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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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yeah might need bigger ones im on 700s right now and my duty cycle is at about 70-80 my new injectors when i order them will be 1400cc or 1200 cc
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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^^ give me your 700s lol
Old Oct 25, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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haha i just switched today.. the afrs were crazy lean but car still makes power.. no misfires.. still redoing my entire my fuel map, thanks to autotune! now im gonna try to configure my dual map setting for a regular gas
Old Oct 25, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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what kinda timing you running and what are your afrs at? Tune for it get agressivve it will make you happy
Old Oct 25, 2009 | 04:29 AM
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i havent done the ignition map yet, just using my old ignition map will need to dial the afr first.. afr went all lean 16s-17s all in cruise lol what used to be 14s.. im excited to drive and tune the car again.
Old Oct 26, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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heck yeah i am runing the factory 18degre ignition all the way up till 11 psi then i pull 1 degree past that and have yet to hear or experience any knock
Old Oct 26, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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^^ is the ecu tune at 18 degrees on less than 11psi?? I thought it was more like around 24-25?

Im loving this, learning a lot from this.. ethanol has some interesting characteristics lol
Old Oct 27, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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I just did my first boost datalog on e85, lol between 5-6 psi my injector duty cycle is like 74-76% on my denso 550cc injectors.. and those are with afrs of 11.7-11.8 at 4500-4800rpms haha, i think im gonna tune for 12.0 afr and just set my rpm cut 5500 to stay safe on 550s
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yeah you might need to get bigger injectors
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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cory how much mpg do you have? how often do you refuel? lol i only got 140 miles for like 10 gallons last time, some boosting and city driving
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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14mpg is right about what i was getting, i had to switch back to gasoline for the winter cause the ski areas were out of range lol
Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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normal driving like im going for mpg last tank had a drive home from wy and some city did 24mpg. usually city i get about 18 but have gotten as bad as 10. with some fun i got 22 in the mts lots of coasting down hill boost on the uphill. ski resorts have ethonal or atleast idaho springs does i make it there and back on one tank no pproblem usually with some to spare with my skis on the roof to lol

i made a gas map but cried at the loss of power and the good smell my idle went shakky as heck and yeah im fine with thhe eth i dont drive that much so its not bad
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theres ethanol in idaho springs!! if there is one near silverthorne ill be switching back
Old Nov 17, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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yeah a western in idaho springs has it and let me check e85fuel.com
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i dont mind the mpg really, i just wish the tc fuel tank is bigger
Old Nov 17, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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i did the math and im saving money over runing 91 octane its 280 a gallon i get eth for 170 a gallon so with the drop in fe i still get the same mpd
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