Warning About 10% Ethanol Fuel Mix
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Warning About 10% Ethanol Fuel Mix
This year after May, gas is no longer to contain MTBE as an octane enhancer.
What are different brands doing to enhance octane in place of it? One way is the 10% alcohol blend that is showing up here in Houston. I mostly use Chevron, and recently they have posted signs on their pumps stating that their gas may contain up to 10% ethanol.
For years my car had been running the AFRs that I had tuned for. But since May, I noticed that my smooth lean idle became rough. I had to add 3.5% more fuel to get it to smooth out again. If 10% ethanol is added, it will lean out AFRs due to it being less dense.
To test this, I added 3.5% more fuel to my boost area for over 10PSI. Then I went
logging with my wideband and DATALOGIT. With the additional 3.5% more fuel,
my AFRS are what they were last fall when I last logged AFRs.
If you are running 11.2 AFR for 14PSI boost like I am, this new ethanol induced 3.5% leanest; is leaning it out to 11.6 AFR.
This could be bad for your engine! If you tune for non-alky than get alky or vice versa, your tune will be off. I would like to keep it constant especially if traveling.
Does anyone know what the different brands are doing to keep 93 octane without MTBE?
What are different brands doing to enhance octane in place of it? One way is the 10% alcohol blend that is showing up here in Houston. I mostly use Chevron, and recently they have posted signs on their pumps stating that their gas may contain up to 10% ethanol.
For years my car had been running the AFRs that I had tuned for. But since May, I noticed that my smooth lean idle became rough. I had to add 3.5% more fuel to get it to smooth out again. If 10% ethanol is added, it will lean out AFRs due to it being less dense.
To test this, I added 3.5% more fuel to my boost area for over 10PSI. Then I went
logging with my wideband and DATALOGIT. With the additional 3.5% more fuel,
my AFRS are what they were last fall when I last logged AFRs.
If you are running 11.2 AFR for 14PSI boost like I am, this new ethanol induced 3.5% leanest; is leaning it out to 11.6 AFR.
This could be bad for your engine! If you tune for non-alky than get alky or vice versa, your tune will be off. I would like to keep it constant especially if traveling.
Does anyone know what the different brands are doing to keep 93 octane without MTBE?
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No joke, I feel sorry for the people who pay to have their cars tuned. Now they'll all need new tunes !
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At least it'll keep tuners employed!!!
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Down here in Hawaii, that E10 crap is mandatory and in place for a few months now.
All the stations all should be running it.
Time to go stocking up on Toluene and MEK from Home Depot?
-Ted
All the stations all should be running it.
Time to go stocking up on Toluene and MEK from Home Depot?
-Ted
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Here is a site about Reid Vapor Pressure which shows on the fuel map as RVP.
Containes other info about ethanol and the btu differences between straight gas and 10% mix.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/fuel/rvp.html
Containes other info about ethanol and the btu differences between straight gas and 10% mix.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/fuel/rvp.html
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Originally Posted by RETed
Down here in Hawaii, that E10 crap is mandatory and in place for a few months now.
All the stations all should be running it.
Time to go stocking up on Toluene and MEK from Home Depot?
-Ted
All the stations all should be running it.
Time to go stocking up on Toluene and MEK from Home Depot?
-Ted
I know a lot of people are still not sure about running the stuff, but i have done some long term (18+ months) degradation tests on fuel line, and other various parts, and they have all help up very well. I also have been running toluene mixed with pump gas for a long while now, with absolutely no problem.
Adam
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Originally Posted by fastcarfreak
IM still surprised the toluene bug hasn't kicked in yet, its cheaper than race gas for most people, and its unleaded i have about 20 gallons sitting in my garage that i mix at a 50/50 ratio with the C16 i run when running 20+ psi. I usually also run at least a 15 percent mixture with pump gas when im running less than 20 psi.
I know a lot of people are still not sure about running the stuff, but i have done some long term (18+ months) degradation tests on fuel line, and other various parts, and they have all help up very well. I also have been running toluene mixed with pump gas for a long while now, with absolutely no problem.
Adam
I know a lot of people are still not sure about running the stuff, but i have done some long term (18+ months) degradation tests on fuel line, and other various parts, and they have all help up very well. I also have been running toluene mixed with pump gas for a long while now, with absolutely no problem.
Adam
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Originally Posted by cewrx7r1
If 10% ethanol is added, it will lean out AFRs due to it being less dense.
Originally Posted by cewrx7r1
Does anyone know what the different brands are doing to keep 93 octane without MTBE?
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Originally Posted by cardzrule
I did a speriment like in chemistry class and ethanol drops sank in a testtube of gas. That means ethanol is more dense then gas.
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Good call!!! I would expect 5% more fuel for 10% ethanol though since it burns 2x as fast so 10% of that should equate to 5% more fuel....
Originally Posted by cewrx7r1
This year after May, gas is no longer to contain MTBE as an octane enhancer.
What are different brands doing to enhance octane in place of it? One way is the 10% alcohol blend that is showing up here in Houston. I mostly use Chevron, and recently they have posted signs on their pumps stating that their gas may contain up to 10% ethanol.
For years my car had been running the AFRs that I had tuned for. But since May, I noticed that my smooth lean idle became rough. I had to add 3.5% more fuel to get it to smooth out again. If 10% ethanol is added, it will lean out AFRs due to it being less dense.
To test this, I added 3.5% more fuel to my boost area for over 10PSI. Then I went
logging with my wideband and DATALOGIT. With the additional 3.5% more fuel,
my AFRS are what they were last fall when I last logged AFRs.
If you are running 11.2 AFR for 14PSI boost like I am, this new ethanol induced 3.5% leanest; is leaning it out to 11.6 AFR.
This could be bad for your engine! If you tune for non-alky than get alky or vice versa, your tune will be off. I would like to keep it constant especially if traveling.
Does anyone know what the different brands are doing to keep 93 octane without MTBE?
What are different brands doing to enhance octane in place of it? One way is the 10% alcohol blend that is showing up here in Houston. I mostly use Chevron, and recently they have posted signs on their pumps stating that their gas may contain up to 10% ethanol.
For years my car had been running the AFRs that I had tuned for. But since May, I noticed that my smooth lean idle became rough. I had to add 3.5% more fuel to get it to smooth out again. If 10% ethanol is added, it will lean out AFRs due to it being less dense.
To test this, I added 3.5% more fuel to my boost area for over 10PSI. Then I went
logging with my wideband and DATALOGIT. With the additional 3.5% more fuel,
my AFRS are what they were last fall when I last logged AFRs.
If you are running 11.2 AFR for 14PSI boost like I am, this new ethanol induced 3.5% leanest; is leaning it out to 11.6 AFR.
This could be bad for your engine! If you tune for non-alky than get alky or vice versa, your tune will be off. I would like to keep it constant especially if traveling.
Does anyone know what the different brands are doing to keep 93 octane without MTBE?
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Originally Posted by cardzrule
I did a speriment like in chemistry class and ethanol drops sank in a testtube of gas. That means ethanol is more dense then gas.
adding ethanol lol
adding ethanol lol
We do not care about weight density which is what you are talking about.
We are talking about BTU density. Ethanol is BTU less dense per volume than gasoline. To produce the same power with ethanol as you would with an average gasoline mix, you need to flow about 40-50% more ethanol.
So the 10% ethanol/gas mix leans out you gas tune by an estimated 4-5%.
That is why tuners talk about having to run larger jets or more injector timing when running or adding ethanol/methanol.
GAFA GAFA!!
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oh come on. people with half a brain should know what that means. but again, I don't know either so I have less than half a brain...... LOL
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Chuck, I have to ask--what does gafa gafa stand for?