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Old 04-30-2008, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SwampYankee View Post
I sure as hell don't know the intricacies, but do you think with our Caravan it's a simple as just pumping E85 into it? (Not that I'd want to.) I was surprised to see that logo inside the gas door. Is there something different about the GM engines that required more engineering in order to put the fancy FF badges on?
I know in Ford and GM they had a sensor in the tank. When it discovered E85 it would increase pulse width and timing. In your case, I can't see why it would be different, can you? I know it had ethanol resistant injectors and they were larger. 43pph vs the stock 26 pph, IIRC. That is why if you went with the supercharger, you would not need to run bigger injectors and fuel pumps. HOWEVER, that meant you couldn't ever run E85 if you chose since you are maxing out the pump and injectors, etc, etc.

In any case, I would caution against it. I ran it in my truck and the E85 made sucky power and mileage. Not worth it, IMO.
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