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Mista Bone · 03-26-2014, 07:35 PM

While the ethanol increases the octane RATING it lowers the BTU's of the gasoline, so you have to burn more to get same amount of work done.

In my old testing:
E10 = 48 mpg
E0 (boat gas) = 53 mpg

03-26-2014, 07:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mista Bone EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cincity, Ohio Posts: 96 Thanks: 29 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	While the ethanol increases the octane RATING it lowers the BTU's of the gasoline, so you have to burn more to get same amount of work done. In my old testing: E10 = 48 mpg E0 (boat gas) = 53 mpg