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Get someone with a jeep and a fuel bowser head to the north and fill it to the tits with V Power get a few of you to pitch in to spread the cost and just do trips up the country when needed. Maybe a bit dodgy as far as transporting fuel is concerned but im sure you could pull the wool over the guards eyes if need be! Under the cover of darkness would be an idea :eyebrows:

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Get someone with a jeep and a fuel bowser head to the north and fill it to the tits with V Power get a few of you to pitch in to spread the cost and just do trips up the country when needed. Maybe a bit dodgy as far as transporting fuel is concerned but im sure you could pull the wool over the guards eyes if need be! Under the cover of darkness would be an idea :eyebrows:

 

Fuel goes off after a short while.

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The government tried to restrict high powered cars in the country and slow down the imports being shipped in. Shell did have V Power there but it was only 95octane it was a complete con! As far as i know theres no shell stations left in ireland at all. Apart from the North.

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i ran bpu 1.2bar everyday, no octane booster used on 95ron for a year no issues.had an afr gauge and it was slightly rich if anything. now E5 is supposed to be 99 ron and all topaz petrol smell's abit sweet like the E5 so i would think they have something in too

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i ran bpu 1.2bar everyday, no octane booster used on 95ron for a year no issues.had an afr gauge and it was slightly rich if anything. now E5 is supposed to be 99 ron and all topaz petrol smell's abit sweet like the E5 so i would think they have something in too

 

Are you running E5 now? If so is your afr gauge readings any better?

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topaz and maxol same 5percent bio and 99octane. in uk its tesco 99 problem is exactly like jamie said inconsistence in the fuel.just try and fill up in big garage with high volume

 

Yeah i fill up in mullingar, supposedly alot of subarus, evos and stuff like that fill up there as there is no other maxol near us.

 

Does the E5 vary or is it more the E85?

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i know there is a winter and sunmmer blend of e85. can be as low as 70percent ethanol. the additive is only addded to the tanker of fuel as its been loaded so yes there would be inconsistences in the e5 99 octane. have a look on the maxol site mate there should be a maxol station closer to you that does e85. i add 10/15 liters ofe85 104octane to a full tank every time that should balance up and hopefully get the full tank of fuel as close to 99/100 octane.

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i know there is a winter and sunmmer blend of e85. can be as low as 70percent ethanol. the additive is only addded to the tanker of fuel as its been loaded so yes there would be inconsistences in the e5 99 octane. have a look on the maxol site mate there should be a maxol station closer to you that does e85. i add 10/15 liters ofe85 104octane to a full tank every time that should balance up and hopefully get the full tank of fuel as close to 99/100 octane.

 

That must be bad for mapping with it being so inconsistant.

What power are you running? How long have you been mixing your fuel is it safe?

 

Just checked mate no E85 in westmeath. Guess i'll just stick with E5 for now.

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fwhp, Ryan G from here mapped it for me. got it dyno'd in WCP in Tralee, i had E5 in the tank at the time and there was no complaints from him on the fuel at the time anyway

 

Ah thats good to know. If yours is ok with E5 then mine definatly should be fine.

 

What boos are you running?

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Ah a single turbo owner in ireland. Did you get the work done here or uk? Are you glad you went single?

 

Rab, i know of at least 20 Big HP single 2jz's over here lol

 

 

We were going to run 1 of our evo's on E85, from a tuning point of view. Problem is, not only is Irelands supply and quality of E85 inconsistant but its also expensive - one of the main reasons bi-ethonal is used so much in the states is its lower Price typical $1.95 gal Vs $2.75 on average

 

Winter blend is actually E70 as it uses twice as much unleaded fuel to the Blend, Also, beware of mixing E85 with normal unleaded fuels to raise octane levels...you have to remember its not simply a higher octane unleaded fuel like Sunoco 260 GTX for example. E85 only contains 15% unleaded fuel so Unlike normal octane raisers, that other 84% ethanol will upset the Lambda value of the fuel in the tank if its mix ratio is to great.

Try and keep to a 5% - 10% mix ratio, which is easier to achieve by just filling with E5 ;)

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guys on the site say hub hp is the same as fly. however there has to be some transmission loss how much not sure. tween 400/450.e85 is 90 cent a liter compared to 130 unleaded cent in dublin so id say thats quite a difference.72 euro for a fill up uk spec tank with e85.104 euro for unleaded.

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Rab, i know of at least 20 Big HP single 2jz's over here lol

 

 

We were going to run 1 of our evo's on E85, from a tuning point of view. Problem is, not only is Irelands supply and quality of E85 inconsistant but its also expensive - one of the main reasons bi-ethonal is used so much in the states is its lower Price typical $1.95 gal Vs $2.75 on average

 

Winter blend is actually E70 as it uses twice as much unleaded fuel to the Blend, Also, beware of mixing E85 with normal unleaded fuels to raise octane levels...you have to remember its not simply a higher octane unleaded fuel like Sunoco 260 GTX for example. E85 only contains 15% unleaded fuel so Unlike normal octane raisers, that other 84% ethanol will upset the Lambda value of the fuel in the tank if its mix ratio is to great.

Try and keep to a 5% - 10% mix ratio, which is easier to achieve by just filling with E5 ;)

 

 

Hi Marty I'm playing with the single idea. I know its expensive but i would do it in stage's. are the single supras that you know running safe on E5? thats my biggest fear going single and not able to get good enough petrol for it.

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