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Old 12-07-2012, 12:45 AM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roosterk0031 View Post
E15 has about 2% less energy than E10, I doubt many carb's are tuned that close that 2% less with make them run lean.
According to With only 2/3 the energy of gasoline, ethanol costs more per mile, ethanol has 65.5% the energy of gasoline. I had not realized that it was that bad, but it would need to be for people complain about one part per ten or twenty.

So, the government's solution is to require more of it?
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