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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 12:57 AM
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So with the conversion kit I bought, you can actually run up to 100% Alcohol!

Just plug into the fuel injectors and did a little zip ties to make it look nice.

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A little info would be nice.

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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 04:27 AM
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What kind of info would you like?
Old Mar 5, 2013 | 05:01 AM
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What kind of mileage? Also how does it drive, does it get up and go better than using regular unleaded? What's the idle like?

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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 05:10 AM
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How about a running vid?

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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:12 PM
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it runs incredibly smooth! I have 117k and it just wants to go......as for mileage I really can't give you a good idea. On gas with highway/city I could get 330 miles on a tank. I see some people here are getting way better than that. I'd love to know what to do differently.

Currently I'm throwing newspapers up in the hills and getting 100 miles worse mileage. And running E-85 I'm getting the same 200-220 if I really push it to below R.

When it idles, again it's crazy smooth and the car just runs quieter and seems to like it a lot more than gas.

Maybe I can't think straight at the moment but what is VID?
Old Mar 5, 2013 | 05:17 PM
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A video

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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 10:12 PM
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Sorry no video but forgot to also say your engine will run 400-600 degrees cooler.
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Any updates on how this thing is running?

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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 12:55 AM
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Hey! How's it going? Haven't ran into any problems! It's still smooth, quiet, cooler and feels like it has more power.
Old Jun 26, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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I doubt running e85 or alcohol is as simple as plugging in some electronic box and clipping it to your fuel injectors. Without the proper fuel lines and fuel pump to handle that, I don't see this being a long term solution.
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