$15,000 in performance parts what would you get?

[vr4_rider]

It would never be as high as e98. The highest it would ever be is E85. During the winter it's a lot lower than that and even during the other seasons it may not be as close to E85 as you think. That's why it's good to do a water test at the pump to see what concentration of ethanol you have in the fuel.

Michael, if the pump has e70, e85, and e98 why can't the mixture be more than e85? The line may have e98 from the previous user.
Or do they not have e70 and e98 at ethanol pumps?

[vr4_rider]

yes this is true for sure. There isnt much of a differnece though up here at least. Not enough people use it so by the time they put e85 in there is still a lot of 70 left andand it all kind of mixes together. We've never really noticed a huge difference when the stations switch because of this. It is something to pay attention to though.

Crap--that's kinda scary! I was thinking of getting an AEM tune on e85.

[Austin@STM]

Crap--that's kinda scary! I was thinking of getting an AEM tune on e85.

DO IT! It is absolutely worth it, just be sure to keep an eye on the gas, you can test it, or ask the people that work there, a manager should know what it is.

To the previous post, there are no e-70 or e-98 pumps, and there is never E-98 in the pump. All pumps are E-85 pumps, just somtimes at least up north they switch to a winter blend of E-70 because it is easier to start than E-85, and then for a couple months in summer it goes to e-85

[vr4_rider]

Ah, thanks Austin..Tell Em I said what's up

[Mean Green]

If I had 15k and I wanted to put it into my 3k I would

1. Make sure I have a dependable DD, so there goes 3~4k

2. I'd get a Pampena Stroker and a TD05 kit w/ 16g's or hell...20G's...lol

[stealthee]

There's no reason you can't run E85 on a factory ECU, you just need bigger injectors and maybe something to control timing.

Steve

What the fuck are you smoking?

[Austin@STM]

What the fuck are you smoking?

We have been trying to figure that one out

[stealthee]

I've never heard of this clown until 3sgto came about and he has given out more bad info in a month than some gave out in 6 years.

[Austin@STM]

I am glad to know other people know its bad info.

[MK_94_3000GT]

i just dont understand how you can disagree when i have built my car from the ground up, having to buy the entire engine, transfer case (luckily not a trans though), rolling chassis, belts, fluids, heads, everything for 13k. i say to people i have about 14k in it because by now i probably do. i have gone blow thru now, and everything associated with that.

as i said, if you can do the work yourself, 15k is more than enough to build a 6g74 monster. i guarantee i could build a 3.7-3.9L shortblock for less than 5k. that leaves you 10k to do top end, turbos, and find the little weird pieces you need to make power steering and junk work.

one day i will build my dream engine. when i get done i will add everything up and find you and let you know how much it is. it seems people dont understand that there is technology out there that has already been proven and just needs to be adapted for our cars. getting custom pistons/rods made is only as expensive as 3sx charges for their forged pistons rods... and we all know how much they mark up the price on everything. i have done the math, i promise you its doable. 15k is a lot to spend on a motor, but thats what *I* would do with it.

You need to not take what I say personally. I'm not saying your stupid for thinking it, I just RESPECTFULLY disagree with you. Meaning I hear what you're saying, but I dont believe it.

Ok so for the sake of argument, lets say you can build and assemble a 3.7-3.9L Short block for $5k

What turbos are you putting on there? How much do they cost?
Heads, are you going some kind of stage 3 or ported and polished, whats that cost?
Cams and gears, what you doing there?
What engine management system are you running, how much does it cost?
What injectors are you running, how much do they cost?
What fuel do you plan on running, if its going to be e85 then what set up are you running?
Gauges?
Boost controller?

I'm going to guess you know where I'm going with this at this point. Point being even if you buy everything used, I dont see this coming in at $15k. Why cuz I have receipts from my own build (DR800, 72 3.1L) as well as another build (DR800, 72 3.1L done by a shop). So good luck with your $15k 74 monster, but by mere definition of a monster I dont think thats enough for parts and machine work.