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How often are you supposed to run Full 91 Octane? Is it even required? When you dont run E85, is the tune back to a Stage 1 or 2? Thanks.
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When you don’t want to blend e85. Depending on your tune(r) you should have a 91 tune to change too when not running E blend.
 

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Why do you need a 91 tune, isn't the definition of Flex Fuel the ability to run any mix of E any time and the sensor tells the computer what the mix is and references the appropriate boost and spark lead tables to compensate?

I would run 91/93 most of the time, especially in the winter unless you want the extra power of more ethanol. Ethanol attracts moisture and if your winters are humid/wet then you will want to change the oil a lot more often when running E, especially if you aren't daily driving the car. I set up my first flex fuel car in 2011. I am a big proponent of E85, love it. Just know it's not advisable to run E85 full time.
 

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Why do you need a 91 tune, isn't the definition of Flex Fuel the ability to run any mix of E any time and the sensor tells the computer what the mix is and references the appropriate boost and spark lead tables to compensate?

I would run 91/93 most of the time, especially in the winter unless you want the extra power of more ethanol. Ethanol attracts moisture and if your winters are humid/wet then you will want to change the oil a lot more often when running E, especially if you aren't daily driving the car. I set up my first flex fuel car in 2011. I am a big proponent of E85, love it. Just know it's not advisable to run E85 full time.
I think what he was referring to was that if I wanted to run 91 for a couple of thanks, I could go back to my Stage 2 91 Tune. But are correct that the CANFLEX doesn’t need the tube to be changed, my question was if you just keep the tune without changing does the sensor/computer/software revert back to stock configuration or does it go back to a Stage 1/2.
 

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It goes back to whatever is set up in the flex calibration, it's the same tune, if it's set up properly there is no reason to reflash for ethanol mixture changes.
 


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@Hondata I see a change was made in May to Improve Canflex Operation. Does this change affect only the Hondata off the shelf or should we be talking to our tuner to make changes based of your updated?

I know every time I update it tells me my current tune file is out of date and needs to be updated and then loaded back into the FL5...thanks
 

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@Hondata I see a change was made in May to Improve Canflex Operation. Does this change affect only the Hondata off the shelf or should we be talking to our tuner to make changes based of your updated?

I know every time I update it tells me my current tune file is out of date and needs to be updated and then loaded back into the FL5...thanks
@Hondata ?
 
 







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