04-07-2022, 11:27 AM | #1 |
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E85 tuning questions
So I’m trying to find the difference between getting a flex fuel kit or just getting a tune for 93 then a tune for e85. I think with the flex fuel kit will allow me to use a mix between 93 and e85. What are the negative of just getting a tune for 93 and a separate one for e85 without the flex fuel kit.
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04-07-2022, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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Or do they do just a flex tune without the kit?
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04-07-2022, 11:31 AM | #3 | |
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Massive PITA and risk just to save $450 or so, I don't think it's worth it.
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04-07-2022, 12:50 PM | #4 | |
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Flex fuel myself. Not ready to dedicate the car to a fixed tune point regarding fuel mixtures. Its different if it was a dedicated track/drag car. Then I would consider it.
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04-07-2022, 01:06 PM | #5 |
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I can’t even think of any benefits of tuning your car to 1 fuel. It’s a no brainer to get flex fuel.
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04-07-2022, 03:33 PM | #6 |
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I did the flex fuel kit and glad I did. Spend the money and get it tuned properly.
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04-07-2022, 04:00 PM | #7 |
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I've given up on getting a flex fuel system. $350 or so for the kit (not bad) but you can't find anyone to give you the tune without doing a $700+ dyno session. Totally unnecessary if you have NO OTHER mods. GM sells thousands of cars with flex fuel ECUs with no dyno-ing of each one. But apparently there's no "standard" flex fuel tune that can be loaded remotely. I've contacted a few tuners asking why they can't, don't, or won't have a standard flex tune for no-mod cars and they all say yada, yada, yada about they need the car there for whatever. When I point out to them the reasoning I list above...crickets.
Not going to spend $1000+ just to get flex fuel capability on a car I'm never going to mod beyond that to save a few bucks on a fillup or get a few more HP from!
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