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I plan on pulling my pump assembly to check out the sock soon. But the BMW guys have been mixing up to E60 for a while now without any corrosion issues so I don't expect there to be any issues. The RX-8 fuel system was designed knowing that ethanol would be in the fuel so as with other platforms, I doubt corrosion will be an issue.
I'm on my 4'th tank of E50 and MPG has def gone down, as expected. This last tank I averaged 11MPG. But the benefits for a boosted Renesis far outweigh the MPG hit for me personally.
This 11MPG was a lot of boost logging and no highway miles. I expect MPG would improve for "normal" driving.
I think we have 4 x E85 pumps in the entire country to choose from . One 10 mins drive from me , two next to the tracks I normally go to and the other in Auckland which is our major city 11/2hrs drive from me .
EDIT: I should clarify, I posted this for fun, not fact. Based on what I have researched the true (R+M)/2 AKI octane of E85 based on actual engine knock testing is not 105 but in the realm of 95-96.
I think we have 4 x E85 pumps in the entire country to choose from . One 10 mins drive from me , two next to the tracks I normally go to and the other in Auckland which is our major city 11/2hrs drive from me .
Dood, your 10 min station is closer than my station. Dooo eeet!!!
I would geniuinely be interested to see other's strategies and results. I am a firm believer that attention to details getting idle dialed in is part of the foundation of a good tune. It reveals a host of issues such as vacuum leaks (that turn into boost leaks), injector scaling, MAF calibration, undesired LTFT, etc. I would also be interested in seeing results achieved with various tuning platforms, i.e.: Cobb, Adaptronic, etc...
Brettus I know I'm preaching the choir with you but I think there are those that may not feel as strongly
I would geniuinely be interested to see other's strategies and results. I am a firm believer that attention to details getting idle dialed in is part of the foundation of a good tune. It reveals a host of issues such as vacuum leaks (that turn into boost leaks), injector scaling, MAF calibration, undesired LTFT, etc. I would also be interested in seeing results achieved with various tuning platforms, i.e.: Cobb, Adaptronic, etc...
Brettus I know I'm preaching the choir with you but I think there are those that may not feel as strongly
Pretty sure mine isn't as stable as that ... but not too far off . Yeah it's important to get it close but I would stop short of trying to match what you did .
Haha sorry, I shouldn't tease. Still working on picking up that rich spot off the floor between 5-6K. My typical no traction in second problem. I only work on second to see how the car responds to changes at lower loads, if you consider 230% lower lol. You asked me about boost controllers the other day, which I wasn't using one at the time. Got me thinking I've had a TurboXS HP MBC laying around so figured I'd give it another go. Seemed to improve spool up. Still need to try 3'rd...
As much as I would like to I think I've got a number of issues to deal with before going much further. Primarily fueling and clutch/trans. I had my wife hold off on the ID725 injectors until I sort some things out...
01-31-2016, 02:46 PM
