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Old 03-25-2014, 09:10 PM
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Actually, ethanol is about 115 Octane and your engine will produce MORE HP with higher levels of ethanol. Check a new vehicle specs set up for E85 and they show more HP produced when burning E85 vs E10. The other point is engine technology with computer control has advanced to the point where ethanol is not necessary to meet emission requirements. The reasons we have E10 is because some people believe we are making a renewable fuel out of corn ethanol (that is not true) and because the first presidential primary election is in Iowa where they grow a lot of corn. In Europe fuel ethanol is made out of wheat. I wonder if someone is going to Hell because we fuel our SUVs with food when others are starving.....
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