E85 fuel conversion??

Chuck33079 · 05-23-2013, 08:19 AM

Personally, if I were looking for a cheap(er) way to get higher octane fuel, I'd go up to Sherwin Williams and buy a big jug of toluene and mix that in. I forget the calculation, but toluene and a dash of Marvel Mystery Oil to keep rubber parts from degrading bumps the octane quite nicely. Just don't get any on the paint.

DEpointfive0 · 05-23-2013, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Personally, if I were looking for a cheap(er) way to get higher octane fuel, I'd go up to Sherwin Williams and buy a big jug of toluene and mix that in. I forget the calculation, but toluene and a dash of Marvel Mystery Oil to keep rubber parts from degrading bumps the octane quite nicely. Just don't get any on the paint.

Lol!!!!!!
The old school method!
Going the old school method will cost MUCH more, lol. It used to be feasible when Toluebe and other paint thinners were $1-5/gallon

Chuck33079 · 05-23-2013, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Lol!!!!!!
The old school method!
Going the old school method will cost MUCH more, lol. It used to be feasible when Toluebe and other paint thinners were $1-5/gallon

Really? I haven't looked at it in a long time. How much is it now?

Chuck33079 · 05-23-2013, 08:31 AM

Holy ****. I just looked and the cheapest I could find a gallon was over $10. Damn.

luigi90210 · 05-23-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by chknhawk

I was reading something the other day about someone doing an E85 conversion on some car and they said that not only does it burn cleaner but the E85 fuel has a higher octane than normal gasoline. I find this hard to believe but I wanted to pose the question and see if there are any fuel experts who can back this up.

The next question would be if this is true is there an application for the Z. I like more octane and cleaner burn. I'm an N/A guy at the moment and anything I can do to shave off crap and replace it with good stuff I'm all for that.

Any ideas?

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Just get 1200cc injectors, walburro 255 and retune for E85.

That's all you really need to run E85. Some will recommend upgrading fuel lines and such but it isn't needed unless you let the car sit for months without driving it around.(even if you upgraded fuel lines, E85 will still eat away at them if left to sit for a while)

1slow370 · 05-23-2013, 10:28 PM

i bought toluene in a 5 gal jug from SW automotive paint supply a year ago for 32

als0 mix is 5%

chknhawk · 05-29-2013, 09:51 PM

WOW.. i wasn't expecting to get such a response on this. I have definitely learned a few things... so my recap from all of this is when I get boosted (if and when) then I will be upgrading the fuel system anyway (jets and lines etc) so I could essentially do the swap then. I am thinking that once a turbo is added to the Z there really isn't a need to worry about fuel savings as I am going to be driving fast as **** regardless and not really thinking about the fuel dots. Interesting. I want to thank everyone who chimed in!!!

I think I am going to start another thread here in a min to figure out if Dyson motors could be used in a supercharger/forced induction system and what the increase over normal fan/motors would be.

05-23-2013, 08:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Personally, if I were looking for a cheap(er) way to get higher octane fuel, I'd go up to Sherwin Williams and buy a big jug of toluene and mix that in. I forget the calculation, but toluene and a dash of Marvel Mystery Oil to keep rubber parts from degrading bumps the octane quite nicely. Just don't get any on the paint. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

05-23-2013, 08:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Holy ****. I just looked and the cheapest I could find a gallon was over $10. Damn. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	i bought toluene in a 5 gal jug from SW automotive paint supply a year ago for 32 als0 mix is 5% __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50

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chknhawk Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 541 Drives: Like a batouttahell! Rep Power: 14	WOW.. i wasn't expecting to get such a response on this. I have definitely learned a few things... so my recap from all of this is when I get boosted (if and when) then I will be upgrading the fuel system anyway (jets and lines etc) so I could essentially do the swap then. I am thinking that once a turbo is added to the Z there really isn't a need to worry about fuel savings as I am going to be driving fast as **** regardless and not really thinking about the fuel dots. Interesting. I want to thank everyone who chimed in!!! I think I am going to start another thread here in a min to figure out if Dyson motors could be used in a supercharger/forced induction system and what the increase over normal fan/motors would be. __________________ \| AEM \| INVIDIA \| GREDDY \| STANCE \| NISMO \| SETRAB \| STOPTECH \| HAWK \| TOYO \| HANKOOK \| BRIDE (wishlist) \|

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