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Has anyone tried to put E85 in their mk3? I wanna give it a try but I've heard a few times that it's bad for small engines.
I have posted extensively about how much I don't care for E85 but don't take my word for it. Ford actually considers it a hardship on your motor oil, lumped in with driving in dusty conditions:Has anyone tried to put E85 in their mk3? I wanna give it a try but I've heard a few times that it's bad for small engines.
MIghty car mods just posted a video yesterday where they tuned their bosted Legacy to run on E85 and gained over 30hp just from the e85 alone. BUUT, they made it clear that E85 will only give gains like that on boosted cars. They said the gains would be very low on a N/A car. So for our Mk3 it's probably pointless.I've never met anyone who was enthusiastic about using E85. Heck, I've never known anyone to actually try it.
jburks is right. It was pretty cool seeing that jump. I feel if you wanna go E85, you should have a tune, including NA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuCUf2QrzhsMIghty car mods just posted a video yesterday where they tuned their bosted Legacy to run on E85 and gained over 30hp just from the e85 alone. BUUT, they made it clear that E85 will only give gains like that on boosted cars. They said the gains would be very low on a N/A car. So for our Mk3 it's probably pointless.
I'm pretty sure any DI engine suffers from it regardlessI've read it's even worse on direct injection engines because of carbon build up.
You can add E-85 at any time (half & half is fine IF you have a FlexFuel vehicle) ((E-85 = less solders per mile)) [grinking]How much E85 can be "mixed" with E10? Let's say I have 1/2 tank of gasoline remaining, could I fill with say 6 gallons of E85?
Or does it have to be virtually empty to switch between gasoline and E85?
http://forums.focaljet.com/ti-vct-t...results-dyno-graphs-inside-7.html#post7976590MIghty car mods just posted a video yesterday where they tuned their bosted Legacy to run on E85 and gained over 30hp just from the e85 alone. BUUT, they made it clear that E85 will only give gains like that on boosted cars. They said the gains would be very low on a N/A car. So for our Mk3 it's probably pointless.