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| Jack Standz |
 Oct 11 2026, 02:35 PM
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As you all know, gas (and diesel) prices are on a rampage and are the highest we personally have ever seen them. Maybe using E85 is a viable work around?
Take a look at the embedded table showing current gas prices and how they've skyrocketed the last year in the Bay Area (probably similar experiences elsewhere). Then last night we went to the store and E85 was selling at only $3.39. Anyone have experience running E85 in their 914? A simple jet change on a carbureted 914? Just an adjustment to the tune in a FI 914? Fuel pump change needed? (We already have alcohol ready fuel lines) Having never run E85, looking for thoughts from the experts here. TIA Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| GregAmy |
Oct 11 2026, 06:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,705 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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As noted above, even with MS you'd have to do a totally different tune and a sensor to swap to the other tune.
Unless you're driving your 914 15,000 miles per year it really doesn't make economical sense (the cost of adding a sensor and the dyno time to tune it could buy a lot of fuel...) |
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Jack Standz Gas prices are too high! What about E85? Oct 11 2026, 02:35 PM
Superhawk996 D-jet forggeda’ bout’ it.
With a mega squir... Oct 11 2026, 03:57 PM Osnabruck914 Frankly, owning and operating a 914 is a luxury to... Oct 11 2026, 07:16 PM Chris914n6 NO. Not even a viable option. E10 already causes p... Oct 11 2026, 07:56 PM
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NO. Not even a viable option. E10 already causes ... Oct 11 2026, 10:33 PM dtmehall :agree: with Osnabruck914 Oct 11 2026, 08:05 PM bkrantz The cool thing is that even at past lows gas price... Oct 11 2026, 08:37 PM |
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