Subject	Re: too bad the energy content of ethanol is less than gasol
Posted by	twin3037 on February 26, 2008 at 1:04 AM
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In Reply To	too bad the energy content of ethanol is less than gasoline posted by aliaZ on February 26, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Message	Yes it caries less energy per volume than gasoline, but it has a much higher autoignition temperature which is essentially octane rating, and burns much faster which makes it just as if not more efficient for engines set up to run on it, and ideal for racing.
Follow Ups	NOOO! Not ethanol! - ghostinator (fl) 22:24:12 02/25/08 Eh, I've been basically forced to use "up to 10% ethanol" - en5 22:27:01 02/25/08 ethanol is pretty much unavoidable these days (n/m) - aliaZ 22:27:37 02/25/08 yeah almost ALL gas has some ethanol in it.. - nemo1080 22:30:52 02/25/08 Either Ethanol or water, LOL. Around here at least. bummer (n/m) - Sleeper_TTZ(SeKy) 02:35:48 02/26/08 Ethanol is retarded in so many ways. It sounds great though! (n/m) - collegeboy 23:35:52 02/25/08 gotta love E85... - nemo1080 23:42:57 02/25/08 too bad the energy content of ethanol is less than gasoline - aliaZ 00:42:55 02/26/08 Re: too bad the energy content of ethanol is less than gasol - twin3037 01:04:21 02/26/08 meh....no replacement for race gas (n/m) - aliaZ 08:52:40 02/26/08 And has huge subsidies to make it cheaper... - Zluster 01:07:05 02/26/08 Re: And has huge subsidies to make it cheaper... - twin3037 01:29:24 02/26/08 I just like that it's at the pump near every town - nemo1080 01:39:20 02/26/08 I wouldn't be so sure - pacmanpth 08:12:18 02/26/08 What plants are therse that you are talking about - collegeboy 09:06:22 02/26/08 Sure it could be. - Zluster 11:43:46 02/26/08 Yup...also - collegeboy 09:09:52 02/26/08 LOL, not in the same category (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:38:38 02/26/08 But you have to burn twice as much per mile. (n/m) - greyzx 13:27:56 02/26/08 people want stuff that sounds like it makes sense in a - LJZTT 23:54:56 02/25/08 So very true. Interesting thing my parents are trying - collegeboy 09:22:15 02/26/08 Oklahoma should be literally covered in windmills, - LJZTT 12:19:45 02/26/08
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