 E-85 fuel released in louisville, 85% Corn Ethanol fuel |
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| bd1308 |
 Aug 18 2005, 09:00 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot  Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501  |
saw this on the local news today....
question is...how flexible is our engines and carbs for alternative fuels? i was thinking not flexible at all, but i was just asking... |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Aug 19 2005, 08:12 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
You missed the point. It costs more to produce, and it's subsidized all the way from the farmer to the refinery, keeping YOUR pump price down and dumping the difference on the rest of us. The Cap'n |
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bd1308 E-85 fuel released in louisville Aug 18 2005, 09:00 PM
lapuwali Carbs can be adjusted easily enough. The main que... Aug 18 2005, 09:07 PM bd1308 so basically its a trial and error thing??
I coul... Aug 18 2005, 09:12 PM DonTraver I wonder about milage, if I remember right, Ethana... Aug 18 2005, 09:44 PM ! Eats up the exhaust.....unless it's completely... Aug 18 2005, 09:54 PM bd1308 so just stainless exhaust...that's it
what ab... Aug 18 2005, 10:16 PM Travis Neff watch out for the corn kernels in your fuel filter Aug 18 2005, 10:48 PM jonwatts Plus it has a nasty aftertaste... Aug 18 2005, 11:22 PM redshift Aug 19 2005, 12:53 AM bd1308 ... Aug 19 2005, 06:40 AM swl http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm... Aug 19 2005, 07:28 AM balljoint Dood, you're in KY...it's just bourbon tha... Aug 19 2005, 07:31 AM bd1308 yup....
http://www.914world.com/b... Aug 19 2005, 07:35 AM mikelsr I had my 914 over to Brad Mayeur's (914 Limite... Aug 19 2005, 08:24 AM phantom914 http://www.91... Aug 19 2005, 09:46 AM bd1308 got ya....
well i dont want to give you all one m... Aug 19 2005, 10:03 AM Crazyhippy Aug 19 2005, 02:44 PM redshift http://www.ethanolrfa.org/factfic_enperf.html
Any... Aug 19 2005, 02:47 PM bd1308 we have lots of trees here. Aug 19 2005, 03:51 PM phantom914 I like pizza. Aug 19 2005, 03:57 PM dbledsoe I wouldn't put E85 in your tank unless your en... Aug 19 2005, 04:07 PM redshift If you bought a tank of it here, for a 914, and dr... Aug 19 2005, 04:22 PM black73 I worked at an ethanol plant in KY in the '80... Aug 19 2005, 05:15 PM Nick Actually it dependa who you ask if ethonal is rene... Aug 19 2005, 07:31 PM scotty b http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/... Aug 19 2005, 08:24 PM
bd1308 i could just make a steam engine to power my 914..... Aug 19 2005, 09:44 PM |
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