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    I target AFR in the mid 12s and dont get scared if I see 13s on e85. Keep timing low.
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    I want my afr to run in the mid 11's so I can safety drop a pulley and/or ad more timing. The problem is it keeps leaning out into the mid 12's come the 6200rpm shift point and I can't figure out why.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crbquist View Post
    I want my afr to run in the mid 11's so I can safety drop a pulley and/or ad more timing. The problem is it keeps leaning out into the mid 12's come the 6200rpm shift point and I can't figure out why.
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    Quote Originally Posted by darkhorizon View Post
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    Why would you want to keep timing low? You can run more timing and boost with E85 due to it burning a lot cooler than 93.


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    Quote Originally Posted by crbquist View Post
    Why would you want to keep timing low? You can run more timing and boost with E85 due to it burning a lot cooler than 93.


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    From my limited experience with E85, it seems to prefer boost-heavy combinations vs advancing timing. The cooling effect on the charge really is conducive to adding boost and the results are usually spectacular. Not sure why, but they don't seem to respond as well to added ignition timing vs gasoline stuff.
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