E85 in a street bike?
05-12-2007, 12:52 AM
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E85 in a street bike?
anyone ever heard of this ? i guess FI and high compression motors love e85 and my bike is 12.0:1 i was thinking about putting a little in but i dont wana f it up cause it only has like 5500 miles on it
05-12-2007, 01:25 AM
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Re: E85 in a street bike?
05-16-2007, 02:15 PM
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Re: E85 in a street bike?
I like how bone has a 14:1 D15. It just makes me fuzzy inside.
Is the stoich of E85 the same as gasoline? I also thought that the octane of the pump E85 varies alot, like a pretty big range 5-10 oct pt's. Sponsership sounds sweet.
Is the stoich of E85 the same as gasoline? I also thought that the octane of the pump E85 varies alot, like a pretty big range 5-10 oct pt's. Sponsership sounds sweet.
05-17-2007, 05:34 PM
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Re: E85 in a street bike?
Originally Posted by WTF
the bike is fuel injected
Unless your bike is pinging on whatever octane pump gas, there really isn't any advantage to running something with more octane.
As mentioned - E85 is going to require a different mixture... Don't do it unless you can retune your EFI or you buy a vehicle that's setup to run it.
Want to try high test fuel? Use toluene as an additive or buy some race gas. You'll actually make less power unless you can tune for the higher octane.
05-18-2007, 12:43 PM
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Re: E85 in a street bike?
E85 will make more torque than gasoline will, especially with the high compression. Its not just about the octane rating. It would make the bike more interesting to ride around town I think. Its questionable if the stock injectors will flow enough. The only thing I wouldn't like is the lack of range due to the increased consumption and the tiny tank.
Stoich on E85 is ~9.7:1 not ~11:1
Stoich on E85 is ~9.7:1 not ~11:1
06-01-2007, 05:07 AM
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Re: E85 in a street bike?
Originally Posted by aero
E85 will make more torque than gasoline will, especially with the high compression. Its not just about the octane rating. It would make the bike more interesting to ride around town I think.
On a stock bike, even high compression, if it runs on pump gas in that config, E85 won't do a thing for you.
IE - on the same motor, same tune, otherwise runs fine on gas, don't use E85.
06-01-2007, 02:38 PM
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Re: E85 in a street bike?
Originally Posted by dcg9381
E85 *could* make more torque than gas would, but you'd have to bump the compression and/or timing to get that torque increase.
On a stock bike, even high compression, if it runs on pump gas in that config, E85 won't do a thing for you.
IE - on the same motor, same tune, otherwise runs fine on gas, don't use E85.
On a stock bike, even high compression, if it runs on pump gas in that config, E85 won't do a thing for you.
IE - on the same motor, same tune, otherwise runs fine on gas, don't use E85.
