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I was talking to someone this week about the flex fuel vehicles by GM and found something interesting. This particular person owned a Buick. They informed me that with flex fuel they can add either E85 or regular gas to the car at any point in time and drive. There are sensors that measure the ratio of E85 to gasoline and make the proper adjustments to run the engine. This guy knows nothing about cars. This buick isnt modded and tuned up. Typical old financial guy that probably read this info somewhere.
I'm curious if this is actually true and if anyone has adapted the sensors to work with our car. I see these threads where people tune for E85 and can put nothing but a full tank of E85 in their car. If they want to use regular gas they have to empty the tank and retune the car. Thats just too much work for any sane person. According to this flex fuel info you can fill the gas anytime with either fuel and the sensors and ecu will adjust the engine.
Is this true?
How do we get it?
Also did anyone hear in the news that Exxon or one of the other big gas companies is investing a lot of money to farm algae? Supposedly it can be turned into fuel.
I'm curious if this is actually true and if anyone has adapted the sensors to work with our car. I see these threads where people tune for E85 and can put nothing but a full tank of E85 in their car. If they want to use regular gas they have to empty the tank and retune the car. Thats just too much work for any sane person. According to this flex fuel info you can fill the gas anytime with either fuel and the sensors and ecu will adjust the engine.
Is this true?
How do we get it?
Also did anyone hear in the news that Exxon or one of the other big gas companies is investing a lot of money to farm algae? Supposedly it can be turned into fuel.