Ethonal gas and Nitrous question?
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Ethonal gas and Nitrous question? Sorry if this has been posted before! I searched but couldn't find anything.
I'm wanting to put my NX kit that was in my LS1 Camaro in my new vette, but I was over at corvetteforum and found this thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1381282
Is there any count to this? Makes me unsure about using the juice.
Edit: Not sure if you need to be a member of the site to read, so I'm going to post the content.
So we had a car come up for headers and put it back on the chassis dyno because it wasn't feeling as strong on the juice. We made a pull on the dyno and it was 14.7 to 1 AFR, last summer it was about 12.2 to 1. What happened from last year? Well the gas that we and most people get have a percentage of (corn based gas). Well with raising crude oil prices they are running more and more Ethonal. To make a long story short, he's fuel solenoid o-rings-seals didn't work with this gas blend, so it didn't let the fuel in. He is very lucky to still have a motor. I don't know if you guys and gals knew about this, so I posted.
I'm wanting to put my NX kit that was in my LS1 Camaro in my new vette, but I was over at corvetteforum and found this thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1381282
Is there any count to this? Makes me unsure about using the juice.
Edit: Not sure if you need to be a member of the site to read, so I'm going to post the content.
So we had a car come up for headers and put it back on the chassis dyno because it wasn't feeling as strong on the juice. We made a pull on the dyno and it was 14.7 to 1 AFR, last summer it was about 12.2 to 1. What happened from last year? Well the gas that we and most people get have a percentage of (corn based gas). Well with raising crude oil prices they are running more and more Ethonal. To make a long story short, he's fuel solenoid o-rings-seals didn't work with this gas blend, so it didn't let the fuel in. He is very lucky to still have a motor. I don't know if you guys and gals knew about this, so I posted.
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I saw that post not too long ago actually,
From the Fuel & Injection section...
The A/F problem is pretty much explained here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/fueling-injection/456521-ethanol-e85-alternative-fuel.html
And according to this, increased ethanol probably just means that our fuel solenoid rings need to be changed out with something better, too.
I know that this topic's been covered before. Maybe it was in regards to alcohol injection with a fuel 'noid or something. I forget.
OR... buy a stand-alone fuel system.
[insert Nitro Dave advertisement here]
[insert Harris Speed Works advertisement here]
edit: here's another long, but good read: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...4&page=1&pp=20
From the Fuel & Injection section...
The A/F problem is pretty much explained here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/fueling-injection/456521-ethanol-e85-alternative-fuel.html
And according to this, increased ethanol probably just means that our fuel solenoid rings need to be changed out with something better, too.
I know that this topic's been covered before. Maybe it was in regards to alcohol injection with a fuel 'noid or something. I forget.
OR... buy a stand-alone fuel system.
[insert Nitro Dave advertisement here]
[insert Harris Speed Works advertisement here]
edit: here's another long, but good read: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...4&page=1&pp=20
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Originally Posted by Somebody09
I saw that post not too long ago actually,
From the Fuel & Injection section...
The A/F problem is pretty much explained here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=456521
And according to this, increased ethanol probably just means that our fuel solenoid rings need to be changed out with something better, too.
I know that this topic's been covered before. Maybe it was in regards to alcohol injection with a fuel 'noid or something. I forget.
OR... buy a stand-alone fuel system.
[insert Nitro Dave advertisement here]
[insert Harris Speed Works advertisement here]
edit: here's another long, but good read: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...4&page=1&pp=20
From the Fuel & Injection section...
The A/F problem is pretty much explained here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=456521
And according to this, increased ethanol probably just means that our fuel solenoid rings need to be changed out with something better, too.
I know that this topic's been covered before. Maybe it was in regards to alcohol injection with a fuel 'noid or something. I forget.
OR... buy a stand-alone fuel system.
[insert Nitro Dave advertisement here]
[insert Harris Speed Works advertisement here]
edit: here's another long, but good read: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...4&page=1&pp=20
It doesn't work like that.
The solenoid had to have failed to open is all.
This sort of failure has happened since the beginning of using solenoids for fuel.
Ethanol has been in pump gas since the early 90's.
The solenoid had to have failed to open is all.
This sort of failure has happened since the beginning of using solenoids for fuel.
Ethanol has been in pump gas since the early 90's.
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After reading the threads, it looks like I'm going to be using the juice, but having the noids rebuit more frequently.
Thats is very interesting read non the less.
Thats is very interesting read non the less.
The fuel additives they are adding to fuel these days is an issue. Swelling of piston seals is the result. Some areas of the country are worse than others, and it's going to get worse as fuel prices go up. making fuel from corn hmmmmm.
Robert
Robert