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gtwitch
Apr 25, 2015Explorer
I have to take my hat off to ninerbike and his comment on altitude ( the only one in this complete thread)!! I have a great example of that as I live at 7200 ft in Laramie, WY and have a 1000 watt Yamaha and it will just run the block heater of my Pickup here in town and I measured with my Killowatt at 726 watts continuous and when I tried this at my cabin at 8500 ft the little Yamaha just will give up!!! Drive over to Cheyenne where Alt is 6100 ft the little Yamaha will do 775 watts before it gives up. Also, I can document the effects of alcohol 10% fuel vs. non alcohol fuel with nearly the same results in these small carbureter engines. Think about that the next time you put this 10% or higher fuel in your car and thank our congressional reps for letting the EPA force this crappy fuel on us at our own expense becuase we are paying twice, first at the pump and second, our tax money is subsidizing the farmers that are growing the feedstock that makes the alcohol. The Great American Boondogle, Use more fuel per mile to get less clean air. Enough said and I willclimb down off my Soapbox now.
gtwitch in wyoming where the wind gives us very clean air to breath!
gtwitch in wyoming where the wind gives us very clean air to breath!
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