with E85 dont you have to change out your fuel lines?

 

here's the best E85 station location I've found:
http://www.driveflexfuel.com/search.php

It lists the Concord & Hayward stations.

 

Concord is the only public station currently open. That is where I currently get my E85 @ $3.41/gallon

Hayward opens very soon.

Pearson fuels have a bunch of stations opening in the next year:

http://www.pearsonfuels.com/

 

Can any of you smart folks tell me how to realistically make the WRX flex fuel? Reading the websites for folks who sell fuel injector piggy back modules makes me think that our own ECUs could possibly be modified by one of you smart tuners out there to handle the same thing...

When you guys "tune for E85" are you adding anything to the car? Do you have to change ECU maps back to gasoline if you switch back?

 

MY buddie is converting his EVO to E-85 but he lives in Concord.I am seriouly thinking about doing this but not sure until they put a pump closer to the tri-valley.

 

Heres some second hand information from a total rookie so take it with a grain of whatever but. My buddie is having his EVO tuned for it soon by GST. From what said friend says. he is getting like 1000cc injectors and a walbro 255 fuel pump and a switchable tuner like a cobb ap. When he runs e-85 he switches his tune to that one and when he is running 91 octane he switches back. if he has any 91 octane in the tank at all he has to run that tune as the e-85 tune will make him run lean. I could have that mixed up. From what I understand they dont make injectors large enough to do this on a subaru.

 

Larger injectors and fuel pump and a tune for E85. Map switching is a plus unless you plan on running around on E85 all the time.

 

e85 is great but you get like 30% less per mile then you do with normal gas.

 

Thanks. Are the larger injectors & fuel pump needed on cars where high output tuning is not the goal? On a stock engine?

 

It is my understanding that yes they are needed. Somthing about e-85 being far less dense than fuel so you need alot more of it in the cylinder hence the larger injectors and fuel pump.

 

Any one know?

 

I'd like to know EVERYTHING that needs to be done to do the conversion with no flaws down the line

 

Concord Chevron (via Pearson Fuels)
1001 Willow Pass Court
Concord, CA 94520

From : http://www.e85refueling.com/location...e=CACalifornia

 

I believe any rubber that will come into contact with the Ethanol, needs to be replaced with something that the alcohol will not break down.

 

ss lines should do ...i would think

-freddie