Thread: Diesel fuel additives
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Old 05-22-2010, 08:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Cetane is not related to energy content, which is what really defines mpg.

Cetane is about ignition delay...similar to how Octane is about detonation delay in gasoline.
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