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Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or links.
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I know there have been several posts on this topic, but having not been here too much lately I'd like to hear whats involved with switching from 110 race gas in a 12:1 bracket motor to E-85. What are the concerns to be addressed? If you'd rather post links to past dicussions that would be alright too. Looking at any and all ways to cut operating costs to MAYBE not have to sell the Dart. $2 a gl vs $8 a gl would be a good start if its doable. Thanks for any input. Ken. PS... MERRY CHRISTMAS 
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or links.
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Ken... no one does that... just kiddin  If you have enough fuel pump to pump 30% more fuel then the only factor would be the carb. I had mine re done by Quick Fuels, this is a 1050 dom and they were real close for everything but I did jet up 3 or 4 jets in it, idles great. There is www.e85forum.comthey have alot of good info. I've been running it most of this past season and love the price difference from 112 octane to the E-85. I have some minor tuning to complete this coming season with timing, I'm thinking about 5* more
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or links.
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Jim actually did his carb but that was a 950 I believe and now he's thinking a 1050 but I'm sure he/we can help you out. It sure was a cost savings and it runs much cooler EDIT here is a pic of mine when I got it back... preeetty guess it didnt load... oh well
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or links.
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Its a pity the E-85 isn't more rreadily available. Imagine the wicked street motors you could do sith it. I only know of 1 station near me that carries it.
 thats 1 more than we have around here.
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or links.
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Its a pity the E-85 isn't more rreadily available. Imagine the wicked street motors you could do sith it. I only know of 1 station near me that carries it.
In my area there is 2 stations in 4 miles.... much
better than trying to find race fuel(1 place 19 miles away)
Meijers around here carries it
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or links.
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I'm also thinking of going E-85 but with it being mixed at the stations, is there any problem with getting a consistant mixture each time you buy? Different stations mix the same?
That can be a issue up this way, they make winter
E-85 which can be as low as E-70 which is more
gas added to the E-85 for winter starting. But if
you buy it in mid summer and store it in 55 gal steel
drums its not a problem. What I do in the spring
months is ask for the drop sheets and calculate
the %. The way they do the stations is drop X amount
of alky and then drop X amount of gas in the same tank
and they show that on the drop sheets. This past
summer I seen a difference of 1% at Meijers and that
was 85% to 86%
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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I think DTHemi changed the cuda over to E85. 
He did... with some VERY good numbers and serious
compression.
My compression is 14.1:1 and he was a failr bit higher
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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How much more fuel are ya'll using compared to gasoline?
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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How much more fuel are ya'll using compared to gasoline?
About 20%-30% more to equal the same pass as race fuel
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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How much more fuel are ya'll using compared to gasoline?
I average 30% more fuel than race gasoline.
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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According to a article in the latest Drag racing action mag there is a tester offered by Quick Fuel that will test the Ethanol content of your fuel, might be somthing to look into and it look's to be a decent article,,,guess I need to sit down and do some reading.  now I need to try and find a station around these part's that sell's it.
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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According to a article in the latest Drag racing action mag there is a tester offered by Quick Fuel that will test the Ethanol content of your fuel, might be somthing to look into and it look's to be a decent article,,,guess I need to sit down and do some reading. now I need to try and find a station around these part's that sell's it.
go the the e85 forum there will be a link that will show stations in your area.
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Re: Converting your bracket car to E-85, dicuss or link
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According to a article in the latest Drag racing action mag there is a tester offered by Quick Fuel that will test the Ethanol content of your fuel, might be somthing to look into and it look's to be a decent article,,,guess I need to sit down and do some reading. now I need to try and find a station around these part's that sell's it.
Bill do you have any info or P/N on that tester
or the article that you can post. I might have to see
if I can get that mag
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Thanks again buddy. 
