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(Carburated engines)
(Carburated engines)
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===Carburated engines===
 
===Carburated engines===
*All fuel and air passages must be enlarged.
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*All fuel and air passages must be modified.
 
*Many fuel pumps cannot pump E85 on an extended basis. Even the old diaphagm style pumps tend to suffer internal damage. Some seem able to hold up for years. There's no clear evidence of which ones last and which don't yet. Other than the electric racing pumps sold "for use with alcohol/methanol."
 
*Many fuel pumps cannot pump E85 on an extended basis. Even the old diaphagm style pumps tend to suffer internal damage. Some seem able to hold up for years. There's no clear evidence of which ones last and which don't yet. Other than the electric racing pumps sold "for use with alcohol/methanol."
 
*Pot metal carburetors have been known to corrode internally from extended use of E85.   
 
*Pot metal carburetors have been known to corrode internally from extended use of E85.   

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