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regular gas versus premium gas fuel for your atv

Old May 5, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by chuck_raduenz
ok. so whats the differance between e85 and regular gas? im just saying this part to see if anyone knows since i dont but would like to know. can a new atv use e85?
E-85 is 85% Ethanol and NO it can not be used in an ATV.
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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Just wanted to be quick about saying that. Right now as the law states anything above 10% is labeled for flex fuel vehicles only. Chuck, Being from MN, as am I originally, If you are not buying premium then you are buying a 10% blend.
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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yup i knew the % part. iv never seen e85. but if you put e85 in a glass ans reular gas in a glass. put them side by side. whats the differance? pouring them? any for ****s and giggles why cant it be used in an atv?


i forsee in the future if not sooner e85 atvs..... lol
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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And if you are buying 87 octane in MN then you are buying the scum that floats on dino ****.
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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lol...... so midgrade then is better???
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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Sweet the new software is auto censor. Free speech Hmmmm. Any way the difference is the E-85 would be clear and gas would be amber. You can't use it in a n ATV cause ATV's are designed to the 30% max. To burn higher percentages fuel volume, timing, and compression rations need to be done. The reason why passenger cars don't get better mileage on E- 85 is because they are designed for using a majority of gas. If they upped the compression to burn E 85 effieciently the pump gas would make your car spit and sputter. E85 is 110 octane in a low compression ratio small engine it would predetonate. This is the condition when the combustion happenes during compression stroke, not good.
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by chuck_raduenz
lol...... So midgrade then is better???
yep
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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ya i seen the ********** auto censor. i didnt think i typed it. but eh. **** damn **** crap .... lets see if it censors that. lol

but. well i guess that pretty much clears it up for me. im suprised that one of the atv companys havent made a e85 atv. there efi already.
 

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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by chuck_raduenz
ya i seen the ********** auto censor. i didnt think i typed it. but eh. **** damn **** crap .... lets see if it censors that. lol

but. well i guess that pretty much clears it up for me. im suprised that one of the atv companys havent made a e85 atv. there efi already.
Popo makes a versi fuel for the military runs on anything.
 
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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Good topic by the way.
 
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