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Originally Posted by jakobnev
Maybe you could point out some differences?
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...well, notable
differences between gasoline and ethanol are:
gasoline (C8H16)... 115,400 BTU/gal; A/F = 14.7:1 ...%Oxygen = 0%
ethanol (C2H5(OH))...75,670 BTU/gal; A/F = _9.0:1 ...%Oxygen = ~35%
...and, thus, ethanol has only 70% energy density of gasoline.
...and, E85 content is 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol.