Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 15d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 10/05/12 10:21 AM Share Posted 10/05/12 10:21 AM I'm setting up the car as a tourer really Jet so the suspension setup (bilsteins to go in soon) is not ideal for drag racing. However, it's got 275 boots and the 595 evos hook up pretty well. If I can get somewhere near 350 on e85 (currently 313 on 98) then I'll be happy and that should propel the taxi at a resonable rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 10/05/12 11:24 AM Share Posted 10/05/12 11:24 AM My car is at autotech at the moment, the fuel lines are cracked on the outside (not swollen and look ok on the inside) and are being replaced with E85 compliant lines.Have done the fuel line in the tank aswell just as a precaution. Not sure if they were cracked before but I highly doubt it as it would have been noticed when installing surge tank 6 months ago.I've encountered the same problem...still digging some info...have been told that this is actually happening not because of e85..but because of unleaded additives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Posted 10/05/12 11:35 AM Share Posted 10/05/12 11:35 AM I've encountered the same problem...still digging some info...have been told that this is actually happening not because of e85..but because of unleaded additives.Im not sure either mate but whilst its there its not an expensive thing to do and will give me another 100,000 klms at least.Was your hose swollen or cracked on the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vevapower Waiting for the 1st N/A 12! Donating Members 2,533 Member For: 16y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 10/05/12 12:00 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:00 PM Teflon Braid everywhere solves any dramas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Posted 10/05/12 12:14 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:14 PM Teflon Braid everywhere solves any dramas!Until your fuel filter swells and clogs up.........lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Posted 10/05/12 12:16 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:16 PM Teflon Braid everywhere solves any dramas!Ended up going with a Gates product that is methanol and ethanol compliant, still retains a factory look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vevapower Waiting for the 1st N/A 12! Donating Members 2,533 Member For: 16y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 10/05/12 12:21 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:21 PM (edited) Ended up going with a Gates product that is methanol and ethanol compliant, still retains a factory look.yeah tried that and it failed!You talking about the "barricade" gates stuff?If so that's what failed for me! Edited 10/05/12 12:21 PM by Vevapower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Posted 10/05/12 12:29 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:29 PM yeah tried that and it failed!You talking about the "barricade" gates stuff?If so that's what failed for me!This onehttp://www.gates.com/australia/brochure.cfm?brochure=7460&location_id=11312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vevapower Waiting for the 1st N/A 12! Donating Members 2,533 Member For: 16y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 10/05/12 12:45 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:45 PM This onehttp://www.gates.com...cation_id=11312Nope that looks diff!the gates I tried was 150 psi called Barricade!So you should be fine!You doing the module hose as well in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Posted 10/05/12 12:52 PM Share Posted 10/05/12 12:52 PM (edited) Nope that looks diff!the gates I tried was 150 psi called Barricade!So you should be fine!You doing the module hose as well in the tank?Yeah, it's only a tiny peice but may aswell do it properly.Autotech have used this on a few E85 cars now with no issue, one went 10.9 @125 last night.We need to get back out there Matty, this cooler weather should be nicer on our turbos and bring our MPH up. Edited 10/05/12 01:01 PM by rednose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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