View Single Post
Old 11-20-2010, 07:53 AM   #14
bmwconnect
Senior Member
 
bmwconnect's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 579
iTrader: (1)
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead View Post

I keep wanting to try E85 in a turbo, should pull an easy 80 more HP than street Premium... But its gonna get way worse mileage if its like the flex fuel trucks I've rented....

Dave
Keep dreaming! e85 will not increase your hp unless you increase timing to go with the E85 and even then you will be lucky to get 30 extra whp on a turbo setup even if you tune it correctly

add 8-10% to your current whp as a rule of thumb for a correctly tuned e85 motor
__________________
BarrieM/// BMW Tuner - OBD1 M42,M50,S50 Chips & OBD2 M44,S52,M52 Flashes .EWS delete for OBD1 M42 & OBD2 328 M52 EMAIL:info@midnight-tuning.com www.midnight-tuning.com Midnight YouTube Channel

Last edited by bmwconnect; 11-20-2010 at 08:14 AM.
bmwconnect is offline   Reply With Quote