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E-85 - 10/31/2007 9:18:04 PM

jerado8

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has ne one thought about or have already tuned their bikes to run on e-85? ive been thinking about doing this for some time now

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RE: E-85 - 11/1/2007 6:50:49 AM

sixhundredrr

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I'm curious about this as well.

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RE: E-85 - 11/3/2007 9:18:20 AM

tomc1965

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Jerodo8

It can not be done.

You would need newer higher compression heads, you would need new valve seats and valves that won't corrode togehter, you woud need stainless steel injectors and special fuel lines, you would need a fuel pump with stainless steel for metal, you would need a plastic gas tank, you may also need a newer fuel filter without metal inside it.

All of this to go from 34-40 mpg to 25 mpg or less.

I wouldn't want to do it.

Just saw something on Motorweek that addressed buying kits for a car that wasn't originally made for E85. They also said it couldn't be done because of the above problems. My 07 Impala runs on E85 or regular gas and while I can get 32 on rgular (And up to 35 on highway) my owners manual also states I can only get 25 on E85. So you may pay less at the pump, but you will need more gas to go the same distance as regular fuel (Kinda kills the saving money thought) but you would put out less emmissions.

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