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Old 01-10-2021, 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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You’d likely need a better pump, larger injectors and a return fuel line.
 
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Old 01-10-2021, 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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What percentage are you using? What modifications did you make to the car to run ethanol?
 
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100% ethanol reprogramming of the ecu of the cartography
 
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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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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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From urban legends about ethanol to the modern engine effectively brings together maintenance and cold starts

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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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What is the reason for running ethanol rather than petrol?
 
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Old 01-11-2021, 10:49 AM
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I buy it like that, and the liter in France gasoline is expensive

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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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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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