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Old 01-15-2014, 09:56 AM   #1
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Default brand new E 85 station in Allen

Anyone in McKinney, Plano, Allen area, there is a new RaceTrack station that sells E85. At least I think they do. Price for something was yellow and 2.74/gallon... the diesel is in green and reg gas is red. so something is yellow and cheap. Its off Exchange and 75 on the nw side behind WalMart.

Hope that helps some of you out. I dont touch the stuff but seems half this site does, so there ya go.
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Old 01-15-2014, 11:22 AM   #2
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I was kind of surprised when I saw that a couple weeks back, none of the other RaceTracs in the area have it so I don't know why they decided to carry it at that station.

Is there any performance gain from running e85 in a stock 5.0? It says no e85 next to fill hole on the tank.
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Old 01-15-2014, 11:24 AM   #3
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I cant imagine needing a "special gas station" to gas up my car.. i guess i dont make enough power to need that fancy shit.. i just pull into a QT.. dump in a tank foll of 93 and go on..

sounds like some race car shit.
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Old 01-15-2014, 11:39 AM   #4
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I was kind of surprised when I saw that a couple weeks back, none of the other RaceTracs in the area have it so I don't know why they decided to carry it at that station.

Is there any performance gain from running e85 in a stock 5.0? It says no e85 next to fill hole on the tank.
If you get tuned for it I think its like 30 hp, but you would have to check with those that have done it. Anyone confirm hp gains?
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Old 01-15-2014, 11:43 AM   #5
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If you get tuned for it I think its like 30 hp, but you would have to check with those that have done it. Anyone confirm hp gains?
if some one ONLY picked up 30 hp over 93 they are doing it wrong.

e85 should make almost the same power as c16.. thats the whole draw of it.. thats why the supra love it..
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I looked around for a dyno on e85 vs 93 but didn't find much for N/A cars. Seems like FI cars are the ones that really benefit from it.
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If you get tuned for it I think its like 30 hp, but you would have to check with those that have done it. Anyone confirm hp gains?
LMAO yeah maybe 5-10 rwhp is all you gain NA by switching to e85.
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I agree. A stick car shocks the tires MUCH harder and does it several times going down the track. With a big power stick car, the car is much more unsettled going down the track making it more of a challenge to ET well. A well running auto car is nothing more than just point and shoot. Which is great for a track car taking a lot of driver error out of the equation.
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LMAO yeah maybe 5-10 rwhp is all you gain NA by switching to e85.
Oh, thought it was more for some reason... everyone on the other stang board made it seem like a bad ass first mod. 10 hp isnt even noticeable.
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For those of you guys who fill up on Racetrack and QT, the next time you are running on empty...Fill it up with Chevron and let me know how you feel the car. You can thank me later.
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Oh, thought it was more for some reason... everyone on the other stang board made it seem like a bad ass first mod. 10 hp isnt even noticeable.
A member did a back to back dyno pull. One with 93 and one with e85 and he picked up 8 rwhp and 13 rwtq. Now on boosted cars is a different story. But on boosted cars its more for safety.
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I agree. A stick car shocks the tires MUCH harder and does it several times going down the track. With a big power stick car, the car is much more unsettled going down the track making it more of a challenge to ET well. A well running auto car is nothing more than just point and shoot. Which is great for a track car taking a lot of driver error out of the equation.
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Yeah i kinda figured it wouldn't much of a gain when I searched and couldn't find much. 30HP by switching fuel would have people talking.
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Old 01-15-2014, 01:20 PM   #12
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If you went from a stock tune car running 87 octane to a custom tune running E85, you may pick up 30 whp. But if you upgrade from a custom 93 tune to a custom E85 tune, you will see less than 10 whp gained. E85 on both N/A and boosted cars is more for safety because it's a higher octane fuel (E85 is around 110 equivalent IIRC). But you will also drop your MPG down about 25-30% over 93.
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Old 01-15-2014, 01:28 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by White_lightning View Post
if some one ONLY picked up 30 hp over 93 they are doing it wrong.
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e85 should make almost the same power as c16.. thats the whole draw of it.. thats why the supra love it..
Those Supras are also using turbos the size of 2year olds.

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Old 01-15-2014, 01:36 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto View Post
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Those Supras are also using turbos the size of 2year olds.

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why the fuck would you want the hassles for 20 rwhp lol? if i switch to e85 that bitch better pick up 200 rwhp at LEAST!
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why the fuck would you want the hassles for 20 rwhp lol? if i switch to e85 that bitch better pick up 200 rwhp at LEAST!
In boosted applications, you can pick up 50+ whp sometimes, depending on the tune and what power levels you are at. In stock naturally aspirated form, just not that much more powerful. Still worth it for a car that's not a daily driver.
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