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In MO, oil companys are forced to blend ethanol with gasoline whin economics dictate. Gasoline contains 125,000 BTU/gal. 100% ethanol is 84,000 BTU/gal. Therefore, a 90/10 mix of gas/ethanol is 120,900 BTU/gal. Thats a 4% decrease in energy per unit volume. All the places I get gas say it "may" have up to 10% ethanol. Most vehicles are designed to run up to 85/15. But what if I have removed the O2 sensor with TuneBoy tune and am running open loop so fuel/air ratios are fixed. Is the bike going to run right?
As an aside, if you buy 90/10 blend premium at the same price as gasoline regular, you are loosing. It should be priced 4% lower since energy content is 4% lower, information they are not very forthcoming with.
This is not considering the whole arab stranglehold issue though.
I'm no expert by any means. Any experience to share????
As an aside, if you buy 90/10 blend premium at the same price as gasoline regular, you are loosing. It should be priced 4% lower since energy content is 4% lower, information they are not very forthcoming with.
This is not considering the whole arab stranglehold issue though.
I'm no expert by any means. Any experience to share????