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Re: Fuel prices in your area?
[Re: tboomer]
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03/23/13 10:08 AM
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$3.30a gal for E-85 here... I havent priced 110 in a FEW years now.... you can change over your carb to E-85 for pretty cheap... there are sites that give you step by step and within a year you would recoup your money 
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Re: Fuel prices in your area?
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03/23/13 10:40 AM
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Hey,Raff! The other day,E-85 here is 2.95..And I would hate to ruin a good Dominator!! I see Quick Fuel has the kit for it...But I am sure that I don't have enough fuel pump. I have to change my fuel line from aluminum to braided...It has a nasty kink! 
I didnt have to change pumps because I had enough
flow.. I run a pair of 150 black Holley pumps in
parallel.. had them on there for gas and they are
still working fine... yeah you would have to fix the
kink(but you should anyways)
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Re: Fuel prices in your area?
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03/23/13 02:09 PM
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In Texas it is $9.50 a gallon at track and a little cheaper in 54 gallon drum. I was wondering how much more e-85 do you burn compared to gasoline? I was told that to warm the motor a long idle time is required and will burn a little more than twice for pure alcohol.
With E-85 you burn 30% more fuel over gas.. alky
is roughly 2 times over gas... both have a little
harder time getting the temp up but with alky most
guys run a lean out valve to build heat... I let my
engine run a bit longer without the fan and keep the
water pump running to keep the block and rad at about
160 while in the lanes... I always fire it up to move
forward and let it run a minute before I shut it down
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Re: Fuel prices in your area?
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03/24/13 11:14 AM
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Mike...Do you have a pic of your fuel pump setup? Thanks!! 
No I dont... never figured it was worth a pic ... LOL
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Re: Fuel prices in your area?
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03/24/13 11:35 AM
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Its all good!  So...In theory,it sounds like I could just add another 140 gph pump and get a different carb.. 
Your right... I run the 2 lines out of the fuel cell
to the inlet of the pumps... then used a Y fitting
on the outlet side to a single 1/2" line going to my
regulator up front then 2 lines to the carb.. I run
a return line back to the tank(my return is 3/8)
Also I opened up the vent more.. I use another vent
line in the top of the cell with a loop in it
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Re: Fuel prices in your area?
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03/24/13 12:01 PM
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Thanks,guys!! I do know a couple of racers that have ran a pair of the Holley blue pumps and both cars are faster than me. Raff...You run just one regulator instead of two like the illustration John provided? Correct?? I do have a spare Holley blue in the garage...
Just the one regulator(Mallory 4 port)
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There is also an ethanol plant nine miles north of me but I don't know if they sell direct...