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7. Newer automotive engines care less about ethanol gas

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 10, 2019, 10:46 PM

Feb 2019

older engines, not so much. Most of the problems arise from the types of aluminum used not agreeing with the alcohol content.

In my older race bikes i have to run specialty race gas, however i would love to run E-85 due to it's high octane properties and it's clean burn. It also cools combustion temps which is a great thing for high compression. It does mix well with two-stroke oil, however the carb and engine cases wouldn't agree with it, which sucks. It's a $1.70 a gallon, and Sunoco 110 is $11 a gallon...

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