Subject	If you want to avoid fuel system damage, you should increase
Posted by	not4resaleZ on September 08, 2020 at 8:29 AM
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In Reply To	Has anyone done E85 or flex fuel conversion? posted by Mike@Zspeed1 on September 07, 2020 at 06:16 PM
Message	the level of ethanol in your fuel. Damage is caused by aromatic additives used to increase octane. Fuel with higher levels of ethanol have no need for these corrosive additives. I've been using high levels of ethanol in my fuel for over ten years with no problems. Search on this forum can provide more information.
Follow Ups	Has anyone done E85 or flex fuel conversion? - Mike@Zspeed1 18:16:45 09/07/20 Let me fill you in from the past 10 years.. - Stanky (BC) 18:59:51 09/07/20 Re: Let me fill you in from the past 10 years.. - Matt300ZXT 19:08:13 09/07/20 Re: Let me fill you in from the past 10 years.. - Mike@Zspeed1 20:26:16 09/07/20 I wouldn't say the corrosion potential with E85 is a myth - LitlElvis 11:39:53 09/09/20 Sure, if unsealed then yes it could separate - Stanky (BC) 19:18:34 09/09/20 DOE studies have shown that the gasoline in your ethanol - not4resaleZ 21:15:56 09/09/20 I don't give much credit to any video someone posts... - LitlElvis 12:32:35 09/10/20 People can also blow things way out of proportion. (n/m) - not4resaleZ 13:02:56 09/10/20 OK, so my point is you have put effort into preventing - LitlElvis 11:47:49 09/10/20 Yes. Did flex fuel on both my Zs via Haltech (n/m) - ForceFedTT 00:09:10 09/08/20 Re: Yes. Did flex fuel on both my Zs via Haltech - Mike@Zspeed1 05:29:49 09/08/20 If you want to avoid fuel system damage, you should increase - not4resaleZ 08:29:03 09/08/20 Do you DD yours? Drive it year-round? - RoidRage76 08:56:11 09/08/20 It's parked in the winter. 429 miles in the last 16 months. - not4resaleZ 09:21:50 09/08/20 Wrong! The corrosion that is associated with alchohol fuels - LitlElvis 11:54:00 09/09/20 You understand that I've been letting my car sit all winter - not4resaleZ 17:21:17 09/09/20 I do understand that it has worked out well for you and - LitlElvis 11:40:14 09/10/20 I do still have my carbon canister. I keep the fuel cap on - not4resaleZ 13:19:23 09/10/20 I converted 6 years ago and never looked back... - puchy 21:54:10 09/08/20
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