Comments on: Ethanol Snippets http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mattlach http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html#comment-15734 mattlach Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:29:22 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html#comment-15734 Is the 320hp number with E85 or regular gas? Is the 320hp number with E85 or regular gas?

]]> By: 1985 Gripen http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html#comment-15390 1985 Gripen Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:53:42 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html#comment-15390 I'd be very leery of that BSR E85 upgrade kit. As you point-out the fuel lines and fuel pump are not upgraded. Even the BioPower (official factory) SAABs have already had a recall to replace their factory-installed (ethanol-capable) fuel pumps. How long is the warranty on this upgrade good for? If it's like three years or something than maybe you're safe, but if it's less I'd worry that the ethanol is slowly eating away at my car and I'll start having problems as soon as the warranty period has expired. I'm sure this also voids any warranty SAAB would have on the car as well. I don't know if SAAB's fuel level sensors are capacitance type, but if so then ethanol in the tank <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioethanol#Problems" rel="nofollow">will cause erroneous fuel level readings</a> unless that sensor is also upgraded. While 320 bhp is very alluring (but then again, with FWD...), I don't see it's worth the risk. I’d be very leery of that BSR E85 upgrade kit. As you point-out the fuel lines and fuel pump are not upgraded. Even the BioPower (official factory) SAABs have already had a recall to replace their factory-installed (ethanol-capable) fuel pumps.

How long is the warranty on this upgrade good for? If it’s like three years or something than maybe you’re safe, but if it’s less I’d worry that the ethanol is slowly eating away at my car and I’ll start having problems as soon as the warranty period has expired. I’m sure this also voids any warranty SAAB would have on the car as well.

I don’t know if SAAB’s fuel level sensors are capacitance type, but if so then ethanol in the tank will cause erroneous fuel level readings unless that sensor is also upgraded.

While 320 bhp is very alluring (but then again, with FWD…), I don’t see it’s worth the risk.

]]> By: 1985 Gripen http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html#comment-15387 1985 Gripen Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:42:38 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/07/ethanol-snippets.html#comment-15387 Actually, the record broken was "standing mile in a <i>street legal</i> car". The max speed was 220 mph. It just so happens this car ran on E85 (the record doesn't specify the fuel used). The previous record was held by a gasoline-only car with a speed of 217 mph. Actually, the record broken was “standing mile in a street legal car”. The max speed was 220 mph.

It just so happens this car ran on E85 (the record doesn’t specify the fuel used). The previous record was held by a gasoline-only car with a speed of 217 mph.

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