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Just another typical day at the shop. .

mysunnshine said:
Here's a better picture of the International. I'm in lust- :)
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This International showed up on Bangshift.com the other day-
http://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/do...red-with-a-vintage-shasta-trailer-is-perfect/
 
Nice. That's sexy and would be one awesome matchbox car.
 
1994 Callaway Supernatural 383 Caprice. One of 6 ever built. I missed taking a pic of the 30k mile car but here's a pic of the engine.

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Tune time tomorrow converting from E85 to E54. We will see how much HP loss we will have with the ethanol content change.

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mysunnshine said:
Tune time tomorrow converting from E85 to E54. We will see how much HP loss we will have with the ethanol content change.

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Excuse my ignorance, but why the change?

I never get tired of seeing pics from your shop.:drool:
 
I've never heard of E54. Besides the difference of amount of ethanol, what is the reason for E54?
 
E85 is gone for us. Other states the change is happening. I'm not really sure why they made the ethanol content change other than because it costs more to make.

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E85 fuel usually test at about 80% ethanol and E55 fuel usually tests at 60% ethanol. E85 used to be the cool kid Kool-Aid for the high horsepower motors that required race fuel because of the cost. The octane level for E85 is about 105. The downside to E85 is sometimes cold starts are an issue(not really put here) and also the consumption is about 40% more than race fuel or regular fuel. With them dropping down the ethanol content now, the octane level now will also drop. So now the question of the day is how much power will we lose tomorrow with the change. According to some SAE paperwork that I was reading the other night, we may not lose any power because the ethanol content is high enough to where it still has its cooling properties. We will find out..... Somebody has to be the pioneer-

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I had a chance to put the buggy back on the dyno yesterday to tune for the E55 fuel. Now that the tune is done, we ended up having a 10% loss in power with the ethanol drop from 80% to 60%. Not bad having 430hp on a $600 junkyard Nissan 3.5L beating on it for the past 6 years in the dunes.......

Here's a video-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-MkHSym2qE
 
Interesting on the e85 tech. I had a chance to get a free tank of e85, my 5.3 setup is flex fuel. Seemed to have more power, run a bit cooler, and get a lot better mileage. Go figure! Of course I can't find e85 out here.
 
Randyzzz said:
Seemed to have more power, run a bit cooler, and get a lot better mileage.
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That would be unususal because it takes about 40% more fuel volume to do the same amount of "work"......The stoich of E85 is about 9.76:1 where "regular" fuel is about 14.6:1
 
Yeah from what I've seen the E85 is a lot cheaper but your MPG's go to crap on the flex fuel rigs.
 
Weird. I did leave the flex fuel sensor in and had the tune provider leave it flex-fuel capable. All I know is, it felt better, it ran cooler, and the tank of gas lasted an extra 3 days longer than normal... Highly scientific, I know:shrug:
 
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