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Originally Posted by
WingmanSR20
Actually, ethanol contents above the average 10% can have damaging effects to the rubber fuel lines and the fuel tank itself. This is a big reason why certain vehicles were branded flexfuel while their counterparts were not. You can run standard lines but expect a shorter lifespan from them. He's not wrong to suggest looking into replacement lines designed for E85.
hes wrong. its misinformation. your lines will not fail earlier due to e85.
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Originally Posted by
JKTUNING
We have done literally about 100 E85 conversions at the shop in the past 2 years or so (we have a station 100ft from our building).
The lines shouldn't need upgraded UNLESS you are planning on out flowing the stock lines.
The only real problem we have ran into when running E85 is it will literally clean your fuel tank.. so if there is any amount of dirt buildup or rust or anything in the tank it might cause some issues.
We have seen a lot of fuel pickups getting clogged with dirt/debris after switching from gas to E85. This does NOT happen on every single vehicle but we have definitely noticed an increase in fuel pump pickup clogging in car's that have made the switch.
This is just something to note for future reference that we have picked up on over the past few years.
thank you.
alot of you guys who are spouting incorrect information should stop. research it, speak to people have done it and do it. this is so that you dont give incorrect information, making people either A. stear away from e85 or b. change alot of stuff that doesnt need to be changed wasting money and time.
stratton.