Didn't I say this stuff rocks in an email a few weeks ago? Even though I
did think it would get lower gas mileage, it has been more than 20 years
since I ran it in my cars, back when I lived amongst the grasslanders
(Nebraska). And I thought it was great stuff then. Still do. Too bad they
don't sell it in Montana.
David
67 BGT
71 BGT
At 10:40 PM 7/5/00 -0700, Bullwinkle wrote:
>The following quote is from "Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical
>Engineers"
>Eighth Edition on page 7-20b:
>
>"Despite alcohol (Ethyl) having only two-thirds the caloric value of gasoline,
>blends of up to 15 percent alcohol provide slightly more power and lower fuel
>consumption than straight gasoline. This anomaly is explained on the
>basis of a
>higher fuel/air ratio for the alcohol blend."
>
>Blake
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