[Shotimes] Re: Ford fuel injector cleaner

[Ron Porter]

We just had a discussion on the V8 lst about this, as one of the guys who
recently bought an STI posted a link from someone on the NASIOC (WRX/STI
forum) about this.

 

I wouldn't do it, unless you already have an FFV vehicle.
Ethanol/methanol/moonshine has less than 50% of the BTU content of gasoline,
so you better have a price for E85 that is at least half of gasoline to make
it worth it. Yu have to run a lot more fuel through to get an equal benefit.

 

IMNSHO, for serious tree-huggers, Muslim-oil-producing-country-haters, or
people with huge amounts of ADM stock (all with a bunch of time on their
hands....and a spare engine in case they cook one), it might be worth the
effort. Otherwise, why bother?

 

Yes, running straight alky will give better performance, and the engine runs
cooler, but at what cost?

 

Ron Porter

 

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From: Zach Leahy [mailto:leahyz@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:24 PM
To: Ron Porter
Cc: `V6 SHOtimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Ford fuel injector cleaner

 

Speakin gof RFG fuels, we have just gotten stations carrying E85 here in
Fort Wayne.  (85% Ethanol) and Indiana is slated for a huge ethanol plant
here in the near future.   I keep thinking that with the tuning ability of a
tweecer and WBO2 it should be pretty feasible to make an SHO run in E85.  I
expect it has a slightly different AFR, probably righer than pure gasoline
becasue of shorter chain molecules and burns slower so may need advanced
ignition timing.... . But that's all speculation.  

 

anybody have details on E85 and the differences it takes to burn vs.
gasoline?  If a higher Fuel Pressure is required, I have plans to accomodate
that in the near future.  I am thinking that it would be a fun project that
may end up saving some cash at the pump since I already have all the tuning
capacity avaialble. 

 

Z

 

On 11/15/05, Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote: 

Yep.

If you run gas with an alky content (10%, or any of the RFG fuels) you are
basically running injector cleaner through the injectors with every tank of 
gas.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net ]
On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:36 AM
To: `V6 SHOtimes; AMerritt@ILSCO.com
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Ford fuel injector cleaner

Waste of money unless the fuel you use is crap and you only use a tank or 
less
a month.

Paul


On 11/14/2005 12:47:51 PM, amerritt@ilsco.com wrote:
> I am going to run a can of ford injector cleaner thru my z28. I heard that
> this stuff screws directly on to the fuel rail is this true and
> experiences with it?
> I am also going to run a can of chev tope end cleaner thru any help there
> as well?
>
>
> Alan Merritt 
> Quality Engineer
> Glenmoor Company
> 513-367-9100
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