E85 in RX7

NoDOHC · 05-13-2010, 10:10 PM

So I had a few spare moments from work and I decided to do some beta testing for an air-cooled VW project (which will be running E85). It seemed an excellent idea to run E85 in my Mazda to test for startability (I had heard rumors that E85 did not start well).

The good news is that the car started just fine on E85.

The bad news is that I got approx. 300 miles on E85 before I started having Injectors sticking (this made the car not idle properly). I replaced the bad injectors and went back to regular gas, but now it appears that my fuel pump has given up the ghost.

Has anyone else experienced similar problems running E85?

05-13-2010, 10:10 PM	#1
NoDOHC The quest for more torque Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin Posts: 855 Rep Power: 17	E85 in RX7 So I had a few spare moments from work and I decided to do some beta testing for an air-cooled VW project (which will be running E85). It seemed an excellent idea to run E85 in my Mazda to test for startability (I had heard rumors that E85 did not start well). The good news is that the car started just fine on E85. The bad news is that I got approx. 300 miles on E85 before I started having Injectors sticking (this made the car not idle properly). I replaced the bad injectors and went back to regular gas, but now it appears that my fuel pump has given up the ghost. Has anyone else experienced similar problems running E85? __________________ 1986 GXL ('87 4-port NA - Haltech E8, LS2 Coils. Defined Autoworks Headers, Dual 2.5" Exhaust (Dual Superflow, dBX mufflers) 1991 Coupe (KYB AGX Shocks, Eibach lowering springs, RB exhaust, Stock and Automatic)

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