Fuel system after 3+ years on E85
That's really amazing, now could it be that you live in california where humidity is scarce? My motorcycle was out there for a year and had 0 rust whatsoever, even after living a block from the ocean. Now moving to the east coast 1 month of it outside and saltwater/humidity corrosion is horrendous. Cant wait to see pics of the new findings.
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Update.
Sent my 1000cc RC injectors in to get them flowed and cleaned because I was curious and the car has been sitting in my garage.
They have been in the car since 2007. They have had E85 running through them since 2008, so 5+ years of E85 usage.
Never had them out to get flowed or cleaned until now.
Another thing to note is the car has been sitting for over a year, NEVER STARTED. So the injectors have sat without being run for over a year, with pure E85 in them.
Got them back today with results:
All grey values are before, white are after...E85 is seriously awesome. Barely any difference before/after.
Sent my 1000cc RC injectors in to get them flowed and cleaned because I was curious and the car has been sitting in my garage.
They have been in the car since 2007. They have had E85 running through them since 2008, so 5+ years of E85 usage.
Never had them out to get flowed or cleaned until now.
Another thing to note is the car has been sitting for over a year, NEVER STARTED. So the injectors have sat without being run for over a year, with pure E85 in them.
Got them back today with results:
All grey values are before, white are after...E85 is seriously awesome. Barely any difference before/after.
Last edited by razorlab; Apr 29, 2013 at 10:53 PM.
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one thing that perhaps many people don't recognize is that there is at best 1 ft of actual rubber hose in the evo fuel system. even if it were degrading slightly (i've seen zero evidence for this in the numerous number of times i have had my fuel system apart), it wouldn't be enough to mess up injectors.
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Update.
Sent my 1000cc RC injectors in to get them flowed and cleaned because I was curious and the car has been sitting in my garage.
They have been in the car since 2007. They have had E85 running through them since 2008, so 5+ years of E85 usage.
Never had them out to get flowed or cleaned until now.
Another thing to note is the car has been sitting for over a year, NEVER STARTED. So the injectors have sat without being run for over a year, with pure E85 in them.
Got them back today with results:
All grey values are before, white are after...E85 is seriously awesome. Barely any difference before/after.
Sent my 1000cc RC injectors in to get them flowed and cleaned because I was curious and the car has been sitting in my garage.
They have been in the car since 2007. They have had E85 running through them since 2008, so 5+ years of E85 usage.
Never had them out to get flowed or cleaned until now.
Another thing to note is the car has been sitting for over a year, NEVER STARTED. So the injectors have sat without being run for over a year, with pure E85 in them.
Got them back today with results:
All grey values are before, white are after...E85 is seriously awesome. Barely any difference before/after.
