Ethanol blended fuel
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Ethanol blended fuel
saw the 2nd half of the ACA report on Ethanol blended fuel, went to their websit and extracted the below info...
apparently the rx8 are fine to run upto 10% ethanol blended fuel...
so there you go
more info here
http://www.autoindustries.com.au/ethanol/
Most new and many older vehicle models can run on E10 blended petrol. Vehicle manufacturers and importers have provided the following information on the capability of their vehicles to operate on ethanol fuel blends up to a maximum of 10% or E10 subject to the fuel meeting the octane requirements of the vehicle, complying with relevant mandatory Australian fuel quality standards. The Commonwealth Government has limited the level of ethanol in petrol in Australia at a maximum of 10%. The information below provides technical reasons why some models cannot or should not use E10.
Mazda
Mazda 323 1.8L (1994 onwards), Mazda 323 2.0L (2001 onwards), Mazda2 (11/02 onwards), Mazda3 (All), Premacy (5/02 onwards), Mazda6 (8/02 onwards), 800M and Millenia (8/98 onwards), RX-8 (7/03 onwards), MPV (8/99 onwards), Tribute (All) and E-series (2002 fuel injected models onwards) vehicles will operate satisfactorily on E10.
All other models not listed above do not operate satisfactorily on E10.
apparently the rx8 are fine to run upto 10% ethanol blended fuel...
so there you go
more info here
http://www.autoindustries.com.au/ethanol/
Most new and many older vehicle models can run on E10 blended petrol. Vehicle manufacturers and importers have provided the following information on the capability of their vehicles to operate on ethanol fuel blends up to a maximum of 10% or E10 subject to the fuel meeting the octane requirements of the vehicle, complying with relevant mandatory Australian fuel quality standards. The Commonwealth Government has limited the level of ethanol in petrol in Australia at a maximum of 10%. The information below provides technical reasons why some models cannot or should not use E10.
Mazda
Mazda 323 1.8L (1994 onwards), Mazda 323 2.0L (2001 onwards), Mazda2 (11/02 onwards), Mazda3 (All), Premacy (5/02 onwards), Mazda6 (8/02 onwards), 800M and Millenia (8/98 onwards), RX-8 (7/03 onwards), MPV (8/99 onwards), Tribute (All) and E-series (2002 fuel injected models onwards) vehicles will operate satisfactorily on E10.
All other models not listed above do not operate satisfactorily on E10.
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We've been discussing this recently over at rx8club.com.au... https://www.rx8club.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484
Not trying to stop discussion here... just cross linking in case you hadn't seen it.
Not trying to stop discussion here... just cross linking in case you hadn't seen it.
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cry me a river...
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Originally Posted by sco
We've been discussing this recently over at rx8club.com.au... https://www.rx8club.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484
Not trying to stop discussion here... just cross linking in case you hadn't seen it.
Not trying to stop discussion here... just cross linking in case you hadn't seen it.
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We can argue about the chemistry of different fuels all we like, but like auzoom demonstrates, the only way to truly find out is to put some in your tank and see for yourself.
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91RON bandit for 30000km!
P.S. Interested to see how the new flash goes. I'm getting it today. I'll turn the stereo down for once and see if I can hear any pinging with the new flash.
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91RON bandit for 30000km!
P.S. Interested to see how the new flash goes. I'm getting it today. I'll turn the stereo down for once and see if I can hear any pinging with the new flash.
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