08-10-2017, 19:26
I'm not at all an addict to alcohol but in France ethanol is easy to find and much more affordable (£2.44 a gallon - 0.599€ / litre) than 95 or 98.
So without any alteration anywhere in the engine, I am filling my tank with a little more ethanol at every fuel-up.
I'm now driving the 75 with 60% ethanol.
It's amazing!
The start is as immediate as before (even it was 8°C) and the throttle response is brilliant without any lack of power.
I hope to go up to 2/3 ethanol without any problem.
Now that the car is driving brilliantly, I guess that with the normal over consumption due to ethanol, the MPG nevertheless will be good for a KV6.
I'll keep you posted about it.
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Rover 75 V6 2.5 Auto Connie born 1 July 1999, 24 kOhms resistor, 10 kOhms manual starter, full E85, modified airbox, full derestricted SS exhaust line, power & torque remap -> 202 bhp
- This vehicle was the 7,517th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381
- This vehicle was the 1,190th 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214
- This vehicle was the 2,032nd 75 in Atlantic Blue Pearlescent (code: JEY) to be made out of 2,572 Atlantic Blue Pearlescent 75s
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