E85 conversion

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:00 pm

Just found this:
http://www.flexitune.se/index.htm
and
http://etanol.nu/forumrecover/viewtopic ... 32170f3229

Intresting!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:59 pm

oh yes! can you get over there?

eEm · Post by **eEm** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

So what are the benefits of E85 in a 480? Surely what you save in mpg your going to fork out on replacing the cat every so often!

rgreenhalf · Post by **rgreenhalf** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:18 am

Higher Octane. So can withstand great compression without detonation. Essentially more power if mapped for it.

Koenigsegg developed a 'eco' version of the CCX, that Runs on E85 and generates more power than it could on normal petrol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCXR#CCXR

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:43 pm

A car running on Ethanol will actually consume more fuel compared to fuel.

The main benefit is that using ethanol can be CO2 neutral, however it has some downsides if you would look at food production (exp"grain, mais). What you put in your fuel tank can not be on your diner plate...

So that's why I put this in the Tuning section

rgreenhalf · Post by **rgreenhalf** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:36 pm

Irrespective of enviromental issues, it's still better for higher compression

bbf · Post by **bbf** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:40 pm

hm, i see on formu it's also suitable for turbo. any realisations yet?

but there's no E85 in SLO, have to mix it myself. And check for prices firstly. Interesting stuff, anyway!

jimmi_swe · Post by **jimmi_swe** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:05 pm

I know a man in Germany ho has converted his 480 turbo to natural gas power... thatÃ‚Â´s cool!!

/ jimmi