I have been doing some reading online and have seen statements that running ethanol in concentrations greater than 15%, can damage valves and other vital engine components unless the engine and vehicle are designated as a flex fuel vehicle. I don't believe that the FiST is flex fuel.
I have ZERO background in understanding this, and I would like facts from more knowledeable forum members. I recently started running an E30 tune, and I am mixing at the pump a blend of 93 octane gas with E85 to get between E30 and E40. I utilize this calculator for my percentages.
http://www.intercepteft.com/calc.html
I am now mildly concerned that I am going to somehow damage my engine by running E30/E40 , and my questions boils down to "will ethanol blends in the E30 to E40 range cause any long term damage to our engines that running pump gas will not?".
Thank you,
Ryan
I have ZERO background in understanding this, and I would like facts from more knowledeable forum members. I recently started running an E30 tune, and I am mixing at the pump a blend of 93 octane gas with E85 to get between E30 and E40. I utilize this calculator for my percentages.
http://www.intercepteft.com/calc.html
I am now mildly concerned that I am going to somehow damage my engine by running E30/E40 , and my questions boils down to "will ethanol blends in the E30 to E40 range cause any long term damage to our engines that running pump gas will not?".
Thank you,
Ryan