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Old 08-02-2012, 05:49 PM   #48
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Great info!

Edit: I would like to add to your list, and this applies to e10, e85, and e100 mixes that just because ethanol contains less energy per unit it simply means you have to burn more fuel per unit of air, not that the engine makes less power on ethanol blended fuel. There are benefits and consequences to this, mainly cooler intake air charge resulting in more power due to detonation resistance and less mpg because of the additional fuel used, which you covered.
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*asterisk* Ethanol is not particularly corrosive to automotive grade polymers.
Thanks for the supplemental info! Spot on!
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