gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,752 Member For: 13y 10m 10d Posted 08/08/14 03:04 AM Share Posted 08/08/14 03:04 AM On 07/08/2014 at 3:26 PM, GUN-808 said: M2 is pretty dear.. like $50 for half a Litre dear..Iv always run premix in all my race Rotaries as protection and to lube the combustion system as I had deleted the factory oil injection system..used a 1L bottle per 205 drum or 200-1 e85..iv tested MOST of the recommended premix oils and for e85 Castor oil is a MUST !!!!The best and easiest to come across is Castrol R30.. its avail at supercheap for about $30/L but is becoming scarce these days..Klotz oil that's used in RC cars and GoKarts is also a good thing.. $70 for 5L..Iv used 044s and 1600cc injectors for 1000s of street Ks and 100 or so passes on the strip and never had a failure or blockage and I reckon a lot has to do with premixing..I honestly dont know why its not more widespread as its benefits are positive all round..In my opinion I can see absolutely no reason y an occasional premixed tank wont do the car and the fuel system a world of good..I reckon about 150ml per tank (60L) every 5 or so tanks would be a good cleanout and lube of the system....im pretty sure im gunna include a weak premix (300-1 or 200ml per tank) in my e85 tune when I have it done shortly as I wont be using it for more than drag racing and see it as a good safeguard and a bit of insurance for the stock block in general...Yeah this is what I was thinking but there is very little info on it. I was going to only do a tank every 5 or so. So the castor oil is a must. Is this purely for lubrication similar to the m2 stuff? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1491155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUN-808 Member 251 Member For: 11y 6m 21d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 08/08/14 04:31 AM Share Posted 08/08/14 04:31 AM On 08/08/2014 at 3:04 AM, gaz097 said: Yeah this is what I was thinking but there is very little info on it. I was going to only do a tank every 5 or so. So the castor oil is a must. Is this purely for lubrication similar to the m2 stuff?Mate its purely for the solubility of it in the Ethanol..Some 2 stroke oils mix great with unleaded but are terrible with e85 and vice versa.. Caster oils with ethanol as said are a must..The castor oils mix and dilute perfectly in e85.. im sure m2 does the same, and the lucas product mentioned above the same too..The ones I recommended are purely based on cost effectiveness, availability and performance..The Lucas stabiliser and M2 have extra additives but I cant comment on wether they are better products or not.. but they are more expensive and can be difficult to locate sometimes.. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1491175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 9m 15d Gender: Male Posted 26/09/14 09:34 AM Share Posted 26/09/14 09:34 AM On 21/07/2014 at 1:22 AM, rednose said: Response from Caltex:George,Caltex Australia has made no formulation changes to E-Flex petrol and there have been no apparent issues at any of the terminals that blend and supply the product. This product was only ever intended for use in vehicles equipped with engine management systems designed to recognise varying petrol ethanol mixtures in the range 85% down to zero. People operating engines where a fixed (exact) level of ethanol is required would have to make their own arrangements. Out of interest, what industry recognised method (e.g. ASTM/IP etc.) are you using to measure ethanol content?RegardsCaltex Australia LubelinkI called Lubelink and got a hold of one of their techs who believes that water may be the culprit (I agree) , they are going to investigate and get back to me.Sounded like an honest guy who seemed like he wanted to get to the bottom of it.Will keep you posted.No response from Caltex, filled up at Casula yesterday and ethanol content is back up to 71%. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1501917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,752 Member For: 13y 10m 10d Posted 08/10/14 08:11 AM Share Posted 08/10/14 08:11 AM How do you guys test your e85? I put 100ml of water in the then 100ml of eflex then shook it and let it settle. Pretty normal from what I've heard for eflex in winter Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1504813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/10/14 12:56 AM Share Posted 09/10/14 12:56 AM On 31/07/2014 at 11:00 AM, MattyP said: Thanks for clearing that upI was mistakenI thought he was referring to p100 which is the bees kneesUnfortunately it looks like the end of P100. United are discontinuing it.I had my VF Late model camira tuned on it and then added headers, cat back and OTR and then tuned on 98. Car made the same power as timing had to be taken out. Just shows how good P100 is. If they decide to keep it I will retune on P100.As for my F6. If the P100 disappears I will just blend E85 and 98 to get the P100 equivalent. I dont drive it much Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1505000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rydeit Member 327 Member For: 12y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide S.A Posted 14/10/14 04:29 AM Share Posted 14/10/14 04:29 AM Ive never been one to care for fuel economy in a performance car, but im curious, what are all you e85 lads getting out of a full tank? Im running e85 race blend from united with an aeromotive a1000 pump, id1000s, surge tank etc etc through a zf and im just getting 300km a tank. ODO says im averaging 13.1 at the moment but that is definitely a lie. Guessing the standard computer doesnt take e85 into account?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1506121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/10/14 04:45 AM Share Posted 14/10/14 04:45 AM If you're getting 300 and giving it the odd squirt your doing well. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1506128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkets is Drunk? Too heavy needs boost Member 5,929 Member For: 11y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 14/10/14 04:51 AM Share Posted 14/10/14 04:51 AM fark using e85 then. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1506130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 13y 27d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 14/10/14 04:53 AM Share Posted 14/10/14 04:53 AM Mmm jungle juice It smells great and that's worth 300km of range Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1506132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rydeit Member 327 Member For: 12y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide S.A Posted 14/10/14 05:09 AM Share Posted 14/10/14 05:09 AM Can vouch for the smell. No matter how smelly your passengers are, e85 will wipe that smell within a few kms of driving. Had maccas in the car last night and it smelt like sh*t. Went for a boost and presto e85 cologne ftw Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/77949-e85/page/244/#findComment-1506137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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