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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>04DropTopGT</b> <br /><small>Member # 5934</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,5,4,1,28,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> hey guys, i went to a shell gas station about 20 min ago and a little sticker said this gas MAY contain 10% ethonal. <br /><br /><br />First off i put about 1 gal in, then stoped. I'll get gas some where else tomorrow. <br /><br />But i was wondering with my mods and tune will this stuff hurt my car? And what is it supposed to do????<br /><br />if i start using that stuff vs. others that dont have ethonal will it matter?<br /><br /><br />I have a CAI, 70mm T/B, Plennum, pro chamber, mac cat back, FRPP D/S, 3.73's and a diablo predator with a tune from a local shop. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>kingmoochr</b> <br /><small>Member # 5834</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,5,4,5,4,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <a href="http://www.turbomustangs.com" target="_blank">www.turbomustangs.com</a><br /><br />go to the faq and read their 1000hp turbo car run on e85 ethanol.<br /><br />i dont think ull have a problem. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Hungry Hippo</b> <br /><small>Member # 537</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,5,4,8,24,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> all gasoline has ethenol now <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>AJBlackGT</b> <br /><small>Member # 3936</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,5,4,12,51,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> From my understanding and conversations with a couple people, Ethanol needs has a different stoichiometric burning point than gas and needs to be run richer. This may cause issues with your current tune up. I just popped a piston and cometic headgasket in my blower car that was tuned on pump gas with no problems. Made 15 pulls, air/fuel was pretty good, no detonation, took it out on the street and bang. Don't know if it was related to the ethanol in the gas, or just a bad batch of 91, but I will be mixing race gas from now on. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>JohnB</b> <br /><small>Member # 969</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,5,4,15,12,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> 10% Ethanol isn't going to make much difference. You'll be fine.<br /><br />As for poppin' a HG...either the tune was incorrect or the conditions from the tune changed. Meaning, it was tuned in 70* weather and it changed to 90* or a part failed. <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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