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chrisg · 04-29-2006, 03:20 PM

Quote:On a side note, Top fuel is not Ethanol (corn) it's Methanol (Alcohol).

Actually, Top Fuel is Nitromethane (92%(?) this year) and Methanol.

But on the Ethanol thing, we've had that crap gas here in CA for a long time now (EPA b.s.) and besides the corrosiveness, it's been causing a lot of deposits(all makes) to the point of needing to do a carbon flush. I think it's the 993 owners who were having a lot of problems as it would cause a CE light and carbon flushes and new o2 sensors weren't fixing it so valve jobs were the only cure.

04-29-2006, 03:20 PM	#5
chrisg Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Paso Robles,CA Posts: 44	oute: Quote:On a side note, Top fuel is not Ethanol (corn) it's Methanol (Alcohol). Actually, Top Fuel is Nitromethane (92%(?) this year) and Methanol. But on the Ethanol thing, we've had that crap gas here in CA for a long time now (EPA b.s.) and besides the corrosiveness, it's been causing a lot of deposits(all makes) to the point of needing to do a carbon flush. I think it's the 993 owners who were having a lot of problems as it would cause a CE light and carbon flushes and new o2 sensors weren't fixing it so valve jobs were the only cure. Last edited by chrisg; 04-29-2006 at 03:23 PM.