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This is what provokes the question-do we need to run Ethanol fuel system cleaners. I know some tuners recommend it (but not a specific brand). I have never used anything other than PowerPlus top lube with E85 fills and that's it.
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Lucus helps with cold start-up on full E85.
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Update: Hot Shots seems very similar to PowerPlus. I guess I'll stick with it since I'm so used to it and it's been good to me for 100K miles of driving.
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I'd love to run E but my car is not daily driven and sits for a while (two-three weeks) at a time or more. I guess I'll have to stick with 91/meth..
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I replaced my failed injector and ran E85 without it no problems. My E85 tune is custom Stage 2+ (balls out race tune) and continues to work fine without PowerPlus. As for fuel system cleaners, do not use them. Most contain PEA which can give O2 sensors problems. Running E85 cleans out any sticky gunk (not particulates) because it's a solvent. My 2 cents
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I felt the same about fuel system cleaners since alcohol...is a cleaner. I'm glad I'm not the only one to consider using cleaners a bit trivial. The PowerPlus I was told wasn't for the fuel system on the S55 but for the upper cylinders of the engine wear itself. The harsher ethanol fuel blow-by gas that seeps past the rings is harsh on the engine and the PowerPlus just adds that 'courtesy spit' to help keep things nice and slimy. I guess it can't hurt then to keep using it, so after the 100K miles of me using it, I think I'll just keep it going but when I eventually strip this motor down, I'll take tons of pics to see what it might've helped with (if anything).
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I think the real play for PowerPlus are the race cars running Methanol as fuel. That's where I could see the top lube helping to alleviate how corrosive methanol is on steel heads and valves. Ethanol is nowhere as corrosive as M1 but I think since it's still "alcohol" the PowerPlus idea made its way down to us E85 users.
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