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Old 09-20-2012, 11:32 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by RoketRdr View Post
The fuel system was not designed to survive E85. Running it on occasion at the track wont be too much trouble but running it as a daily fuel will QUICKLY deteriorate every polymer seal and surface in your fuel system. Stand by for serious problems that will cost you tons of money out of YOUR pocket and not GM's. Excessive ethanol causes standard HSBN polymers to almost melt so GM won't have a problem seeing what the actual problem was that caused the damage when your injectors are plugged up with rubber and the fuel lines fall apart in their hands as well as a fuel pump that has no seals left.
My dad was running a stock car in the early 80s and was having troubles with clogging fuel lines. It looked like someone had squirted silicone sealant into his gas tank. They diagnosed it as the new ethanol blends that were first showing up. I imagine you would get the same effect with E85.

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