Re: ethanol was Re: Re[2]: SBEC REBATE

From: Jim, Donna, Erin, and Brian (leefam@wcc.net)
Date: Wed Aug 12 1998 - 19:32:41 EDT


>Heh... I concur. If those Luminas are fast, it's due to something
>other than ethanol; ethanol has a lower enthalpy rating than
>gasoline, so you have to burn more of it to generate the same
>amount of energy. Hence, the MPG and HP drop you're experiencing
>(all other things being equal in your case).
>
>Those Luminas had a little extra work done, I'm sure :-).
>

What about that Rustang Ford made that runs on ethanol? They say 585
supercharged horses on ethanol, and less on straight gasoline. Or are all
the extra horses on ethanol due to the fact it was built specifically to
haul ass on ethanol and gasoline was an afterthought?

Brian



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