feb 21, 2016 got to hang out with david mudrik and his 2006 wrx sti built to 400whp. Street racing, drag racing, car meets, dyno days, and everything in between. Put some money into your car, maybe swap for sti interior and buy some brembos, no one will be the wiser. In fact, i have to purposely dip deep into the throttle before the tial shows itself. E85 daily driving posted by dailydrvn6bolt, dec 21, 2012. Stage 3 reflash using our own flex fuel kit for your evolution x adds increased torque across the board and while smoothing out the power delivery over the stock tune. From oil change to engine build, dailydrivenauto will take. For reference, i am running a 5050 blend of pump 91 and pump e85 with mods in signature. It then sends a signal to the ecu which dynamically computes the correct airfuel ratios, ignition timing values, boost levels, cam angles, traction control.
They rate the pump at 500 hours on ethanol and i think i actually got less than that. Got to hang out with david mudrik and his 2006 wrx sti built to 400whp. Those running e85 as daily driver i have done a lot of research on e85 and just wanted to hear some of your thoughts on the reliability of it as a daily driver. The is 300 is slower, heavier, and probably just as difficult to find unabused with an mt. Because of the alcoholgasoline mixture, e85 has a rough estimate octane rating of between 1051 octane depending on the mixture. According to mitsubishi an evo x gsr weighs in around 3500 lbs, thats one heavy piece of machinery compared to the evo 89 that weighed in around 3200 lbs.
E85 life, but other then that, e85 has more advantages then negatives. But, there are some things i would miss such as heated seats, sunroof, and a quieter and softer ride. For use on the evo x with tephramod v3, for full flex fuel capabilities. The upgraded ptfe lines will ensure that no fuel fumes secrete from the line, and are e85 safe. The map 450whp e85 fuel system 20032006 mitsubishi evo 89. It would be the last time id have to use the bavarian technic. My friend already did and s85 with a 6 speed, swap on a e36 m3 csl, im pretty sure an smg would be harder to swap. It is the most recent offering from the partnership of injector dynamics and bosch motorsport, and is the result of lessons learned during development of the id0x. I would use e85 for track days and what ever your fun days are.
Chadillac2000s 2008 5i road warrior daily driver build. Follow along as we start prepping a mitsubishi evo x for an e85 flex fuel by installing a ecb1 gauge and pl1 pocket logger from innovate motorsports. The owner gets to daily drive on ethanol, and his car puts down 290290 at 12psi lol. This article demonstrates the steps i took to convert my 2001 ford explorer sport to run on e85. This ej257 is a fully forged, eqt built motor, upgraded process west tmic, a quick spooling gtx3071r. Today i talk about my experience daily driving e85 in my evo. This is a setup i can enjoy far more as a daily driver.
I test drove lot of cars before i got it, some of the more noteworthy were. Good friend commutes 23 hours total a day, on mountainous highway, often in traffic in an e30. Now if bmw and other manufactuers were to build vehicles tuned to run just on e85, and not the flexibility of either e85 or gasoline, then you could probably make them more efficient. The car is setup to be a sharp and aggressive street weapon, nothing needs to be done to it, its a formidable package that works really well. I have done a lot of research on e85 and just wanted to hear some of your thoughts on the reliability of it as a daily driver. People who have heavily modified daily drivers, how have your. This is my daily driven 505whp stock block evo x that i am starting this channel around. To take on a project like there is alot of work to be done. If you only get 200 miles on a tankful of pump gas in your evo xiii, youll only get 150 miles with e85 in the tank. Clean car with low kms and clean history on revs serviced every 5000 kms and tuned by eliteprotuning dual map tune e85 98. I just watched an e85 conversion get done on a sbc 355 and it was freaking amaizing. A slight delay with the project finish time occurred on discovery of a warped stainless steel manifold and an exhaust restriction. I understand that as long as the map is tuned for the highest content ethanol, if the content drops due to the season and weather, my e85 map will become more and more conservative with reduction in methanol levels. Dont be sad because you cant afford a weekend car for venting your inner hoonage.
Delicious tuning flexfuel ethanol content analyzer with integrated bluetooth delicious tuning smart phone applications android or iphone compatible. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. Great products and service, affordable prices, with unmatched attention to detail. The map 450whp e85 fuel system 20032006 mitsubishi evo. You will definitely need a bigger pump for full e85 with those turbos and target boost. Here are jalopnik readers ten most hoonable daily drivers. As a result, a vehicles range is reduced by 25 percent. Riley gibson graf is parttime student, parttime videographer, and fulltime owner of a 2015 subaru wrx sti, which hes built to specifically for bombing fire roads. So theoretically if i went with a wideband and reinstalled the arc2 and i couldnt find e85 i could just adjust the arc2 on the fly right. But the evo 8 cylinder head is not as free flowing as the evo 9 one and a slightly richer mixture is safer. Granted, the car sees 2122ms his appropriate upgrades onhand are a denso supra fp and delphi 550s. Basically, supra pump not hotwired, 550cc fleshly cleaned, new oem fuel filter and a completely stock fuel system otherwise. E85 has an energy density close to 82,000 btu per gallon.
It seems like i have no reason not to get this fuelbut i wanted your thoughts please. Race on e85 is currently converting 4150 and 4500 holley style carburetors to run on e85. Also the alcohol in e85 has a huge cooling property associated with it as well. It is the most recent offering from the partnership of injector dynamics and bosch motorsport, and is the result of lessons learned during development of the id0x, and id1700x. We use all high quality, race proven parts that will have you racing on e85 with minimal test and tune time. He is a mechanic so they are all kept in good working order, he only dumps them when something happens that is out of his hands getting rear ended, having a tree fall on the car while driving on a highway normal stuff. Take the e85 you had used in your car and add a known amount i. The maperformance 450whp fuel system upgrade kit why fuel injector clinic.
Welcome to the north american subaru impreza owners club. Its no secret that the evo x is a lot heavier than previous models. New ae86 restomod daily driver post by deuce cam thu may 17, 2018 2. My original goal was to do a full on evo swap, but my goals have changed many times since then. Our flexfuel system determines the content ratio between gasoline and ethanol content in the fuel. We have found that the product quality is second to none and as such fic is the only fuel injector we will use in our race applications. Car isnt a daily driver really but who knows where ill end up when i need gas and if e85 is an available. The cowl filters no longer let in a whoosh any time the gas pedal is released. Just send us your carburetor and we will convert and test it for you. E85 vs race gas cooling advantage and tuning ethanol. I just wanted to let everyone know that running a bosch 044 and e85 is not a good idea i should have listened to groggory in the beginning lol. With g turbos, i can run 1518 psi 18 psi peak in good weather, 15 to. People who have heavily modified daily drivers, how have. Although i have heard dsm and evo guys running these pumps with no issues for over a year my guess is our cars dont like it.