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Old 12-08-2017, 11:53 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Considering that hotter thermostats are usually found in flexfuel and dedicated-ethanol vehicles, and that ethanol has a higher octane-equivalent rating than regular gasoline, maybe running hotter could lead to a more noticeable improvement in the efficiency with higher-grade gasoline in order to either prevent knocks or resort to an enrichment of the mixture to overcome them.
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