Rebuilding for flex fuel
e 85If I understand, E85 (in states at least) refers to 15 percent ethanol, 85 percent gasoline. Seems I heard that in Brazil motor fuel is almost all ethanol; any Brazilian 305'ers here?
'62 CB77. "It's a rider."
California has been using 10% ethanol in all it's fuel since 2010, percentage varied before that. Living here on the Left Coast I wouldn't be surprised if it was increased from there, if only to drive the older vehicles off the road. using E85 just encourages them.
I wouldn't use E85 in my late model cars not designed for it, why ask for trouble? The older the vehicle the more likely to create problems. Even most of those vehicles designed for it get less mileage/power from E85 than regular fuel. So what's to gain? Bragging rights among environmental friends? 63 CA78
wrong againlooks like I misunderstood just what e85 is...apologies for misinformation. --Lee
'62 CB77. "It's a rider."
I picked E85 for 2 reasons.
First, it's available in my area. With all the modifications I eventually want to make, a high ethanol mix is the least problematic (at least until E95 appears, if ever). Second, I'm looking at ethanol to see how the increase in octane and lower volatility affect the motor. Because eventually, I want to be able to run this bike on scrap wood, with a woodgas generator. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas http://www.appropedia.org/Biomass_gasification
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