harley71105

Looks like we gonna be getting that in our state as Mandatory....anybody have any info on this ? If it s bad for Rex then I am

13b4me

Mandatory Ethanol? Dayum!

harley71105

Yeh...I think it could happen nation wide...10% added to the gasoline...perhaps that not enough to cause problems....

J-Rat

iTrader: (2)

Mine burns it just fine. What ratio of ethanol are they mandating? Stock FCs can run up to a 10% blend with no ill effects. Just watch the price of bacon in your state, its going up.

fidelity101

iTrader: (11)

yeah IL has it and my car runs fine, minus the electrical issues im encountering lol.

Goofy

I don't think 10% ethanol is the cause of any of my problems. I think I've got an ID-10-T error though.

13b4me

So is Eth an advantage or a handicap?

Undutched

burns hotter if i remember correct, so not an advantage.

OC_

I live in illinois and we have 10% eth here. Runs great, you will never notice it.

Eth burn hotter? I dont think this is correct, eth has less energy and has a higher 'octain' rating then gas. But I think they acutally use cheaper gas that has a lower octain and then mix it with the eth to achieve its final rating.
I'm not to sure, I should ask some of the guys here at work. I work at BP/Amoco.

gxlbiscuit

owners manual says itll be fine

J-Rat

iTrader: (2)

You do not remember correctly.

Jigsaw

So what, exactly, is the disadvantage of ethanol?

uRizen

iTrader: (2)

It doesn't contain as much energy as gasoline and actually raises the price of your fuel since ethanol is in short supply and marked up pretty high ATM.

ROTARYROCKET7

10% ethanols been used in NYC for as long as i could remember. My car still works and is able to get me from point A to B.

Whats the concern with adding ethanol anywayz

Jason NYC

J-Rat

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I cant believe we have to go through this again..

Mods, can we get an archive started on this subject?

ericgrau

iTrader: (1)

The RX-7 Owner's Manual recommends no more than 10% alcohol (ethanol) in the gas. Anything above this concentration may damage rubber fuel parts and the catalytic converter. Top quality brands of gasoline have been using 8-10% ethanol in gasoline for years (www.toptiergas.com). You shouldn't have any problems.