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E15 fuel ... now we're done for ...
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<blockquote data-quote="RaisedByWolves" data-source="post: 489723" data-attributes="member: 22989"><p>Removing the ethanol lowers the octane a few points.</p><p></p><p>While this sounds bad, its easily overcome by starting out with a higher octane fuel. And take into account, my motor ran well enough at off idle throttle positions on gas that it wouldn't idle on due to it being waterlogged. There's also the aspect that these motors were designed to run on very low octane gas available in third world countries, so even starting out with 87 octane and finishing up with 85-84 octane wouldn't be a big deal.</p><p></p><p>The powerhead Im running right now is pushing 160psi compression and turning 6K+ rpm with seemingly no ill effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RaisedByWolves, post: 489723, member: 22989"] Removing the ethanol lowers the octane a few points. While this sounds bad, its easily overcome by starting out with a higher octane fuel. And take into account, my motor ran well enough at off idle throttle positions on gas that it wouldn't idle on due to it being waterlogged. There's also the aspect that these motors were designed to run on very low octane gas available in third world countries, so even starting out with 87 octane and finishing up with 85-84 octane wouldn't be a big deal. The powerhead Im running right now is pushing 160psi compression and turning 6K+ rpm with seemingly no ill effects. [/QUOTE]
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