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04-10-2011, 02:43 PM | #301 |
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Quick question Xluben,
Why did you decide to tune to E85 instead of running E93 or E91? I'm just curious why the change and what the pros and cons of this is? -Tifore
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04-10-2011, 03:39 PM | #302 | |
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E85 will decrease fuel economy by about 25%, so be prepared to get gas more often. Right now E85 costs considerably less than Premium, so it actually ends up costing about the same per mile and possibly even less with E85, depending on mileage and gas prices. No matter what it is MUCH cheaper than race gas or other fuel than can give as much power as E85. The other thing to consider is availability of E85 stations. If it is your daily driver I would only recommend making the switch if you can easily find E85 locally. You can't switch back and forth without reflashing the ECU and essentially draining the tank, so it's not like "flexfuel". You would basically go to E85 and stick to it. |
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04-10-2011, 04:10 PM | #303 |
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Yeah. E85 is a ton of fun.
E85 MPG.... Summer: 15 - 17 MPG Winter: 10 - 13 MPG *due to winter mix + car warming up 93 octane (same mods) Current: 20 - 22 MPG |
04-10-2011, 04:40 PM | #304 |
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How long do people let their car idle? Jeez.
Over the winter I got the following mileage: 93oct: 19-20MPG E85: 16-17MPG I've only been on E85 for about a month now, but the drop in mileage hasn't been as bad as I expected. I do fill up earlier in the tank though, so I end up stopping at the gas station about twice as often as before. |
04-10-2011, 10:29 PM | #305 |
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In the winter it warms up until the needle is at "cold" or higher. 3 - 10 minutes (depending on temp, -20* to 33*) .... it kills MPGs. Add to that the crappy E85 winter mix and you drop 2 - 5 MPGs. City driving.
Wait till you have E all winter. I switched back and I can't believe how little I get gas now. |
04-11-2011, 04:18 AM | #306 |
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This thread has officially infected me with the mod bug. Wow. Hoping to see you put some sway bars in. The e85 has me jealous.
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04-11-2011, 08:38 AM | #307 | |
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I just filled up after a half tank of basically 100% highway miles on E85 and got 19MPG! Not bad, IMO. City has been a solid 16MPG, even in the winter. I think they may be coming sooner rather than later... |
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04-11-2011, 07:44 PM | #308 |
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New photo
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04-11-2011, 09:03 PM | #309 |
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Spacers ?
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04-11-2011, 09:44 PM | #310 |
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Yep. I was wondering if anyone would notice. Maybe my picture was a bit too obvious...
I got H&R 25mm spacers. They seem like quality parts. Looks equivalent to 17x8" et28. The wheels are really flush with the fenders now. I think it looks pretty good. |
04-11-2011, 09:58 PM | #311 |
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Yea that looks real good!
Can I ask you where you took them ? |
04-11-2011, 10:05 PM | #312 |
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Where I took what? The photo is from a park by my house...
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04-11-2011, 10:14 PM | #313 |
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Spacers look great, any noticeable difference in ride or handling? Any more pics from different angles with the spacers on?
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04-11-2011, 10:15 PM | #314 |
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I think he means where you got the spacers from.
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04-11-2011, 11:32 PM | #315 |
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Yes, the spacers..
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04-12-2011, 07:31 AM | #316 | |
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I bought them from someone on here. |
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04-12-2011, 08:41 AM | #317 |
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Looks much better with the spacers on there, I still think you need some wheels on there though. I'm interested to see where the wind blows you on this one.
Just waiting to see who takes this one and makes come smart ass remark..... |
04-12-2011, 09:36 AM | #318 | |
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I know there are a lot of spacer haters out there. I figured I would give them a shot, but I'm monitoring them closely and if there are ANY signs of issues they'll be coming off immediately. |
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04-12-2011, 11:18 PM | #319 |
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I'm with Xluben on the stock wheels...I actually like them.
The one thing I will plug is tint. Even just a light legal tint would look sweet on the obp. |
04-12-2011, 11:37 PM | #320 |
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I have to agree with the tints, once photo-bucket is done updating I will post a picture for reference. Like the look with the new spacers
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04-13-2011, 07:49 AM | #321 |
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I've considered tint. MN is 50%, so it's pretty weak. Not sure if it's worth it for something that light.
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04-13-2011, 12:46 PM | #322 | |
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Also here is a 35% tint on a OBP Sedan for reference, I don't think its too dark at all and can see out just fine at night. Its not exactly "legal" here in CA but nobody really cares when its that light |
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04-13-2011, 12:58 PM | #323 |
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Hey xluben,
Great build thread. I picked up the Defi series gauges also, have a question about the oil pressure gauge: When you took out the stock oil pressure sensor, does it throw a code? Did you just leave the wire unplugged? Thanks! |
04-13-2011, 01:16 PM | #324 |
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xluben,
I just got a 2011 wrx and want to do an e85 tune/mods. Thanks for the awesome thread to get me started!!! |
04-13-2011, 01:52 PM | #325 | ||
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Tint looks good. I don't know if I even want to go with 35%. I don't need to give people a reason to pull me over... Quote:
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