Ef_frmnt wrote:My mates car (V8 EATA) won the powerskids, 2nd trophy in a row, it won powerplay as well. It's the green FG XR6T
bentls wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBBwZ1BX31Q&feature=player_embedded
NUT347 wrote:Ef_frmnt wrote:My mates car (V8 EATA) won the powerskids, 2nd trophy in a row, it won powerplay as well. It's the green FG XR6T
Didn't that used to be YUTRYN?bentls wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBBwZ1BX31Q&feature=player_embedded
Fucken lol, that would scare the pants off ya!
Sundeep wrote:even though Falcon manuals are rough as guts. I just like smashing and skating through gears.
Ef_frmnt wrote:NUT347 wrote:Ef_frmnt wrote:My mates car (V8 EATA) won the powerskids, 2nd trophy in a row, it won powerplay as well. It's the green FG XR6T
Didn't that used to be YUTRYN?bentls wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBBwZ1BX31Q&feature=player_embedded
Fucken lol, that would scare the pants off ya!
Yeah think that was the plate.. 6Boost stickered up it was. I think the dude who owned it junked the motor last year then my mate bought it and fixed it up. It's a fucking nutcase street car
and that flywheel.. **** that for a joke!!
justa6 wrote:
that is painful to watch, fucken dick.
Ef_frmnt wrote:Then GT45.. then nitrous..?
Sundeep wrote:even though Falcon manuals are rough as guts. I just like smashing and skating through gears.
Mr_4.0 wrote:Caltex ethanol fuel is crap. Changes too much winter to summer aswell.
United is very consistant and is usually e85-e90
Sundeep wrote:even though Falcon manuals are rough as guts. I just like smashing and skating through gears.
Mr_4.0 wrote:Caltex ethanol fuel is crap. Changes too much winter to summer aswell.
United is very consistant and is usually e85-e90
Thank you for writing to Caltex. I understand your concerns and recognise that drag racing needs consistency. It's worth bearing in mind however that Bio E-Flex was specifically designed for use in original factory-made flex-fuel vehicles (fitted with flex-fuel sensors that can adjust to the level of ethanol) - hence the discord in specs to your racing requirements.
Having said all that, Bio E-Flex has been at 70% ethanol since it launched for NSW, Vic & SA. Qld has been at 73%. There has not been a change since the launch of the product.
It was a deliberate choice to use the winter blend at that time as we knew that sales would be extremely low at all sites. Hence there was a risk that some of the summer blend would still be in the tanks from the summer rolling into the winter.
It's also our first foray into the product which means that we began by making a few conservative decisions: considering this is the first relatively large-scale rollout of the product in Australia, we wanted to ensure that there were absolutely no issues with it that could possibly tarnish its reputation in the marketplace. Basically we wanted to separate it from the E10 stigma, and some regular motorists' opinion on ethanol blended fuel.
We wanted to make sure that every flex-fuel vehicle that rolled in there had no start-up or vapour pressure issues, and demonstrate that ethanol blended fuels work beautifully in engines designed to use it.
However, this does mean that cars that have been modified and tuned specifically to use E85, and do not have a flex-fuel sensor have to be very careful about measuring the ethanol content in Bio E-Flex, as you have been. We will only change the ethanol content twice a year at most.
At this stage we haven't changed the % yet as we began with the winter blend for the reasons stated above. As we grow our understanding of the fuel, and the relative sales, we should be able to better balance ethanol content with vapour pressure requirements of the flex-fuel vehicles. Please note that factory made flex-fuel vehicles cannot be tuned to use 85% ethanol in winter due to legislated tuning requirements (to minimise vehicle emissions).
So in answer to your question, it is likely that we will increase the ethanol content in summer, however I cannot guarantee that it will be 85% ethanol.
Some states including NSW and Qld, are subject to legislation that limits the maximum vapour pressure in petrol. Hence our refineries change the volatility of our petrol every year to meet these requirements. This directly impacts E-Flex, because it is blended with this petrol. If the volatility of the petrol is high, then we can use more ethanol. If it is lowered, in order to meet the legislation, then we may only be able to put in 70-75% ethanol. So as you can see, our decisions were driven by a number of factors: operability, legislative and our commitment to the success of renewable fuels in Australia.
My advice is to keep on checking the ethanol content of the fuel, again - it won't change that often. I can advise that we will not be increasing the ethanol content in E-Flex until about August and the onset of spring.
I've been told that ANDRA can only test for E85 but can't distinguish between the brands etc (yet)..
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