I've read a few over the years due to my involvement with racing. I live next door to a research chemist who works at Lubrizol, the company that most of the fuel manufacturer's buy their secret sauces from. He basically laughs at all the hype. All fuel manufacturers refer you to the maker of your engine...including your beloved Caltex in their Bio E-10 data sheet. You should read it. It's not circular logic...it's common sense. If an engine manufacture says it's ok, why on earth would you say it's not??
I think you really are naive mate, all the info you post is from either fuel companies selling the crap or bodies trying to push it on us as a great fuel, also most of what you posted supports my claims, moisture problems in tanks and contamination of fuel systems, which is commonly known, also diminished engine life from the bore wash down effects of ethanol. there is also no refuting that you get less miles per gallon from the ethanol compared to regular fuel and once again, its growing food for fuel, awesome accomplishment that one...
Your first link July, 1999
Been a lot of law suits based on ethanol ruining engines since then...
Both links also point to the problems with ethanol use and therefore discuss engine MODIFICATIONS to run the fuel, costing US more money, your actually helping my dislike for this stupid thoughtless fuel, it seems the best performance results are for the farmers that are subsidized to grow it costing us even more. great stuff this ethanol....
You want to keep believing voodoo, go ahead, but your own words are refuted by an Australian government body and the first (and only) fuel producer unique to your backyard that I looked at. But my point all along has been that too many people spread myth like it's law...and it's not! Anyone can make decisions how ever they want, but to make up stuff to make your point seem real...not cool. Like I said in my earliest post, I don't really care what YOU put into your gas tank....it's your money.
The right side of politics is trying to force this fuel on us here [and in the USA}and guess what, NSW has a right sided political party, its their mates growing the sugar cane used to make it here, try looking into that.. Where did I make anything up mate..? thats pure bullshi1t, I'll type bigger for you so you can understand, ETHANOL ATTRACTS MOISTURE AND CONTAMINATES FUEL SYSTEMS, that is neither myth or made up, you have pointed it out in numerous posts yourself... I will take a photo of the warnings on our fuel pumps put there BY THE FUEL COMPANIES..... Try reading both sides of the debate.... And for your information around the year 2000 all boat engine manufacturers MODIFIED their engines to SUIT 10% only ethanol blends and auto manufacturers are doing the same but recommend not going any higher with ethanol content, the moisture problem in fuel tanks will persist for ever though so there are still on going problems, this is also a way of getting rid of our old vehicles, Govts have been trying to do this for years, {you do remember that we are at the SOHC forum..?} so it seems these costs are also passed on to the people, so i fail to see its worth at all. And once again, using food producing land to "grow" fuel is one of the most stupid things we have ever done..
Remember MTBE, that was great also, wasn't it..?
2. My motorcycle doesn't float, so 'your' marine issues don't really matter to me, no matter how important they are to you.
I'll help you here again, it is a direct comparison as to why ethanol is no good in our old engines and fuel systems, you are that hell bent on proving ethanol is great that you fail to see the points i raised, they are cross over comparisons regardless of the vehicle..
Anyway, i don't give a sh1t really, I know whats best for my old beasts and ethanol isn't it, Try reading everything and not just one side of an argument, Simply, a fuel that causes MORE maintenance and provides less economy just doesn't cut it for me and most others.... I'm over discussing this with you as its clear you only read what you want to because all the information you have supplied also points out what i'm saying here, you need to look at production methods and associated costs, engine mods purely to run this fuel and its associated costs, the reasons Govts subsidize the hell out of it {more costs to us} and again all the law suits both past and present, even more cost to us, starting to get the picture yet. I'll put it to you this way, If this was the holy grail of fuels i would be all over it, i'm no greeny, but i am also not stupid , ethanol is a political fix for a number of reasons but if you want to know more you can go find out for yourself {read everything}....Your kinda beating a dead horse mate, not many here that will agree with what your saying for obvious reasons....good luck , I'm outa here....
