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What Octane, Ethanol/No Ethanol, are you using in your Chinese Quad?

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Old 12-31-2010, 09:21 AM
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I have a Tao Tao 110cc that I am running 93 octane without ethanol. I also add 1 ounce of Seafoam to a gallon of gas to keep the top end clean. Just wanting to see what you guys run in your quads.
 
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I run what ever is cheapest. I do like to add Lucas UCL or a dash of 2-stroke oil to the gas for things that are going to sit for weeks. The gasoline in my area has been 10% ethanol for ~20yrs. There's no issues with it unless it sits open to atmosphere for months on end. Sealed in a storage container, it's good to go for a long time.

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I agree with him and don't put 85% ethanol trust me. I blew up lil bros bike. lol
 
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This is a cool website to find ethanol free gas in your state.

www.pure-gas.org
 
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I run 87 octane through all my stuff. There's no need to run a high octane in a factory machine. The higher the octane the less likely the fuel is to detonate because higher octane fuel has less energy. Also, if your machine uses the clear plastic hoses, like string trimmers and lawn mowers do, they will eventually get soft and collapse if your using fuel with ethanol. Switch them out for real fuel lines and there's no problem running 10%.
 
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Where are all the ethanol pundits who say ethanol is terrible especially for small, carbureted engines i.e. Chinese ATVs?
 
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From what I understand, all pump gas has ethanol in it now....???
 
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