The PRL Motorsports Plug ‘n Play WiFi Flex-Fuel / Ethanol Content Analyzer
Kit allows customers to wirelessly monitor ethanol content via any smart
device or enable flex fuel via an optional 0.5-4.5V configurable output with
a tuning device. Our innovative Patent Pending design utilizes the factory
fuel line, which eliminates the chance for alternative fuel line
deterioration and improves aesthetics. This kit utilizes factory
plugs/outputs under the hood for power and communication to the ECU, meaning
no need for additional wiring, cutting, splicing or running wires to the
fuse box or through the firewall into the cabin! All hardware and bracketry
is include for quick and easy installation. Kits can be installed and
uninstalled within minutes. Please note that our kit does NOT utilize an
ethanol content gauge, as we feel that this is unnecessary. Hondata and
KTuner V1.2 both offer Bluetooth capabilities, while the KTuner V2 LCD
screen can be used to display ethanol content if desired. All components are
ethanol compliant!
The factory fuel line is actually constructed with an EPDM (fuel and oil
resistant synthetic rubber) outer hose and inner ETFE (another Teflon
coating that is similar to PTFE) liner, which offers great resistance to a
variety of fuels, including ethanol-based fuels. Because of this, there is
no reason to "upgrade" or replace the factory fuel line assembly when used
with this Ethanol Content Analyzer / Flex Fuel Kit unless kinked or damaged
(please note the "Do Not Kink" Warning located on the line).
Due to rising gas prices and the push for alternative fuel sources,
ethanol, derived primarily from corn, has become a common, cost-effective
fuel choice. Ethanol has now found its way into most modern gas stations and
the community now understands its list of benefits in comparison to
gasoline, such as the fact ethanol burns cleaner, cooler and is more
resistant to detonation. Because of these characteristics, ethanol is a
cheap alternative to expensive race fuels like race gas and/or methanol,
especially with high(er) compression factory turbocharged vehicles. E85 =
85% Ethanol and 15% Gasoline whereas E30 = 30% Ethanol and 70% Gasoline and
so-on.
In a nutshell, “flex-fuel” allows an internal combustion engine to
flexibly utilize one or more different fuels (usually gasoline blended with
either ethanol or methanol fuel), and both fuels are stored in the same
common fuel tank. Flex-Fuel systems utilize an ethanol content analyzer to
determine the amount of ethanol in a fuel system and a converter to send
this reading to the vehicle’s ECU to instantaneously adjust for varying fuel
mixtures.