Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-06 Thread robert luis rabello
Skipperx wrote: Dear Ethanol users, The below information (re: modifications to car to run on ethanol) is incorrect in my experience. I live in Brazil and I export conversion kit (petrol to ethanol) to Australia. Kits in Australia are being used in both vehicles manufactured by both Holden

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-06 Thread Ryan Hall
I would really like to run my truck on ethanol, if the legal issues can be worked out. Robert, what legal issues are you talking about? I am in america, so I don't think there will be any issues for me, but what are you coming across? How would you increase the compression? And in doing so,

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-06 Thread Joe Street
robert luis rabello wrote: YOU can obtain a distillation permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to distill your own ethanol. There is no such provision in Canada for individuals. I'm trying to do this through my business right now, but the people at Revenue Canada

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-05 Thread FRANCISCO
Robert Rabello Flextek can be used in most repeat in most engines not all of them. Instead increasing compression ratio it changes ignition timing. Potential problems are fuel pump "erosion" type unless changed to typical alcohol fuel pump and winter time ignition. This part is solved by using

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-05 Thread FRANCISCO
I forgot to inform Flextek will work in most _*injected*_ engines FRANCISCO wrote: Robert Rabello Flextek can be used in most repeat in _*most*_ engines not all of them. Instead increasing compression ratio it changes ignition timing. Potential problems are fuel pump erosion type unless

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-05 Thread robert luis rabello
Luis Eduardo Puerto wrote: I don't know very much of E85 or E100, I know that in Brazil it is being produced in big quantities as well as in USA. I don't know where exactly you can get it in Canada. It's not available here, at least on the west coast. We have a company that

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-05 Thread robert luis rabello
FRANCISCO wrote: Flextek can be used in most repeat in most engines not all of them. Instead increasing compression ratio it changes ignition timing. I think, perhaps, a language issue is cropping up here. The Flextek device plugs into the automobile's fuel injector harness. It

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-05 Thread Luis Eduardo Puerto
Hey Robert Luis, thank you very much for your answer man Now I understand the implications of ethanol. Until next. Luis Eduardo Puerto wrote: I don't know very much of E85 or E100, I know that in Brazil it is being produced in big quantities as well as in USA. I don't know where exactly you

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-05 Thread Skipperx
Puerto To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars? Hey Robert Luis, thank you very much for your answer man Now I understand the implications of ethanol. Until next

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-04 Thread Ryan Hall
Robert, I have seen several people mention E 100 on this list lately. I personally want to buy a diesel and produce bio diesel, but I drive EFI gasoline cars right now. The flextek device offers great promise for me to do my part now without waiting until I buy my Jetta. My question is,

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-04 Thread robert luis rabello
Ryan Hall wrote: Robert, I have seen several people mention E 100 on this list lately. I personally want to buy a diesel and produce bio diesel, but I drive EFI gasoline cars right now. The flextek device offers great promise for me to do my part now without waiting until I buy my Jetta.

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-04 Thread Luis Eduardo Puerto
I don't know very much of E85 or E100, I know that in Brazil it is being produced in big quantities as well as in USA. I don't know where exactly you can get it in Canada. I have a question, for what type of cars is etahnol appropriate??? Can it be used with any car at all?? I know that

Re: [Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-02 Thread robert luis rabello
Matt Erickson wrote: Hi, I came across this Flextek product product at the link below from a Brazilian manufacturer. The site is marketed for a Brazil audience, but the FAQ's indicate that it would work on imported vehicles. With that in mind, I'm wondering if it would make a American non-FFV

[Biofuel] Will Brazilian Flex Fuel Device work on American Cars?

2005-07-01 Thread Matt Erickson
Hi, I came across this Flextek product product at the link below from a Brazilian manufacturer. The site is marketed for a Brazil audience, but the FAQ's indicate that it would work on imported vehicles. With that in mind, I'm wondering if it would make a American non-FFV run on E85 (or even