Fuel Tuning E85

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if your converting a car from pump to e85. simplest method is to just reduce your injector flow rate table by 35% and see how close it is and make adjustments from there.
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easiest yes, not the most correct way to do it though ;)

you'd also want to increase the flow rate by 35% not reduce it.
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Multiply ulp numbers by 1.505
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Going slightly off topic, has anyone used a flex sensor or got a factory flex sensor vehicle?

I have U98 in the tank and its showing 5% ethanol. Its not had ethanol in the tank yet and was 100% drained and cleaned out during painting. This is the first lot of fuel thats been in since all that. Just wondering if they are starting to blend even U98 now?
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Try running through some mineral terps to the sensor and see if it reads 0 or some percentage ethanol just to verify the sensor. There might be small amounts of enthanol in premium petrol as part of the formula. I know United 95 rated fuel is made via addition of enthanol as it works so well as octane booster. It is what it is. Poor mans premium lol. They do t sell anything as "95 premium" but when I asked specs on their e10 it's rates 95 and 91 for the pure ulp
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VL400 wrote:Going slightly off topic, has anyone used a flex sensor or got a factory flex sensor vehicle?

I have U98 in the tank and its showing 5% ethanol. Its not had ethanol in the tank yet and was 100% drained and cleaned out during painting. This is the first lot of fuel thats been in since all that. Just wondering if they are starting to blend even U98 now?
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vlad01 wrote:Try running through some mineral terps to the sensor and see if it reads 0 or some percentage ethanol just to verify the sensor.
Yep, tried that to confirm the sensor and code was working correctly. Was reading 0 to 1% with turps. Will try a different brand of fuel and see if there is a difference.
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What brand of fuel? I wouldn't de surprised there is some ethanol in 98 as a cleaner or some other property that's desirable.
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Caltex Vortex 98. Will try other brands and see of there is a difference.
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Try BP, I have had the best result with their fuel.
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