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Old 12-08-2014, 02:05 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by thomason2wheels View Post
That seems counterintuitive given the lower btu content of ethanol but I realize there are other variables inplay here... but even so...any idea why that works better than straight e10?
There are scientific reasons but essentially it simplifies to a faster and thus hotter burn. The amount of ethanol reauired to see a gain is dependant on engine design and ecu programming just to name a couple.
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