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Re: Ethanol

To: BMURPHY@scana.com, datsun-roadsters-digest@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Ethanol
From: Keith0alan@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:31:02 EDT
Ethanol has to be run lots richer than gas. You would have to completely  
rejet the carb. A friend of mine used to race speedway bikes on Methanol. After 
 
the night of racing the fuel system was drained because the methanol would eat 
 up the carb. FFV vehicles use a lot of stainless steel in the fuel system. 
What  you could do is set up the carbs to run the ethanol blend, go racing, 
then  change it back for regular street use. 
 
keith
 
 
In a message dated 4/11/2006 1:49:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
BMURPHY@scana.com writes:

Is  anyone using the ethanol mix gas, either E10 or E85 in their  stock
Roadster? What problems could one expect if they use these fuels in a  vehicle
that is not a true "FFV" (Flex Fuel Vehicle)? What different  mechanical
components make a vehicle capable of burning  ethanol?

Just wondering. Seeing that 105 octane rating is soooo  tempting.

Barney
Columbia, SC
1969  2000




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