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Old 01-08-2015, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by d488y2 View Post
My engineer has advised not to use E85 when going for a IM240 test.
He said the E85 messes up the test equipment.
How could it do that?

Alcohol (ethanol) has a lower calorific value, so more of it is required to produce a given amount of heat. It has a slower flame speed and a colder flame but it's products of combustion will not effect test equipment.
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