Ooops, I originally meant to share this with the community and failed spectacularly.


Ooops, I originally meant to share this with the community and failed spectacularly. So, here I am sharing this to the community.

Originally shared by Jason ON

When was the last time you saw ethanol free gasoline?

I put some in the bike just to see if there was a difference.

Comments

T. Starks said…
It's available here in Central Florida..expensive and only 90 octane. Some folks swear by it.
Jason ON said…
T. Starks I think this was 87 octane. I haven't noticed a noticeable difference but it's only been a mile or so since I loaded up.

Also, what part of CFL are you from? I grew up in "central" Florida.
Ricky Graham said…
Not hard to find in East Metropolitan Atlanta. 90 octane. A must for lawn mowers and outdoor power equipment. I run it in the Concours just because I can!
T. Starks said…
I'm outside Wildwood, Jason. North end of the turnpike.
I filled my Gold Wing with ethanol-free gas years ago, made it a quarter mile before fuel pump died. It was already clicking, ready to go, but the timing was suspicious.
Wallace Roberts said…
I'll see your ethanol free gasoline, & raise you 100LL av-gas. Don't try if your bike has a cat, as the "LL" part of the designation means "low lead."
T. Starks said…
That's the Good Stuff, Wallace!
We don't have it here in Australia that I'm aware of.
Jason ON said…
Michael o'donnell don't have what?
Ethanol fuel.
Or its not available in most of the country.
Ryan Curtis75 said…
I have ethanol free local at 87 octane, and near me I can get 90 ethanol free called recreational fuel (boat atvs ect..) I only run ethanol free in mowers and get it for the ZZR when I can. Location western KY
John Lintner said…
My last ride to western NC., I came across a few places that had separate pumps for ethanol free gas. You typically had one choice of octane and it was priced about the same as super-unleaded. I doubt you would see much of a performance gain but you would probably get more miles or of that tank.
Michael Meyer said…
I don't understand all the negativity to ethanol?
Ethanol allows increase compression with out detonation.
Cooler running
Reduces carbon build up
Wallace Roberts said…
Michael Meyer, unless your fuel system is designed for it, ethanol causes corrosion. Also, it has a lot less energy density than gasoline, so you have to compensate for that via "fat" jetting or EFI settings. Yes, you can run a lot more boost with it, so there's that, but if you don't have a boosted system, the benefits are dubious.
That is the best gas to run because it burns hotter than ethanol.. Ethanol traps dirt & water inside of it to where as non ethanol doesn't.. That means a cleaner burn for your bike or car.. Ethanol is some of the worst fuel to run in anything....
Every day at just about every station. The stuff with ethanol in it is marked so you can avoid it.
Michael Meyer said…
Wallace Roberts I get all of that I am a gear head.
I used to love to get a hold of some Ethanol to run in my little 340 six-pack, Doug Thorley Headers, Edlebrock Intake with Carter AFB. I had jets to richer it up and advance the timing when I ran Ethanol that and sticky slick retreads. and I was good to go at Orange County International Raceway Wednesday night Grudge races running low 12's high 11's that was 1975. getting the o-rings and float bowl gaskets of a material that was Ethanol neutral was not a problem. back than if you ran a blower you kind of had to use Ethanol, because the combustion chamber shape. It was no big deal 35 years ago. and for a Motorcycle, The old carburetors (Makuni's) as long as they were not a constant velocity type with rubber diaphram type here arn't any O-rings other then the air bleed screw .
Wallace Roberts said…
Michael Meyer, I also ran a 340 back in the day, but just a 4-barrel; used to mop up on Chevy small blocks with it doing the street-racing thang. Man, those headers were a beast to install -- they had a 2-part design to get around the steering linkage. Fun times, thanks for the memories!
Michael Meyer said…
Wallace Roberts yes the four Barrell produced more power and I didn't have to retune every other weekend. Do I took the 6 pack off. But today I could get more money for that 6 pack manifold today the what got for the car when I sold it in 1985

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