what do you need to change to run e85 in a 95 w2500 v10, would you be able to get a computer to compensate for the difference in fuel density and ratio

 

You need a conversion kit similar to:

http://www.abcesso.com/

since your 1995 V10
was designed to use 10% ethanol
you are better off than an older vehicle
but it still might be wise
to replace your fuel line with one lined with ptfe type plastic (teflon)
and to replace gaskets and seals with the green colored 'viton' material that is highly resistant to ethanol.

If you try to do this E85 on the cheap
you need fuel injectors that are approximately 25% bigger flow
or
you need to boost your fuel pump pressure delivered to the stock V10 injectors
by a considerable amount
by replacing your 1995 fuel pump assembly parts with more recent Chrysler parts that run at higher psi than your present 35 psi plus/minus pump and regulator....the OBD-II parts run at 43 psi and some of the recent 2003+ stuff runs at 56 psi

for junkyard hunting
use the big list of factory installed fuel injectors at this link:

http://users.erols.com/srweiss/tableifc.htm

to really get the benefit of e-85's 105 octane
you also need to raise the compression ratio of your pistons.

Without the compression ratio change
your will find that even though e85 is cheaper by the gallon
your MPG will go down so much that your cost per mile driven will GO UP.

 

yeah dont even try running E85 with a normal set-up

that stuff is so corrosive to the whole fuel system and gaskets its rediculous

 

Any vehicle made 96 or later is capable of running at least 10% ethanlol. This is a federal regulation. That means that it has no rubber parts or easily corroded partsin the fuel system. Yours is a 95 so it is up in the air as to wether it was made with the new changes or not.

I ran small amounts of e85 in my 96 with no adjustments. It was more like e20 (20% ehtnal), but it ran fine. It cured the knocking that occurred at highway speeds. Most vehicles will run about 40% e85 and 60% gas without any adjustments. If you get the mixture too high, your engine will run rich and cause the CEL light to come on. Most people I have talked to that are running e85 say they kept running up the mixture until the CEL light came on, then backed off of it bit so the CEL light would go out.

Yes the MPG is about 10% less than gas, but if the cost offsets the MPG decrease then go for it. Even the flex fuel vehicles that were made to run on e85 don't get as good of MPG as they do on gas.

It also keeps your more of your money in the USA and out of the greedy oil companies. I am running b20 in my diesel right now for that very reason.

 

I just saw a Dodge Ram last wee that was Flex Fuel. I thought only Chevy was doing that.

And I'm not for buying into OPEC either if you can help it.

 

it is possible that the 4.7 flexfuel
line from fuel pump assembly
to fuel injector rail connection could be adapted to other Rams
who wish to try E-85,
otherwise custom hose makers
like customtube
or finelines
could build one to suit