Along with the obvious fuel / air mix changes the big change if a flex fuel vehicle is the gadgets, and hose compounds that are necessary to be compatible with the high alcohol content. The standard rubber will not hold up.
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Along with the obvious fuel / air mix changes the big change if a flex fuel vehicle is the gadgets, and hose compounds that are necessary to be compatible with the high alcohol content. The standard rubber will not hold up.
I still have a 1986 Chevy Suburban with a 4 barrel carburetor.
It is used for pulling the boat, ect...
Some of us still keep these old beasts alive.
The fuel air ratio is adjusted by the electronic fuel injector computer with the onboard sensors, but the rubber contained in the various components while safe for Gasohol (E-5) is will cause failure with E-85 in as little as 3 months, shorter in warmer seasons. These rubber parts are not just in the lines but also in the pump and filters too. O-rings etc. The best thing to do is to just plan on your next car as being FFV because E-85 is an sure thing for the future. Carbuerators won't work easily since the system is non- adjustable as the jets are not and everything's mechanical with no sensors.
The main point I was bringing out in this thread was the EPA report that efficiency of future cars doesn't have to be as it is for FFV's today
The fuel air ratio is adjusted by the electronic fuel injector computer with the onboard sensors, but the rubber contained in the various components while safe for Gasohol (E-5) is will cause failure with E-85 in as little as 3 months, shorter in warmer seasons. These rubber parts are not just in the lines but also in the pump and filters too. O-rings etc. The best thing to do is to just plan on your next car as being FFV because E-85 is an sure thing for the future. Carbuerators won't work easily since the system is non- adjustable as the jets are not and everything's mechanical with no sensors.
The main point I was bringing out in this thread was the EPA report that efficiency of future cars doesn't have to be as it is for FFV's today Eventually as E-85 has more demand, the conventional cars will die off and the next stage will be cars that are optimized for Neat fuel, aka E-85 or higher alcohol. These cars may burn gasoline too but at a very low efficiency. What it all means is cars will be sold that maximize economy to run and give us a choice so the consumer becomes independent of the stranglehold we have today by the foreign oil producers.
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