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Old 03-08-2011, 09:45 AM   #3 (permalink)
Ryland
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an engine that is designed for burning alcohol does not work well for burning gasoline and it's the same the other way around, just like you can burn small amounts of diesel in your gasoline engine, it works best to design the compression ratio and timing map to the fuel.
Also at least in the USA alcohol fuels are subsidized by tax dollars because they take so much energy and fuel to produce that it is a net loss.
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