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E85 External Fuel Filter

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For you guys running E85. Do you really need the external fuel filter with the dual pump setup? I've heard factory flex-fuel vehicles don't have them.
 


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I have one, purchased with a Tapped system, have had the same question, haven’t installed it yet but probably will before spring since the car is up in the air with engine and trans out.
 


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My current redeye and previous hellcat both daily driven on e85. No external filter on either
 


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My current redeye and previous hellcat both daily driven on e85. No external filter on either
Yeah. I'm thinking it's not that big of a deal. It seems like a way for them to con you out of more money by saying the fuel needs filtering.
 


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Yeah. I'm thinking it's not that big of a deal. It seems like a way for them to con you out of more money by saying the fuel needs filtering.
Yea, at $400 the filter assembly wasn’t cheap, I mine as well use it instead of letting it collect dust. My concern with using it was adding a restriction to the fuel delivery system. I’m already tapping out in cold weather and on the hunt for a fix without going BAP or triple pump. I’ve been on a path to improvement by removing restrictions in the stock delivery lines and don’t want to add a possible negative item back into the mix. That’s been my main hang up in installing mine.
 


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@Speedy! put that nice duel fuel pump kit on his that came with the filter but he didn't install it.
 


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Nope, that filter is in the bottom drawer of my toolbox collecting dust. I wish the dual pump system had it as an option instead of included, I'd have skipped it and saved the bucks.

I get my E85 exclusively from Speedway here in town. I've checked 4 different stations and the E85 is always clear as water, so I've never seen a reason to install it, and worry it's an added restriction.
 


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Nope, that filter is in the bottom drawer of my toolbox collecting dust. I wish the dual pump system had it as an option instead of included, I'd have skipped it and saved the bucks.

I get my E85 exclusively from Speedway here in town. I've checked 4 different stations and the E85 is always clear as water, so I've never seen a reason to install it, and worry it's an added restriction.
I believe the tapped dual pump setup does have the filter as an option. When I ordered my pump setup I noticed you can take the filter off the order and save $400. I probably should have left it off, but oh well
 


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Maybe they've updated that. Wasn't an option when I ordered.
 


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I believe the tapped dual pump setup does have the filter as an option. When I ordered my pump setup I noticed you can take the filter off the order and save $400. I probably should have left it off, but oh well
This is why I was asking.
 




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