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KARATExxCHUCK
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So, I want to convert my '92 mustang to E85

What all do I have to do in order to make this happen?

Also, about how much will this cost and is it worth it?

Any help would be awesome!!

Thanks guys,

Charles [patriot]

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What's all done to the engine?

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Stock engine. Lol

Charles [patriot]

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There's no point in switching then. Unless you wanna go green but be prepared to fill your tank up more often.

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What would I need to to do to make this happen?

Charles [patriot]

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quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
What would I need to to do to make this happen?

Charles [patriot]

Larger injectors 60lbs?, teflon fuel lines for longevity, larger fuel pump, and custom tune.

[ 2013-08-20, 08:57 PM: Message edited by: SVTCOBRAFOREVER ]

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quote:
Originally posted by SVTCOBRAFOREVER:
quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
What would I need to to do to make this happen?

Charles [patriot]

Larger injectors 60lbs?, teflon fuel lines for longevity, larger fuel pump, and custom tune.
Exactly what he said ^^^. But you will hardly see any gains. For the money, you're better off doing a HCI setup.

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quote:
Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
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Originally posted by SVTCOBRAFOREVER:
quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
What would I need to to do to make this happen?

Charles [patriot]

Larger injectors 60lbs?, teflon fuel lines for longevity, larger fuel pump, and custom tune.
Exactly what he said ^^^. But you will hardly see any gains. For the money, you're better off doing a HCI setup.
Really thats it?
So if he did hci, would it then be worth it? How much will he gain?
How,does smog ca smog work?

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60lbs injectors is WAY overkill on a stock engine.

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quote:
Originally posted by Stangn5oh:
quote:
Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
quote:
Originally posted by SVTCOBRAFOREVER:
quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
What would I need to to do to make this happen?

Charles [patriot]

Larger injectors 60lbs?, teflon fuel lines for longevity, larger fuel pump, and custom tune.
Exactly what he said ^^^. But you will hardly see any gains. For the money, you're better off doing a HCI setup.
Really thats it?
So if he did hci, would it then be worth it? How much will he gain?
How,does smog ca smog work?

Yes that's it foolio. [Big Grin]
But I'm not shure on the exact gains but you'll gain some good rwhp considering it's only fuel you're changing. And from my understanding it burns cleaner so it should pass smog easier considering you have all your equipment and CARB E.O #'s for everything else(H/C/I).

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quote:
Originally posted by Stangn5oh:
quote:
Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
quote:
Originally posted by SVTCOBRAFOREVER:
quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
What would I need to to do to make this happen?

Charles [patriot]

Larger injectors 60lbs?, teflon fuel lines for longevity, larger fuel pump, and custom tune.
Exactly what he said ^^^. But you will hardly see any gains. For the money, you're better off doing a HCI setup.
Really thats it?
So if he did hci, would it then be worth it? How much will he gain?
How,does smog ca smog work?

Most aluminum heads are smog legal, so that's not a problem. A decent mild cam would work out fine for smog (trickflow stage 1 /E303).. I personally like the tfs1. And any decent intake. All should have CARB E.O. numbers. As long as you have your carb numbers, you'll be fine for smog. Just remember to keep your egr, smog pump and cats with a smog legal shorty header.

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I'm very pleased with all the responses. I really appreciate it guys!!
My goal is to do a HCI setup, but I'm waiting till I get my car painted first. Then ill move on to the internals.

THEN, maybe ill move on to corn fuel!! Hahahaha

Again, thanks for all of the responses!!!

Charles [patriot]

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S-trim > H/C/I

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quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
I'm very pleased with all the responses. I really appreciate it guys!!
My goal is to do a HCI setup, but I'm waiting till I get my car painted first. Then ill move on to the internals.

THEN, maybe ill move on to corn fuel!! Hahahaha

Again, thanks for all of the responses!!!

Charles [patriot]

If I were you I'd worry about paint last. Nothing worse than scratching a new paint job.

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quote:
Originally posted by Greasy:
S-trim > H/C/I

s-TRIM + e85 > hci.. [Smile]

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quote:
Originally posted by CornOil_&_Boost:
quote:
Originally posted by Greasy:
S-trim > H/C/I

s-TRIM + e85 > hci.. [Smile]
E85 > any race fuel maybe besides methanol [Big Grin]

[ 2013-08-22, 11:44 AM: Message edited by: Greasy ]

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quote:
Originally posted by Greasy:
S-trim > H/C/I

S-trim + HCI + methanol > S-trim....

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quote:
Originally posted by East Bay 50:
quote:
Originally posted by Greasy:
S-trim > H/C/I

S-trim + HCI + methanol = BOOM
FTFY

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quote:
Originally posted by CornOil_&_Boost:
quote:
Originally posted by Greasy:
S-trim > H/C/I

s-TRIM + e85 > hci.. [Smile]
Hahah I can't afford an S-trim!! But not a nad idea!! Hahah

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quote:
Originally posted by NEIGHT:
quote:
Originally posted by KARATExxCHUCK:
I'm very pleased with all the responses. I really appreciate it guys!!
My goal is to do a HCI setup, but I'm waiting till I get my car painted first. Then ill move on to the internals.

THEN, maybe ill move on to corn fuel!! Hahahaha

Again, thanks for all of the responses!!!

Charles [patriot]

If I were you I'd worry about paint last. Nothing worse than scratching a new paint job.
I was going to do it last , but my fender and my door are different colors at the moment and I hate that!!

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Slap primer on it till u done......I've seen good paint go to shit cause mods were done last

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Slap primer on it till u done......I've seen good paint go to shit cause mods were done last

Yup! My car had a nice paint job when I bought it. After all my mods and shit, the paint looks a little beat. And I'm still not done with it so I really have to repaint it after I'm done

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