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Old 04-27-2012, 11:31 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
One reason why you can get so much more power out of most engines wit ha significant amount of alcohol for fuel.

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Because there's less heat loss to the chamber? Doesn't that have to do with the faster burn rate of the fuel?
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