STG II E85 Kit group buy

[SoloMotorsports]

While others have been working on or hinting about an e85 kit, we have delivered one.

Let's break it down by the numbers. We will use percentages to level the playing field due to how differently dynos can read.

E85 vs Big blower
The magnuson blower kit on race gas makes 538 hp
That's a 50% increase from the stock 359hp they measured.

Our Stg II E85 kit produces over 400whp and is available for B8's (2010-2012) The B8.5 kit is coming soon.
That's a 51% increase over the stock 260whp we measured.


Retail price $2200 on our kit.
This includes
E85 Tune
Pump Gas tune (91 or 93 oct)
File switcher
Pulley
Accessory Belt
HPFP upgrade

Dates:
Payment due: 1-25-16
Free Ground Shipping to Lower 48 states

Group buy tiers
1-2 = $2100
3-5 = $2000
6-10 = $1850
11-15 = $1700
15+ = $1499




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[GRUMPY-S4]

Amazing deal! So your kit produced 538hp on E85?


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[ptper]

[mgaman]

Wish we had E85 in this fucking state.

[fitzydude]

Amazing deal! So your kit produced 538hp on E85?


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542 hp actually (using an APR dyno of course)

[GRUMPY-S4]

So a Stage 2 93 Octane car produces 515hp?


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[colby7]

Hmm game changer for the 91 oct state folks?

[SoloMotorsports]

Amazing deal! So your kit produced 538hp on E85?


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No our kit produces over 51% more power than a stock car.
This graph shows our shop car putting down well over 400whp.
A stock car on our dyno makes about 260whp.

This is running fuel that costs less than $2/gallon.

Here is our dyno readout as measured at the wheels.

[SoloMotorsports]

Hmm game changer for the 91 oct state folks?

Indeed it is!

[GRUMPY-S4]

Do you have to cut the band on the ECU and send it in? Do you have any track times? 1/8th mile or 1/4mile? We have been waiting in your other thread for real track results (which were promised) and no one ever posted any.


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[schirm]

awesome work guys!

I wish NJ sold E85..

[Frinkferta]

That's an amazing deal! E85 is where it's at, 105 octane for less than $2/gallon!

[Frinkferta]

Anyone got a DIY link to the HPFP upgrade?

[colby7]

Is this only for B8 S4s or for all 3.0 TFSIs?

[boseephuss]

Just curious as to how our cars handle running E85 full time? No degradation or corrosion issues? Great to see this getting more traction.

[andthen]

Anyone got a DIY link to the HPFP upgrade?

Says 2.5L

Same pump.

http://www.autotech.com/instructions/10127101k.pdf


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[SoloMotorsports]

Anyone got a DIY link to the HPFP upgrade?

You need a torx set,17mm wrench, a punch, hammer, pliers, and a vice (makes it way easier).

The pump upgrade comes with an assembly guide.
The cam follower only goes in one way with the roller on the cam side so you can't mess it up.
I always forget to take pics when I do them. I'll have to get some next time.

[SoloMotorsports]

Is this only for B8 S4s or for all 3.0 TFSIs?

The full kit with file switching is only for the B8 s4 right now. Depending on what you have we may be able to put something together for you. You have pm.

Just curious as to how our cars handle running E85 full time? No degradation or corrosion issues? Great to see this getting more traction.

Nothing noteworthy with regards to corrosion issues yet. We have been playing with e85 on this motor for 3 years now.

Says 2.5L

Same pump.

http://www.autotech.com/instructions/10127101k.pdf


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Bingo! Those are the instructions for replacing the pump internals.

[raudiace4]

Thats a pretty great price point. Can't wait to see some 1/4 times.

[GRUMPY-S4]

Thats a pretty great price point. Can't wait to see some 1/4 times.

Seems my questions were avoided


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[ajay711]

Hmmmnnn.... That car in the second video looks familiar........

[colby7]

Hmmmnnn.... That car in the second video looks familiar........

What are your driving impressions? Did you have any ecu mods before the going to the e85 tune?

[ptper]

Seems my questions were avoided


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I think the car is still at the body shop.

[ajay711]

Overall, I love it. I already had Solo's Stage 2 93 Tune, but still noticed a big difference after E85. Love the increased torque on the low end, which in daily driving is what you'll notice most. For someone jumping from stock straight to this E85 Tune, they will be absolutely blown away. Gas mileage dropped only slightly (1-2 mpg). I am actually surprised it didn't drop more considering the different properties of E85 and the fact that I definitely drive it even harder now because it is sooo addicting! I filled up last week for $1.81/gallon, which is awesome considering 93 was going for $2.41/gallon.

The last step is to get the DSG tune. Hopefully I'll get that done in the next month or so. As of today, the shop car in the first video and my car have not been to the drag strip, so no 1/4 times to post. Let the flames begin.....

[Frinkferta]

Says 2.5L

Same pump.

http://www.autotech.com/instructions/10127101k.pdf


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Awesome! It would also be great to see a full DIY with pics and starting from pulling the pump out of the car

[SoloMotorsports]

We have seen a good bit of interest from the b8.5 guys. Our b8.5 e85 file is ready to go. We are just waiting on the file switching component to be ready.
The b8 kit is ready to rock, file switching and all.

[Thurston]

wow that's big time power for the b8!

[GRUMPY-S4]

Do you have to cut the band on the ECU and send it in? Do you have any track times? 1/8th mile or 1/4mile? We have been waiting in your other thread for real track results (which were promised) and no one ever posted any.


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Any comments on this?


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[moophone]

ahh man wish we had E85 here.

[dave96gt]

Although I haven't looked up the graphs from GIAC / APR, my memory is that they produce comparable power / torque as this kit - and both require pulley upgrades. Is there a specific advantage of running E85 that I'm missing?

[madman4you]

dynos are cool for some chat references, however this won'r hold much weight until we see 1/4 times for real world references.

[GRUMPY-S4]

Although I haven't looked up the graphs from GIAC / APR, my memory is that they produce comparable power / torque as this kit - and both require pulley upgrades. Is there a specific advantage of running E85 that I'm missing?

The obvious one... Cost! You can get the same power on E85 as you would with race fuel and it costs a quarter of the price.


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[GRUMPY-S4]

dynos are cool for some chat references, however this won'r hold much weight until we see 1/4 times for real world references.

Ive asked for time slips or some real world metrics and have been ignored


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[AudBoost]

Although I haven't looked up the graphs from GIAC / APR, my memory is that they produce comparable power / torque as this kit - and both require pulley upgrades. Is there a specific advantage of running E85 that I'm missing?

e85 has an octane rating of ~105 so it burns cooler which allows a tune to be more aggressive with timing. When mixed with 93 or 91 octane fuel it can effectively be seen as an octane booster. While it doesn't burn as efficiently as regular fuel, it generally costs less. so unlike race fuel, you can actually run it for everyday driving without going broke. When running higher concentrations (or straight e85) an upgraded fuel pump is required because e85 requires more flow which in turn will bring down MPG's. But lets be honest, if you are trying to squeeze as much power out of your car as you can I really don't see MPG being a big concern. Another downside is that it's corrosive. However, most modern cars are outfitted with fuel lines and other components to withstand the corrosiveness because unleaded fuel has some amount of e85 mixed in... around 10%.

[will13k7]

a low 11s car as a daily driver, not just at the drag strip? sounds pretty nice.