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*All fuel and air passages must be enlarged. | *All fuel and air passages must be enlarged. | ||
*Many fuel pumps cannot pump E85 on an extended basis. Even the old diaphagm style pumps tend to suffer internal damage. Some seem able to hold up for years. There's no clear evidence of which ones last and which don't yet. Other than the electric racing pumps sold "for use with alcohol/methanol." | *Many fuel pumps cannot pump E85 on an extended basis. Even the old diaphagm style pumps tend to suffer internal damage. Some seem able to hold up for years. There's no clear evidence of which ones last and which don't yet. Other than the electric racing pumps sold "for use with alcohol/methanol." | ||
− | *Pot metal carburetors have been known to corrode internally from extended use of E85. | + | *Pot metal carburetors have been known to corrode internally from extended use of E85. |
+ | *There are several carburetor companies now producing carburetors designed for the use of E85,"Quick Fuel", "Barry Grants Demon Carburetion", "APD Carburetors." | ||
+ | There are also companies that will convert your Holley style Carburetor to E85 as well, "Mark Sullens E85 Carburetors .com " or "Race on E85 . com". | ||
===Fuel injected engines=== | ===Fuel injected engines=== |