Member Profile - Rome - Final Update (pg 62)

[Rome_BRZ]

There's apparently an E85 pump at Kirrawee Caltex but I've never seen it when I fill up there. I'm gonna take a good look on the weekend because if there really is one there I will seriously be considering jumping to E85! The Heathcote Caltex is near work, the Kirrawee Caltex is around the corner from the girlfriends place!

[bass_straitener]

There's apparently an E85 pump at Kirrawee Caltex but I've never seen it when I fill up there. I'm gonna take a good look on the weekend because if there really is one there I will seriously be considering jumping to E85! The Heathcote Caltex is near work, the Kirrawee Caltex is around the corner from the girlfriends place!

Not sure but isn't E85 a United product only? I think the Caltex product is called EFlex and isn't suitable for our cars as we don't have a flexible fuel sensor.

Might be worth checking again.

[Rome_BRZ]

There's apparently an E85 pump at Kirrawee Caltex but I've never seen it when I fill up there. I'm gonna take a good look on the weekend because if there really is one there I will seriously be considering jumping to E85! The Heathcote Caltex is near work, the Kirrawee Caltex is around the corner from the girlfriends place!

Not sure but isn't E85 a United product only? I think the Caltex product is called EFlex and isn't suitable for our cars as we don't have a flexible fuel sensor.

Might be worth checking again.

Not sure but whenever it has been discussed in the forums regarding availability Caltex stations are mentioned too??

[Rome_BRZ]

Just had a reminder pop up in my phone that Caltex E-Flex switches to the winter blend this week.

Note that this introduces approx a 5% error into your AFRs, which is not significant and compensated for anyway.

I assume by his post it would be fine to run E-flex even though they have a seasonal blend

[bass_straitener]

Just had a reminder pop up in my phone that Caltex E-Flex switches to the winter blend this week.

Note that this introduces approx a 5% error into your AFRs, which is not significant and compensated for anyway.

I assume by his post it would be fine to run E-flex even though they have a seasonal blend

I think that's the problem with the change from 70-85% ethanol depending on season, a tuned car for E85 I would think would have problems and see a fair amount of correction in timing etc.

A car like the Commodore has a flex fuel sensor can adjust to the changes in the Eflex blend whilst our cars don't have a sensor and therefore would just start pinging etc.

That' my understanding.

[Rome_BRZ]

Just had a reminder pop up in my phone that Caltex E-Flex switches to the winter blend this week.

Note that this introduces approx a 5% error into your AFRs, which is not significant and compensated for anyway.

I assume by his post it would be fine to run E-flex even though they have a seasonal blend

I think that's the problem with the change from 70-85% ethanol depending on season, a tuned car for E85 I would think would have problems and see a fair amount of correction in timing etc.

A car like the Commodore has a flex fuel sensor can adjust to the changes in the Eflex blend whilst our cars don't have a sensor and therefore would just start pinging etc.

That' my understanding.

If you are saying that if I have it tuned to United's E85 I will have issues with E-flex then I understand. However when I say E85 I mean it in general, and I will only be using E-flex. Coyote tells me he's been using Caltex for two years so that's enough proof for me that I won't have any problems

[coyote]

Not quite 2 years yet, but long enough to see the change in fuel trims. It is tiny and there's still no knock.

As with anyone with mods and a tune, you should be checking for yourself or getting someone else to do it.

Bruce's experience is proof of the value of doing so. I note he was ridiculed when he first started checking his car, but it now appears to have been a good move.

[<GB>]

As with anyone with mods and a tune, you should be checking for yourself or getting someone else to do it.

Bruce's experience is proof of the value of doing so. I note he was ridiculed when he first started checking his car, but it now appears to have been a good move.

this!!!

dont know why people ridiculed him for it, im glad you and him found issues so it may have saved his and my engines!!!!

[Rome_BRZ]

Not quite 2 years yet, but long enough to see the change in fuel trims. It is tiny and there's still no knock.

As with anyone with mods and a tune, you should be checking for yourself or getting someone else to do it.

Bruce's experience is proof of the value of doing so. I note he was ridiculed when he first started checking his car, but it now appears to have been a good move.

Yeh I agree, if your car is modified it's silly not to monitor it at least every now and then.

I don't remember anyone other than BUDDAH ridiculing people for logging though so that opinion doesn't count for much

[Rome_BRZ]

Today I picked up:

- SARD Fuel Pump (265 l/h)
- SARD Fuel Regulator
- ID1000 Injectors

These will now collect dust in my room for 3-4 weeks until everything else is ready to go on

[rooby]

Getting pretty close now. It's so hard waiting when you have parts lying around.

[Rome_BRZ]

Getting pretty close now. It's so hard waiting when you have parts lying around.

I know

[jslayz]

oooooh exciting times coming

[Rome_BRZ]

oooooh exciting times coming

Yes very exciting times! I want to keep a lid on what turbo I'm getting, want it to be a surprise, but I'm down to two turbos (only one is on the list I mentioned before). One will give me good power with fast spooling, the other will give slightly slower spooling with higher mid end and top end power...

I can't decide whether I want faster spooling or more power. If I go with the turbo that has higher spooling I might get sick of the turbo falling off in the higher RPMs. If I go with the turbo that has high mid to top end power, I might get sick of the time it takes to pick up!

[JDGT05]

Pick the one with the fast spool personally I don't know how often I would get to use the top end power!