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Old 10-09-2005, 01:07 PM
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Default Anyone tune a/f ratios for ethanol gas

Was just curious if anybody changed their desired a/f ratios for todays gas that contains 10% ethanol? I think I will tune WOT to compensate for that a little bit.

Ethanol needs a/f ratio of 9:1, less air than gasoline. In theory you could lean out the WOT ratio more than the normal 12.8:1 target. I wonder if this is why some tuners say the LS1 runs best with WOT a/f of 13.1:1?
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Good question, I've wondered exactly the same thing. I've also wondered about power increase with ethanol and other oxygenated fuels, so the in effect deliver more oxygen to the motor.




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