any one running an E85 gauge to show how good the E in the car is?

[mustang347]

I did a search and didnt see anything. Since the Ngauge is no longer available, i have the RTD from lund but there is no way to actually tell what the percentage is in the car. I can test at every fill up i guess but was wondering if there was a "E gauge" anyone was using or recommending to constantly monitor the %

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[andrewtac]

I use the fuel-it sensor and their app. I ended up buying a bypass housing and put it on my return line on the fore kit (I bought the fuel-it kit prior to planning on FI). It works great. I usually test prior to fill up and then if a pump is known good I then just check post fill up with the sensor. Once I get to 75 or below on the app I go looking for high content again and pretest; repeat. I usually fill up around a half tank so even a low content will not go below 70.

 

[mustang347]

i looked on their site and it only shows F150's...is it a "universal" thing?

 

[andrewtac]

i looked on their site and it only shows F150's...is it a "universal" thing?

https://www.fuel-it.com/ford-mustang-5-0-flex-fuel-kits/

I only ended up using their sensor. Which is much cheaper elsewhere and then got a bypass housing for the sensor on ebay to put on a return line. The kit in the link is complete and will work with a stock fuel system.

Forgot also used the kits Bluetooth stuff.

 

[Zinc03svt]

I had my tuner tune for the E85 I got at the station I used. The power difference between e70-e85 is minuscule… Don’t sweat it.

 

[LSchicago]

I test each batch to be sure. Last fill up was 89%.

 

[fuelforfire87]

I have the innovate motorsports ethanol gauge in my car. Installed the ethanol sensor in the return line of my fore system using their flex fuel intercept kit. I do notice that at higher ethanol levels it is not super accurate though. With pump gas it reads right at E10 but with E85 (tested at 85%) it only reads E78-E79. Still it is helpful though if I fill up at a station that I don't regularly get E85 from.

https://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/MTXD.php#3904

 

[DougS550]

I use the fuel-it sensor and their app. I ended up buying a bypass housing and put it on my return line on the fore kit (I bought the fuel-it kit prior to planning on FI). It works great. I usually test prior to fill up and then if a pump is known good I then just check post fill up with the sensor. Once I get to 75 or below on the app I go looking for high content again and pretest; repeat. I usually fill up around a half tank so even a low content will not go below 70.

What tester do you use for pre E85 checks?

 

[andrewtac]

What tester do you use for pre E85 checks?

The one with the monkey on it. All are the same it is just basic chemistry

 

[DougS550]

The one with the monkey on it. All are the same it is just basic chemistry

Copy Boost Monkey. And don't tell my friend who has a PHD in Bio-Chemistry, that it's basic.lol

 

[GP70]

Torque app has a ethanol pid. Only works on the Flex tune.

 

[LSchicago]

Torque app has a ethanol pid. Only works on the Flex tune.

I wish The N gauge would read it on E85R.

 

[vanquishvzla]

besides installing the sensor and the gauge... do you need to do something else? programming? tuning? idk.

 

[Slopoke]

I used a Zeitronix ECA-2 in one of my other cars. The guage is very thin, compared to a typical guage. I installed the gauge in my glove box, since it's not something that you have to constantly monitor. If you do get a ethanol monitoring system, don't buy the sensor from the kit maker, buy a Continental sensor on your own. That'll save you about $70.00 on up, depending on manufacturer of the kit you decide to buy.

 

[vanquishvzla]

i was looking at this kit:

https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Mot...1JCCWGF/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B071JCCWGF&psc=1

my plan was to install the gauge inside the glovebox and split the fuel line on the driver side in order to install the sensor. But I'm not sure if i need something else or if the sensor will affect the fuel delivery.

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