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Old 09-10-2022, 05:11 PM   #524
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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG View Post
The problem with this is the system is setup for manufacturers and not for small shops to build, certify and sell something like a flex fuel kit. You would need to provide test data for every model and every model year you intend to sell the kit for regardless if there were actually any changes to the base car from year to year. So for someone like Ptuning certifying a flex fuel kit for carb, they would have to provide emission test data for 8 years the car was run even though there were basically no changes to the engines from 13-16’ and 17-20’. It’s just not financially feasible.
Plus, you can't get ethanol-majority fuel everywhere...
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