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<blockquote data-quote="JMichael" data-source="post: 245385" data-attributes="member: 7544"><p>You can get gas with octane ratings of 100+. You might have heard it referred to as avgas because it's mostly used by the aviation industry for Cessna's etc. But it is out there if you want to run it in something. I've run some of it in my KZ1000 but not very much as I've heard it can/will burn valves up if you run it very long. I know several years back, people would use it to mix their racing fuel.</p><p></p><p>The biggest reason for avoiding E fuels that I've heard of is that the engines that were built prior to the widespread use of ethanol, have a problem with the rubber bits that come in contact with ethanol. The o-rings in the carbs, fuel pumps, fuel line etc start to deteriorate when exposed to it. The newer model engines are supposedly being designed and built with different rubber compounds to handle it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMichael, post: 245385, member: 7544"] You can get gas with octane ratings of 100+. You might have heard it referred to as avgas because it's mostly used by the aviation industry for Cessna's etc. But it is out there if you want to run it in something. I've run some of it in my KZ1000 but not very much as I've heard it can/will burn valves up if you run it very long. I know several years back, people would use it to mix their racing fuel. The biggest reason for avoiding E fuels that I've heard of is that the engines that were built prior to the widespread use of ethanol, have a problem with the rubber bits that come in contact with ethanol. The o-rings in the carbs, fuel pumps, fuel line etc start to deteriorate when exposed to it. The newer model engines are supposedly being designed and built with different rubber compounds to handle it. [/QUOTE]
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