Thoughts on E85

[turbomirage]

I use E85 in my turbo Mirage... I will never run regular pump gas again. It is night and day when compared to regular pump gas. It is amazing and will lay down some serious power. My friend has a built 4G63 Colt... he has custom 11:1 Wiseco pistons in it, with a BB T3 GT35R. At 20 psi, he made 533whp and 385ft/lb - all with ZERO KNOCK, as read on his AEM EMS. He could of gone farther with his 1000cc's, but his fuel pump wasn't allowing it. I made 435whp, 406ft/lb with E85 using only 780cc's, and I will be going back soon to get 500whp with it. E85 FTW!!!

[cjhutch]

I wasn't a fan of the stuff before, but a lot of the Saab tuners are making E85 tunes now because the cars in Europe get the BioPower system. With nothing more than a slightly larger compressor wheel (18t), injectors, and 3" downpipe there is one tune out now that makes 320hp/350 ft. lbs. on E85 and that's a very conservative tune. That's on a 2.0 turbo that makes 210hp/220 ft. lbs. stock. I'm really considering going this route with my car if I decide to keep it.