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Hi Guys,

I'm looking for some advice on how i can turn my car in to a duel fuel machine.
I'd like to be able to run E85 & ULP98 without me having to do much/anything apart from simply filling up.

With only 1-2 petrol stations in Canberra having E85 & numerous trips to country NSW, running just E85 is not an option.

So a few questions:
1: Is the ability to run both E85 & ULP98 feasible/practical?
2: What parts are required (rough costing)?
3: What will the total setup cost be (rough install cost)?
4: What are the advantages of running E85 (fuel consumption / power)?
5: What are the disadvantages of running E85(fuel consumption / power)?

6: Anything else relevant that I've missed...

Cheers,
Matt

I don't know if you have seen if but there is a bit of a discussion in the Tuning section here it should answer a lot of your questions plus might improve your chances of having the rest of your questions answered if you re-post it in there.

Mahtava wrote:Hi Guys,

I'm looking for some advice on how i can turn my car in to a duel fuel machine.
I'd like to be able to run E85 & ULP98 without me having to do much/anything apart from simply filling up.

With only 1-2 petrol stations in Canberra having E85 & numerous trips to country NSW, running just E85 is not an option.

So a few questions:
1: Is the ability to run both E85 & ULP98 feasible/practical?
2: What parts are required (rough costing)?
3: What will the total setup cost be (rough install cost)?
4: What are the advantages of running E85 (fuel consumption / power)?
5: What are the disadvantages of running E85(fuel consumption / power)?

6: Anything else relevant that I've missed...

Cheers,
Matt

Quickly what comes to mind....

1: Is the ability to run both E85 & ULP98 feasible/practical?
options are: flex fuel sensor with aftermarket ECU, ECU patch ( apparently from KIDO tuning ) or have 2 tune maps E85 / P98 which you can load depending what fuel you plan to run ( drain between fuels )
2: What parts are required (rough costing)?
sky is the limit? but basics may include, fuel pump, injectors and retune...depends what power you are chasing and what you plan to do with the car?
3: What will the total setup cost be (rough install cost)?
again? sky is the limit...depends if you do this yourself? workshop? where you source parts? what type of parts? etc etc...
4: What are the advantages of running E85 (fuel consumption / power)?
quick examples are lower fuel cost ( debatible ), power, torque, cooler charge combustion, helping the environment...
5: What are the disadvantages of running E85(fuel consumption / power)?
quick examples are water condensation, oil may become milky, parts prone to rust, E85 being a solvent may eat away parts/components, cold starts, initial setup costs, fuel consumption, limited fuel stations