The NOVA'S Switch to E85 Begins! Fixing the Leaky FORD 9" Rear End.
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Warmer weather and drag racing season can't come soon enough. In the series of these off-season videos, this time I'm building the new fuel system as the Nova is switching over to E85! I go over the changes I made, products I used to make switching over to E85 as easy as possible. Can't wait to fire the car up on E85 and hear what it sounds like and finally see what it smells like. I hear some people love the smell and others hate it. Either way, if it keeps the supercharged intake air temps a bit cooler on our 383ci small block Chevy... I'll be happy!
My 1971 Chevy Nova has a Chassis Works ladder bar style rear suspension with a Ford 9 inch rear end. Although the Moser Axles and Strange center section have performed great, the axle seals have always leaked leaving a huge mess on the inside of the wheels. Well... I hope I found a fix to that in this video!
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Looking Great! Can't wait till you fire it up and share what the difference in sound is. Keep up the good work.
Sweet progress. Can’t wait to you hit the track again. Thanks for the tips on the fuel lines. Going to try e85 for the first time.
We’re in it together, trying E85 for the first time! Hoping for good results 🙏🏻
Thanks, your vids help me and my build.
Glad they can help!
Thankyou for your videos. Going to E85 for first time as well. Got an ATM ordered. Do you feel comfortable with the Holley Black to supply enough fuel? I am wrestling with that question. Running similar engine as you.
Going to find out! Will get a bigger pump if needed. I never had issues with a 110gph pump on race gas so I’m hoping 140gph and bigger lines will be enough!
Looks good. Just a couple of things, I would be scared a black pump is not going to be big enough. I run as big of a pump as possible on methanol, and I would think even E85 would need one bigger than a black pump. Not that I'm any expert, but I probably would have put at least a 250 pump on it. I've fought with fuel delivery issues in the past, and have learned to just go big right out of the gate. Also, on your return line in to the cell, does it dump in the top, or is there a tube that extends to below the fuel level on the inside? A lot of guys think if it just dumps in the top that it will aerate the fuel causing the car to not be as consistent.
Thanks for the information! I’ll dig into the pump math with a couple of engine builders I know to see what they think… but I agree.. I’d rather it be too much than not enough. Just about everything I read says I’ll need about 30% more fuel and this pump is almost exactly 30% more flow than what I had before and I was even a little rich with the previous pump. Might end up going bigger! Good point on the fuel return going into the top of the cell… that’s how our other cars are plumbed and we haven’t had any issues that we’ve noticed. We will the cell after every pass so it’s pretty much always full so maybe that’s keeping the fuel from aerating down low? Solid points though. Will look into them!
@@PLANBRACING If you still have foam in the cell, it's a moot point as the foam will prevent it from doing that. Since I've been known to bounce back and forth between methanol and gas, that kills foam, so I dont have any foam in my cell. Which reminds me, if you have foam and it's had gas in it, pull it out before putting an alchy based fuel in there or it will come apart and plug up everything in the fuel system.
The Nova hasn’t ever had foam in the fuel cell so we’ll be good there!
@@PLANBRACING Cool! I would suggest, once you get it all running again, fill the cell full like before a normal pass, fire it up, open the lid of the cell and look where the fuel is being returned. I wold bet it's above the fuel line. Simply adding a 4" long piece of tube to the bottom of the fitting gets it below the fuel line.
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