@Jvincetti , maybe they are the only ones that removed the engine and put it on an old school dynamometer? Doubtful with today's all encompassing sensors that the ECU's need to see. But possible.

 

How exactly can you run e85 without changing your fuel system whatsoever?

 

Contact IdealRace, Eric is the owner

 

I just got IdealRace E85 and TCU tune. Between work and crappy weather I haven't even had a chance to drive the car. It's not my daily, more of a weekend car when i am not on call for work.

What i can speak about is the experience I had spending time with Eric while he tuned my transmission and ECU. He treated me very professionally and dare I say like we've been friends for a while. I picked his brains with layman's questions and some just general want to know and learn things as well. He willingly put up with me and even explained everything he had to do to even get the tunes made. Tuning is no joke!

He's a stable genius and a very friendly guy. He really went out of his way to meet me on his way home from California, just to tune my car. Not everyday you get that kind of customer service and a friendship at the same time. I'm sure I'll never be his best friend, lol, but I know he'll answer any questions I have and will help where he can.

Now off to drive once this nasty weather clears. Will update experience once I can.

I don't have enough post to sell my JB4 and auto start/stop reversal harness (turns it off at start of vehicle instead of on). if you know one interested DM me. No need for them now.

 

Well, to disappoint once again, I don't have a draggy to show you (yet).

However, with the TCU tune I'm able to launch control, brake and mash gas, and OH GEE WILLAKERS that Q4 is now a quadrafakelio!

In the words of my 5 year old daughter in the backseat: Dad, when you did that fast thing, my drink is now empty......

Well, I can't win at everything as i now have a mess on isle 2 but I sure had a smile on my face and the giggles. You don't truly enjoy a car if it can't do that.

I had the jb4 and it was great. Nothing negative to say about it.
But this is a whole different car.

 

Well, to disappoint once again, I don't have a draggy to show you (yet).

However, with the TCU tune I'm able to launch control, brake and mash gas, and OH GEE WILLAKERS that Q4 is now a quadrafakelio!

In the words of my 5 year old daughter in the backseat: Dad, when you did that fast thing, my drink is now empty......

Well, I can't win at everything as i now have a mess on isle 2 but I sure had a smile on my face and the giggles. You don't truly enjoy a car if it can't do that.

I had the jb4 and it was great. Nothing negative to say about it.
But this is a whole different car.

How much for the tcu time and how is I'd flashed?

 

It’s 275whp from their website on pump gas

 

Yep, and like 315WHP on corn.

 

since its been sometime, have you had any durability issues or corrosive issues with this?

 

my motor blew up

 

I'd love to hear from @IdealRace too.

 

he said it was crank shaft, but i’m not really to sure. I ended up replacing the motor and selling the car. I do believe the guy who runs alfissimo might also know some of the details as he is in and out of the shop who replaced the motor and diagnosed the car.

 

I haven't had any issues. I did have a few weird fail to start things going on but it ended up being my battery needing to be reconditioned with a better charger than what I was using. I finally got a ctek mx 5.0.
I use Archoil 6200 fuel stabilizer with the e85 to help with some lubricity concerns.
I have around 8k miles on the tune so far.

 

any other mods?

 

Well this is quite scary. I run the MTD E85 tune now and so far it’s a blast power wise. I still have to bring it to a dyno though.

@ShaneC Do you think the failure is related to the tune ? How many miles/km did the car have ?

 

40k miles on the car when it blew up, oil changes every 4-5k miles.

 

What was the E content? Below E70?

 

So many variables.

 

Running a edgy corn tune without a corn sensor always seemed a bit risky tool me

 

Agree. Def needs to be above E70 and many pumps are not. Has to be tested or have sensor installed. I just test mine every time i fill my cans.

 

I think, but I’m completely amateur, that if you set the spark advance to something tolerable for E60, then E85 can do no harm. The reverse is false.

I hope so at least, because in France where I live, the stations give you E60 in winter without telling you. It’s just a national policy to prevent trouble with cold starts.

 

Competizione Cat back, IdealRace intake and transmission tune. Thought about adding madness blow off valve but not sure. I dont dog my car but im also not afraid to lay into either.
I also use Archoil 6200 fuel additive, not sure if it makes a difference but i know the stuff worked really good in my powerstroke.
In Houston we have plenty of e85 pumps, the one i use, I check and it is at 85

 

Wow.

Anyway according to my local mechanic to whom I mentioned the case, if it really is a crankshaft failure, it shouldn't really directly be E85 related.