gr8gatzby Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 took the XC back into the shop for a laundry list of issues and my kid brother kindly lent me his Murano while he's in Key West on business for the next few days. it dawned on me that i had heard that some Nissans were flex fuel and reviewing the manual verified this. i found 105 octane E85 at a BP station for $2.17...$0.40 cheaper than 87!! It feels no different and power+MPG appears to be unaffected(subjectively)...contrary to what I've heard about using E85. Anyone selling kits to convert the swede 5 pot to flex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prasamin Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 took the XC back into the shop for a laundry list of issues and my kid brother kindly lent me his Murano while he's in Key West on business for the next few days. it dawned on me that i had heard that some Nissans were flex fuel and reviewing the manual verified this. i found 105 octane E85 at a BP station for $2.17...$0.40 cheaper than 87!! It feels no different and power+MPG appears to be unaffected(subjectively)...contrary to what I've heard about using E85. Anyone selling kits to convert the swede 5 pot to flex? lucky you....you need to buy a 55 gallon container and start selling that stuff to California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorBleemo Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 There has to be a way since the V50 is flex-fuel certified. I would be interested if there was a kit to do this to the older whiteblocks in our 850s and early 70s. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfish Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 There is currently no available E-85 fuel conversion kits offered for any vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burban Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 E85 is more corrosive than normal unleaded gas. So I beleive the changes to support E85 are stainless fuel lines instead of plastic / rubber and larger fuel injectors - both can be done.However - the computer also needs some sensors to adjust the air / fuel mix based on the alcohol content. This would probably be the most difficult part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 in my experience, alcohol motors take a long time to warm up, something to think about if you're in a cold environment...(many Brazilian cars are run on sugar cane alcohol)-jaxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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