Shell alledgedly admit to adding ethanol to their V power petrol
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Shell alledgedly admit to adding ethanol to their V power petrol
According to this week's Classic Car Magazine petrol manufacturers are being persuaded to add ethanol to their petrol to bring the Uk in line with other european countries in terms of cutting down on the use of fossil fuels.
The magazine reports that adding ethanol is particularly bad for classic cars due to the corrosive effects and are cautioning owners about its use.
In the article they state that Shell say they already put ethanol in V power which makes me wonder if it will cause problems for JDM cars.
Can anyone comment on this?
The magazine reports that adding ethanol is particularly bad for classic cars due to the corrosive effects and are cautioning owners about its use.
In the article they state that Shell say they already put ethanol in V power which makes me wonder if it will cause problems for JDM cars.
Can anyone comment on this?
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I'm not saying they necessarily do, I just thought that if Japanese cars run on different fuel in Japan, did the fact that some compannies might start adding ethanol it might be problematic for them too.
It was only a thought really.
I suppose my query is applies to some cars.
America apparently adds 85% ethanol to their fuel. France 5%
I dont know if Japan do.
I just thought that if its corrosive it cant be good for cars build of certain materials. I'm no expert though
It was only a thought really.
I suppose my query is applies to some cars.
America apparently adds 85% ethanol to their fuel. France 5%
I dont know if Japan do.
I just thought that if its corrosive it cant be good for cars build of certain materials. I'm no expert though
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I'm pretty sure it's ethanol, the E85 stuff They mix it with standard fuel, say V Power or T99.
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Edit - E85 is 85% bioethanol & 15% normal fuel.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wi...ne/bioethanol/
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Edit - E85 is 85% bioethanol & 15% normal fuel.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wi...ne/bioethanol/
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ethanol or methanol.
I used to use 10% e85 + 90% vpower (mapped for it, of course), and compared to e.g. vpower with NF Octane booster it was miles better.
Pain in the **** to keep mixing fuels at the petrol station and availability is rubbish at best, so I've now gone back to straight vpower.
I used to use 10% e85 + 90% vpower (mapped for it, of course), and compared to e.g. vpower with NF Octane booster it was miles better.
Pain in the **** to keep mixing fuels at the petrol station and availability is rubbish at best, so I've now gone back to straight vpower.
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I heard Morrisons were stopping doing E85 due to lack of funding from the Government, so much for going all green appears the Government only want to go green when it suits them or more to the point when there's money to be made out of it.
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Yes me too.
I would have thought is would be relatively straight forward to install another tank 10% the capacity of the existing tank for ethanol, add in a couple of pumps and some kind of swirl pot device to give you the perfect 10% mix all day every day...
I would have thought is would be relatively straight forward to install another tank 10% the capacity of the existing tank for ethanol, add in a couple of pumps and some kind of swirl pot device to give you the perfect 10% mix all day every day...
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But doesn't that depend on how empty the tank was in the first place?
Edit: I mean over time you might loose track of the mixture.
Edit: I mean over time you might loose track of the mixture.
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Yes, because a second tank is an extremely difficult proposition. Id only consider it on a car where a far greater amount of body prep was already being entered in to - dedicated Time Attack, for example.
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Different kettle of fish I guess.
Ah, the smell of 2 stroke oil in the mornings... that takes me back
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