Frequently Asked Questions

Check the Ethanol Finder on the Home page for links to good websites that show locations of E85 gas stations. E85 becomes more available everyday so continue to look on the websites for updated resources and keep an eye out for an E85 sign at your local gas stations.

Installing the APE X85 module is a complete plug and play system. You don’t have to touch your vehicle’s computer. The X85 modifies your vehicle’s computer fuel injector signals to work correctly with Flex Fuel.

The answer is typically no, but it depends on the vehicle and whether or not it has any modifications. The APE IOS and Android apps that work with the X85 module have the ability to measure your vehicle’s maximum fuel injector duty cycle, and if your vehicle is near 100% it can recommend an appropriate ethanol mixture that will work with your vehicle.

Yes and no. If you have an engine tuner modify your vehicle’s computer to run E85, then it is possible to see higher power gains as the tuner can maximize timing for E85. The downside is that you have modified your vehicle’s stock computer which would void your warranty. Also, since the vehicle will be specifically tuned to run E85, then you will have to only put E85 in your vehicle. The APE X85 module comes with a fuel content sensor which measures the exact amount of ethanol in your fuel and modifies the fuel injectors to work for that mixture. This gives the driver complete flexibility.

Vehicles running E85 typically have issues starting in cold weather. We recommend mixing some gas with your E85 to help in this situation. The APE X85 also has the ability to add additional fuel at startup to help. Please read the manual for more details.

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and the Federal Trade Commission state that a manufacturer cannot void your vehicle warranty due to installation of an aftermarket part unless they can PROVE that part was the cause of or contributed to the malfunction of the vehicle before denying any warranty coverage (15 U.S.C. 2302 (C)).