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Old 08-10-2009, 07:08 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pgfpro View Post
One more thing on fuel that contains 10% ethanol are you guys seeing a true 10% gain in mpg when you use fuel that's 100% gasoline?
No, Ethanol is a fuel. Therefor it will burn just like gasoline, but has a higher octane than gas and it will hurt fuel economy. Not sure how much less "powerful" it is vs gas but it is less, but more than none.
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