Hi! I have a 1973 Beetle with:
What modifications will I need to make to run it on ethanol and with an ethanol gasoline mix? Thanks!
It will not run on 85% alcohol. If you get it to turn over, it will run like shit, your mileage will be super bad, and it may never start again.
More than you can probably afford. A total rebuild, a whole hell of a lot of modifications.
Octane only means that it has a low flash point. In the USA gasoline is classified as an explosive because it goes off so easily. Nitrocellulous gunpowder is merely a flammable.
Gasoline is an aromatic. It's easy to build engines with shit engineering using gasoline.
With the "timing set correctly" you still lose with Ethonol. Learn up.
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