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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 04:20 AM
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Hello, do you have xk mounted on ethanol? I bought mine an ecu reprogramming was done on it
 
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 06:48 AM
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You’d likely need a better pump, larger injectors and a return fuel line.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 07:07 AM
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She is already in bio ethanol it was to know that other people rolled in ethanol
 
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 03:05 PM
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What percentage are you using? What modifications did you make to the car to run ethanol?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 03:55 PM
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100% ethanol reprogramming of the ecu of the cartography
 
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 04:14 PM
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I noticed that Xk646 is in France. Why make the switch to 100% ethanol? Is it because ethanol costs less than gasoline? Are the catalytic converters affected?
 

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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 05:41 PM
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There are a few issues with switch to ethanol and not changing anything else, such as damage to seals and fuel pump, lack of fuel return and likely the injectors won’t be able to keep up either.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 11:14 PM
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From urban legends about ethanol to the modern engine effectively brings together maintenance and cold starts

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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 07:16 AM
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An opinion:
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_c...or_environment
 
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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 07:24 AM
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Honestly, I don't care and trying to make people feel guilty is useless otherwise you have to drive in a smart or electric but electric xk there are none
 
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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 10:46 AM
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What is the reason for running ethanol rather than petrol?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 10:49 AM
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I buy it like that, and the liter in France gasoline is expensive

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Old Jan 12, 2021 | 04:48 AM
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Why is ethanol so cheap in France? Because it's really Russian rotgut vodka smuggled through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany, and then smuggled into neighboring countries.

The ringleaders of this Russian criminal enterprise are known as Oiligarchs.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2021 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Stuart S
Why is ethanol so cheap in France? Because it's really Russian rotgut vodka smuggled through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany, and then smuggled into neighboring countries.

The ringleaders of this Russian criminal enterprise are known as Oiligarchs.
In France it is less than 50% compared to gasoline

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