Ethanol Fuel ?
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Ethanol Fuel ?
I live in an area of wisconsin where i have to buy gas with 10% ethanol, does anyone know if this is bad for the rotary engine? Just a note, I have now put on 2 hundred miles on my new 8...I'M IN LOVE, it feels like this car was actually designed for me, fits like a glove!
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Been using 92 octane 10% ethanol fuel for over 3 years in my 3rd gen RX-7, 2 stoke motorcycle, lawnmower, and 2001 Pathfinder now with no problems.
It keeps the intake tract and spark plugs nice and clean, compared to fuel with tolulene in it (other suppliers add tolulene to boost octane ratings).
It keeps the intake tract and spark plugs nice and clean, compared to fuel with tolulene in it (other suppliers add tolulene to boost octane ratings).
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Originally posted by TheColonel
Anyone know what they put in the gas in Jersey and how it affects performance and engine life?
Anyone know what they put in the gas in Jersey and how it affects performance and engine life?
His life didn't last too long...
P.S. "You from Jersey? I'm from Jersey!" :D (Born in Hackensack, thank God mom and pop were just passing thru when I just HAD to make my appearance. jk)
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Originally posted by TheColonel
Anyone know what they put in the gas in Jersey and how it affects performance and engine life?
Anyone know what they put in the gas in Jersey and how it affects performance and engine life?
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Thanks everyone for the info! And thanks for the welcome MJD, Its nice that there are still only very few 8 owners in wisconsin but probably not for long!
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Japan, you asked about toluene. It's a precursor for TNT but there's really no connection between the two. Toluene is pretty much like a paint remover, a solvent. It burns and yeah a garage full of the vapors when combined with a match would really suck but it's a long way from TNT. TNT is tri-nitro-toluene. It's made by reacting fuming nitric acid with toluene at VERY COLD temperatures. The nitro groups add to this six-membered ring compound and the result is something that is VERY unstable. The nitro groups "want" to leave the ring and when they get their way the all do so pretty much at the same time. Hence the explosivity of the TNT. But no nitro groups, no explosive in the classic sense of the word.
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Actually, TNT is quite stable compared to the nitrogycerin that is in dynamite - I think that TNT needs a primer cord or cap to detonate. Nitro will explode just from blunt force impact.
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TNT explodes with fire. (a wick in a fire-cracker)
Ethanol, I have noticed, noticeably reduces gas milage. (5-10%). I too Live in wisconsin, (milwaukee area), and fill up on 92-94 octane, 10% ethanol fuel. Anytime I leave the area, I noticeable get better gas milage when I fill up with non-oxygenated gas.
Ethanol, I have noticed, noticeably reduces gas milage. (5-10%). I too Live in wisconsin, (milwaukee area), and fill up on 92-94 octane, 10% ethanol fuel. Anytime I leave the area, I noticeable get better gas milage when I fill up with non-oxygenated gas.
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Originally posted by Nordic RX-8
Actually, TNT is quite stable compared to the nitrogycerin that is in dynamite - I think that TNT needs a primer cord or cap to detonate. Nitro will explode just from blunt force impact.
Actually, TNT is quite stable compared to the nitrogycerin that is in dynamite - I think that TNT needs a primer cord or cap to detonate. Nitro will explode just from blunt force impact.
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Originally posted by JOHNRX8
Thanks everyone for the info! And thanks for the welcome MJD, Its nice that there are still only very few 8 owners in wisconsin but probably not for long!
Thanks everyone for the info! And thanks for the welcome MJD, Its nice that there are still only very few 8 owners in wisconsin but probably not for long!
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