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Re: I have never used ethanol, Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:33 In Reply to: I have never used ethanol,, tibbidoh [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:46:26 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Ethanol has a much lower energy density than gasoline - it doesn't matter whether the cooling system has less work to do the sheer difference in energy you get from a gallon of E85 versus gasoline means ethanol is never going to net the same (or even similar) mpg figures. Running both the alternator and water pump at maximum load all the time would still not made up the ~25% difference in energy potential of the two fuels.
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