Enforcer
What's your thoughts on our cars running E85, at least periodically. I am aware of the potential harsh corrosive nature of E85. Is our fuel system up to the task of running it occasionally? Honestly, I am most interested in the performance boost on occasion.
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2004 330i ZHP ESS TS2 supercharged
Silver Grey/Black leather, Xenons, factory Nav, 19" VMR V710 & 18" ZHP wheels for summer, Turner Motorsports rear sub-frame kit
Big Earner
I think E85 does not offer any performance gains... The advantage is being environmental friendly only I think... I think gasoline has a higher energy density... So for E85 to make economic sense for us it has to be way cheaper to offset the difference in energy density... I maybe wrong but this is what I remember reading...
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Campieri
E85 is not worth it unless you are FI
Consigliere
E85 retards the timing on F/I cars which allows more power power to be made.
This isn't really the case on an NA car and you need specific tuning to do so anyway.
Best bet for NA is tune it, buy 93 and dump in a can of STP octane booster if not a fan of bolt on mods..
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RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
Originally Posted by danewilson77
Capo
The OP has an ESS TS2 supercharger.
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Consigliere
That's info I didn't have
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CURRENT: 2016 Long Beach Blue BMW /// M2
RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
Consigliere
Prowler is ESS releasing E85 tuning?
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CURRENT: 2016 Long Beach Blue BMW /// M2
RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
Campieri
+1That's info I didn't have
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Big Earner
Well I drive a 335 that is heavily modded and I run an e40 e85 mix in my car occasionally and absolutely love it! It is a very noticeable performance boost and gets me to around 430-450whp at the wheels! If you have the ability to log that'll be your best friend. The main issue are the fuel pumps so you'll need to check those values while logging. For instance in my car anything over e40-e50 and the stock LPFP will struggle. If it's only on occasion then your injectors should be fine but if you run it all the time then new ones are most likely needed.
I'm not sure about in boosted e46 cars but I'd do some research on the fuel pumps because I think that would be the area for concern. I don't see why an e30-e40 mix wouldn't be possible though.
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Enforcer
I have not asked ESS if I have to get a separate tune for E85. Was merely perusing options because currently I have easy access to E85. Honestly it will be moot in two months when I put the car in long term "storage" with my father for the next several years.
2004 330i ZHP ESS TS2 supercharged
Silver Grey/Black leather, Xenons, factory Nav, 19" VMR V710 & 18" ZHP wheels for summer, Turner Motorsports rear sub-frame kit
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