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Originally Posted by Phoenix'97
Now I am going to start getting testy.
Well, there are cars being driven around in New York that run on recycled restaurant cooking oil or some bio-diesel. These vehicles clearly are not certified to run on this fuel source but they do. Some cars have been converted to propane or maybe even compressed natural gas. These cars CERTAINLY did not come from the factory this way but they are driving around! Why the hell should anyone ***** about me using Iso-Butanol when the fuel is much cleaner to burn than gasoline and I can have my car properly tuned for proper air-fuel ratio and to meet emissions standards, which the Engine builder/tuner also performs!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoichiometry
Then of course if New York state is encouraging drivers to drive green with better cars or alternative fuel sources, why the hell would they give me a hard time about "illegally" modifying my car to be GREEN?! The contradictory b.s.!
https://www.dmv.org/ny-new-york/gree...incentives.php
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There are EPA certified and legal conversion kits to run vehicles on propane, natural gas, and E85. (There are also many illegal kits.) There are strict laws governing the manufacture of biodiesel to a standard of quality that makes it work in diesel engines. Straight vegetable oil is not legal.
Your local engine turner cannot tune your car to meet emission standards on iso-butanol or any other fuel. He simply does not have the equipment to accurately measure vehicle emissions and certify that the vehicle meets EPA standards. That is unless your local turner is a EPA / CARB certified emission lab.
Your link has nothing about NY encouraging people to modifying their old cars. They are encouraging people to buy new cars that use less fuel and use commercially produced and tested biofuels.