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Old 09-30-2006, 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
My suburban was flex fuel and had much larger injectors to run E85. I doubt you will be a speed demon anymore with E85. My power and mileage sucked when I dumped that stuff in the Suburban. I can only wonder how the vehicle would have worked if it was NOT designed for E85 and I put it in.
Larger injectors, and same boost level, will not lose me power. E85 has better than 100 octane, so I can run full timing. I know drag racers that run alcohol in turbo gassers, and they are much faster. Of course fuel mileage will suck, but currently my 313 RWHP 280Z gets 27 mpg cruising at 85.
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