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Old 12-06-2021, 08:04 PM
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I reached out to the people who tuned my Vette and asked about switching to E85. To my understanding, I wouldn't need to replace the fuel pump or the injectors all I would need to do is buy the fuel sensor kit and get a retune. The problem is I can't really find any solid information to back what information i do have. When I asked him about it he quoted me at $3k saying that would cover tune, labor and a new fuel pump. Before i even responded, because im not sure if he even remembers that he already worked on my car before, I wanted insight on what exactly would be needed to do the conversion and roughly what the price should be around to do it.

I have a base C6, auto, K&N intake with cat delete and borla atak cat back system and it's currently tuned on 91.

So all I really want to do (for now) is get it retuned for E85 using the DSX flex fuel kit.

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Gotta ask.....................how did you do? Seems like there are few responses to E-85 WHY??????
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Gotta ask.....................how did you do? Seems like there are few responses to E-85 WHY??????

I reached out to the person who is now my mechanic/tuner. It's doable on stock injectors and fuel pump, got it retuned now and i can run E85 or 91 as i please. I got my kit from lethal garage through my mechanic
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How were the gains?Thinking about this also.
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How were the gains?Thinking about this also.

right now im a little over 400 whp with E85, cat delete, Borla atak cat back and BTR stage 2 cam
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Appreciate the reply.I don't know if it is worth it to me.I have the same cam and longtubes and I am just over 460whp on 93.Also on an 08 auto.

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Appreciate the reply.I don't know if it is worth it to me.I have the same cam and longtubes and I am just over 460whp on 93.Also o an 08 auto.

Yeah i need to still do my headers and intake manifold
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I am still on the factory intake.They flow pretty good for stock.
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maybe there is some gains from E85 from 91 but not much from 93 to E85
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I run e85 on my 08 as well.

I put larger injectors in (flex fuel truck injectors) and the sensor - thats it.

I would not run stock injectors. The duty cycle will be insane.

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