09/08/2026
E85 is a label—not a guarantee that every tank contains exactly 85% ethanol.
A proper flex-fuel setup has to account for the measured blend, rising fuel demand, injector and pump headroom, fuel pressure under boost, timing and boost strategy, cold starts, and safe responses to low content or sensor faults.
Our new technical guide breaks down seven checks that matter before turning up a flex-fuel performance car.
Read it here: https://smgspeed.com/blogs/news/what-ethanol-content-changes-in-a-performance-tune
Illustrative technical image created for this SMG article.