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Fri, May 28th, 2010, 06:00 PM
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The real unfortunate thing about gasoline-powered vehicles is that they HAVE to maintain a specific air fuel ratio at all times. E85 requires a slightly richer mixture than gasoline and also has less energy per volume than gasoline.
This means that not only do you need more E85 per combustion event, but the force exerted on the crankshaft from the piston is significantly less as well.
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Fri, May 28th, 2010, 10:52 PM
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From my research you need a high compression ratio to really take the benifits of the higher octane. No offense to any farmers but we have to be real in all aspects of it. I was a Co-op boy for a long time. But to use the analogy "Why spend $100 on an escort when you can spend $25 and get the same results."
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