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Old May 8, 2007 | 07:40 AM
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sooo...where's the turbo?
 
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Originally Posted by KAX
dont forget the power increase as well. Its basically a free performance gain when using e85 compared to gas. Just requires some support mods to make it work



the reason it requires more fuel is because ethanol has less energy in a given unit of mass then gasoline does. Its more efficient because its a cleaner and cooler burning fuel.
The fact that it is a cooler burning fuel makes it not as efficient.
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