Mellon Tuning FP Green and Red pump vs Red e85 results

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Sep 22, 2009 | 06:20 AM

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so what kind of fuel economy are you guys getting on e85. this is great for power if your a weekend warrior but if you daily drive what kind of mpg would you expect

not sure yet, Brandon was going to fill up on e85 going back home and let me know.

Sep 22, 2009 | 08:00 AM

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either way good numbers here

mellon pm me thoughts on the new fp black i sent you trying to decide what to do

Sep 22, 2009 | 08:42 AM

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do i need twin pump setup then?? sounds like ill be handicapping myself to not get to 530-550 with my elaborate setup??

I suspect you'll be close...I'd go with twin pumps just in case...it sure would stink to have to halt the tuning process and do it again at a later date

FWIW, on E-85, the general rule of thumb seems to be a max of 450whp on the single Walbro. For me, I started running out of fuel around 32psi on the Red (stock 2.0L, FP4R cams, 1250cc injectors). With the 2nd pump in and the fuel map unchanged (a fuel map that was compensating for the lack of fuel at higher RPM), I went from 12.2 to 10.2 A/F ratio in the upper RPMs.

Sep 22, 2009 | 08:50 AM

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that sounds about right, 450awhp on e85 on 1000-1200cc injectors and single walbro, thanks for the confirmation Jon

Sep 22, 2009 | 09:44 AM

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just got a text from Brandon "I averaged 18.5mpg cruising at 3500 rpms with a couple of WOT tunnel passes (couldn't help myself), so not too bad!"

this is a full weight IX 6-speed for what it's worth.

Oct 8, 2009 | 07:58 PM

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Hey Chris what do you think the WHP would be if it was 93 plus meth with the Red? This will be what I will be running next spring. Hopefully tuned by you

Oct 8, 2009 | 08:19 PM

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You have E85 all around your area, so why not just go with that and not have to worry about a meth setup? I've recently switched and have tuned myself and will never go back.

Oct 8, 2009 | 08:34 PM

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I can't wait until I get my evo.

Oct 9, 2009 | 05:58 AM

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I agree, if you have e85, don't do meth, there's no reason to take the risk and you'll have the power all of the time without having to worry about meth failures.

Oct 15, 2009 | 10:45 AM

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Brandon's review here:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...lon-tuned.html

Nov 4, 2009 | 06:09 AM

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thats very impressive. shame there is no e85 over here. well there is but to much trouble driving 2hrs for it

Nov 4, 2009 | 07:34 AM

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I know how you feel, it's 1.5 hours away from me but it's still cheaper to go get a drum occasionally at 2.00 a gal there than getting q16 for 15.00 a gal locally.