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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 02:18 AM
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Going e85 on my build so thinking about selling my AEM v1 for a v2 and run a flex fuel setup. I'm a bit worried about getting pure e85 out of the pump. Just looking for some opinions,advice
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 02:55 AM
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ill be doing the same
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 05:10 AM
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I think a flex fuel setup is a necessity if you want to run e85 from the pump for the reasons you mentioned
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 05:20 AM
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My flex settings worked perfectly; local pumps were between E70-E77. You can still make a ton of power.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 05:36 AM
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I made 546/422 on e70. I never checked it at the pump I already knew we had winter blend.

Also only used aem v1
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 06:11 AM
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My worries are if I tune on e85 and then down the road I get like e70-75 it could hurt my car.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 06:53 AM
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Our FlexFuel system solves this problem. The sensor allows the ECU to know the ethanol concentration. Fuel, ignition, and boost will be programmed to adjust for a lower concentration reported by the sensor. Read link below to know how this works...

more info on the kit:
http://scienceofspeed.com/products/e.../E85_FlexFuel/

info on FlexFuel tuning strategies:
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/106...-e85-flexfuel/
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by lude92_si
My worries are if I tune on e85 and then down the road I get like e70-75 it could hurt my car.
Are you responding Skeero? The flex settings allow you to blend between maps based on ethanol content. So E10 (93) would be one map and E85 would be the other. Blending between the two maps would then be a function of ethanol percentage.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 07:07 AM
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SOS I checked your kit out just wish it came with a gauge to see what percent its at like other kits on the market.

And I was saying from what I read e85 will very out of the pump. So you never know unless u test it at every fill up.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 07:11 AM
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I've been debating going with an AEM V2 over my V1 too, but i don't think it's worth it for me at least. If you don't already have a AEM V1 the yes, go ahead and get the V2 for Flex fuel.

I'm just going to tune it on E70, and that way i'll be in the "Safe" zone. Not sure how it would affect my car if i'm tuned for e70 and then get E85 put in??
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