Originally Posted by hugo
Originally Posted by cl440
Originally Posted by hugo
I have been testing with a tube the ethanol from HEB. I live in South Texas and the fuel tested 83% in January and last week I tested it and it was 85%. I will be going to the dyno soon. Would you use it in a 540 with indy heads at 13:9 compression? Anyone tried it? Fuel is 3.89 at the pump.
Renegade e85 sells for 385 for a 54 gallon drum? WHich is 7.11 per gallon.
Would it be better with renegade or is the the same thing?
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We are running a 540 with 440-1 heads and 13.7:1 compression. Been running pump E85 for 3 seasons now. If the percentage is 83% or above you should be good. Our engine seems to like 32 degrees timing. We tried going up to 36 but didn't make anymore power just made it harder to start.


What maintance do you do?


Other than oil changes every 50 or so passes we don't do any fuel related maintenance. Before we store the car for the winter I drain the fuel out of the system and remove the carb. I pull the bowls to inspect, give the carb a good coat of WD40. Put it back together. Put it in a plastic bag in a box and put it on the shelf. She is ready for the next season.